Experts are warning of major impacts for transgender children, including decreased school attendance and increased suicide attempts, if a clinical review into Queensland youth gender healthcare is extended.
A plan to “rescue” the Cairns Hospital Expansion Project is due next week as the state government claims the build was on track for a $378m blowout, and 32 less beds than initially promised.
The Katter Australia Party has announced a rainforest conservationist as its candidate for Leichhardt, who says he is the man to unlock the potential of The Cape and Tablelands by developing the timber and agriculture industries.
Cairns Regional Council have announced a change to their proposal to increase rates levied on retirement villages, but residents are objecting again, claiming the scheme is still unfair.
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged robbery of an elderly woman in Cairns.
A woman has been flown to hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition after a diving accident off the coast of Far North Queensland.
The federal emergency management minister is claiming thousands of people would be at risk in natural disasters, in response to deleted social media posts by the LNP’s Leichhardt candidate.
A teen who raped and sexually assaulted multiple girls from his school bragged that he had slept with more than 150 people and his friend kept a record.
A Far North Queensland muay thai gym owner and coach has been sentenced for strangling his ex-partner during an argument over the Facebook profile of their shared gym business.
A $37.5m health wing will be built at CQUniversity’s new campus to address severe workforce shortages, both major parties have promised.
A middle-aged man was allegedly seen naked and “performing an indecent act” in a public park in the middle of the day.
Beefed up security measures have been implemented at a northern beaches shopping precinct following a spate of incidents in which young girls have reportedly been targeted by a violent group of armed teens.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his vision for the highly anticipated Barron River Bridge during a visit to Cairns.
A Queensland LNP hopeful says he is committed to forming relationships with foreign countries following the Prime Minister’s description of him as a “far right” candidate because he once supported US President Donald Trump.
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