Far North man charged with drowning death of his own son
An East Innisfail fisherman has fronted court after the death of his baby boy at a roadside stop-off while travelling back to Far North Queensland.
An East Innisfail fisherman has fronted court after the death of his baby boy at a roadside stop-off while travelling back to Far North Queensland.
One of Qld’s largest family-operated peanut factories has offered a lifeline to Far North growers facing the closure of their industry.
A federal court justice has found the government did not have a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islander people from climate change as he dismissed a landmark case.
A drug trafficker and a meth dealer, whose partner was fatally shot by her brother, “teamed up” their trafficking businesses and started a relationship while moving meth from one end of the state to the other, a court has heard.
Four teenagers were bashed and threatened with a knife during a terrifying assault on a Cairns bus after being accused of “staring” at their attackers. This is how it unfolded.
A month after after a red Massey Ferguson tractor was used by an escaping prisoner to abscond from a Far North jail, the farm vehicle has been recovered by police in an unusual location.
More details have emerged about the case against a third person charged as an accessory after the fact as part of the Pheobe Bishop murder investigation.
They remain a hot topic across Australia but there is much more to Welcome to Country ceremonies than meets the eyes.
Putt-putt golf, 10 pin bowling, jumping castles and sandpits have been proposed in a game-changing kids entertainment and family dining venue planned for the old Tjapukai cultural park.
DNA evidence may not appear in Queensland courts for at least two years potentially delaying an alleged gang rape case that shocked the region earlier this year.
Critical marine infrastructure to propel Cairns’ economy, develop new business opportunities and boost employment is driving the Far North maritime sector’s plea to the state government to commit to the next step for the project.
The dominant owner of North Queensland shopping centres has added a major northern beaches centre to its growing portfolio of large scale retail hubs.
After being inundated with nominations, we’re on the hunt to crown Far North Queensland’s cutest toddlers, and we reveal the cutest baby winner. Vote here.
From co-ordinated couples to fashionable friend groups, more than 100 St Monica’s College Year 12 students stepped out in style to celebrate their final year of high school. See the photos.
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