What leaders want from new Leichhardt member
Far North leaders have cast their eyes’ ahead following Labor’s big win in Leichhardt with Matt Smith to be called on to deliver hundreds of millions in funding to kickstart the region’s crippled economy.
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Gallery: Parrothead Party enlivens Cairns once again
The Barbary Coasters have performed their popular annual Parrothead Party, playing the tropical rock music of the late Jimmy Buffett to hundreds of fans at the Yorkeys Knob Boating Club on Sunday. SEE WHO WAS THERE
Shock result emerges in Leichhardt
Labor’s Matt Smith has claimed victory in the seat of Leichhardt with the former Cairns Taipans basketball player defying the bookies.
Live results: ALP set to win seat of Leichhardt
Labor’s Matt Smith is all but certain to claim victory in seat of Leichhardt with the former Cairns Taipans basketball playerset to defy the bookies. LIVE RESULTS
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The King of the North has ushered in a new era in Queensland rugby league with NRL legend Johnathan Thurston joining calls for Sport Minister Tim Mander to match a $15m federal commitment to build a state-of-the-art centre of excellence in Cairns.
‘Makes me smile’: Access restored in touching post-disaster gift
A Daintree local is over the moon at the surprise unveiling of a new bridge built to replace the old crossing that was washed away by the horrendous deluge that followed Cyclone Jasper.
Popular hairdresser to pay client $700 over ‘horizontal’ balayage
A popular Cairns hairdresser has been ordered to pay more than $700 to a client who lodged a claim over a dye job she described as “devastating” and not the balayage she asked for.
‘Never experienced before’: Why the Cowboys NRLW high performance centre will change the game
Cairns will play a critical role in the growth of women’s rugby league with a top administrator confident a new elite training facility can take the game to another level on-and-off the field.
‘More upkeep than Maccas ice-cream maker’: Fury over Tip lockout
Cape York tourism businesses are bracing for a “financial disaster” at yet another closure of the beleaguered Jardine River Ferry that may not open as planned due to extreme river levels.
Major step revealed for Cowboys
A re-elected Labor Government will match the LNP’s commitment to build a $15m high performance centre, paving the way for the city’s first national women’s sports team to take the field in 2027.
‘He was beautiful in every way’: Little boy dies after incident at childcare
The family of a little boy “beautiful in every way” has donated his heart after he tragically died following a medical incident at a Cairns childcare.
Council push for bipartisan support of Mount Peter trunk infrastructure
Cairns Regional Council leveraging support of the Coalition has now leaned on Labor to support construction of critically needed trunk infrastructure within the south Cairns growth corridor.
Greens Senator interview upstaged by LNP volunteer
Tempers have flared at a pre-polling booth in Cairns with a Far North LNP powerbroker walking through a TV interview with senator Larissa Waters — then attempting to do so again a second time.
‘All they know’: LNP powerbrokers throw barbs over vandalised signage
Accusations that Labor supporters defaced campaign signs for a rival candidate around Cairns have been strongly denied by the ALP’s candidate for Leichhardt, Matt Smith.
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