CAIRNS has emerged as a prime location for a fifth Queensland NRL franchise under rugby league’s bold 20-team expansion plan.

PREMIER Annastacia Pala­szczuk will call an inquiry into vaping to find ways to curb the uptake of the habit – particularly among young Queenslanders – amid fears it is a prelude to smoking.

QUEENSLANDERS are being “priced out of” seeing a GP as the number of bulk billing clinics plummets and out-of-pocket costs soar, with Brisbane the worst capital city in the country for unaffordable health care.

STRESSED teachers are reporting high anxiety levels among students ahead of next week’s NAPLAN testing, with six weeks less classroom time to prepare this year.