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Key groups are asking for $27.5 million from both political parties before the federal election to start medical imaging and radiography training in Cairns.
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The LNP’s candidate for Barron River Bree James has admitted that it was a “silly mistake” to post a joke about Hitler-inspired graffiti on one of her campaign posters, asking voters to forgive her before they cast their ballots later this week.
A healthy margin won’t be enough to save a battling Labor minister from losing his seat this Saturday if a forecast swing to the LNP is in full effect across the Far North, a political analyst says.
Two separate cane train crashes in the space of a week have prompted calls for people to be more aware of their surroundings during the crushing season.
A Far North LNP candidate says she supports Labor’s plans to build critical infrastructure at the Cairns airport and fund one of the region’s peak tourism bodies – even if her party won’t back them.
James Cook University vice chancellor Professor Simon Biggs has unveiled a plan to slash more positions at an all-staff meeting held this morning at the Smithfield campus.
There will be no shortage of choice for Far North voters with 36 candidates campaigning across six seats in a bid to win a seat at parliament. See the full list of names and vote in the poll.
An advocate has revealed her shock at the conditions in which children as young as 10 are being held in a Queensland adult watchhouse.
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has reprimanded a Far North LNP candidate who posted a defaced image of herself featuring a distinctive Hitler-esque moustache alongside a “joke” about her German heritage on social media this weekend.
Queensland’s Truth-telling and Healing inquiry visited the Far North in preparation of official hearings, seeking input from local communities.
Candidates running for the seat of Mulgrave are being asked to consider the “liveability” of Cairns’ south as one party commits funds towards the upgrade of an “underused” park.
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