Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service has expressed “grave concerns” about the effects of comments made by the Coroner investigating the death of a newborn baby at Atherton Hospital.
A fly-in, fly-out diesel fitter on a $130,000 wage knew he was being audited by the Taxation Office over his made-up mining machinery repair business, but he kept submitting false statements anyway, Cairns District Court has been told.
Emergency services have been called to a popular tourist spot north of Cairns after a swimmer got swept away by fast-moving water.
A woman has been injured and a man has been charged following an alleged assault on a popular Cairns walking track.
The resounding first step that Labor or the LNP governments must take to addressing Qld’s youth crime crisis has been revealed.
The Queensland Police Service will officially expanded its aerial capabilities, with a new helicopter to service the Cairns area starting next month.
Outgoing parliamentary speaker Curtis Pitt has opened up about his ousting from another high-profile role, and the falling-out that followed. WELCOME TO HIGH STEAKS
Treasurer Cameron Dick’s unedifying take down of the Opposition Leader at Labor’s campaign launch in Portsmith on Saturday left some guests turning in their seats.
A 20-year-old apprentice will serve no jail time after he was sentenced for possession of “abhorrent” child exploitation material including videos of the rape of children as young as four and over 200 images of animated child abuse.
German lager was overflowing into steins on Saturday as Oktoberfest was celebrated by all Cairns and FNQ breweries at Hemingway’s at the Cairns Wharf.
A man has been hospitalised after sustaining a ‘significant’ injury while hiking one of Far North Queensland’s toughest trails.
The Cairns Taipans claimed a thrilling win over the Adelaide 36ers in their first home game of the 2024-25 NBL season, winning 101 points to 97. SEE ALL THE ACTION
Warm weather and cool tunes made for a magical night under the stars when Xavier Rudd played the Munro Martin Parklands as part of his Freedom Sessions Australian tour on Saturday.
A Far North academic says weather modelling does not factor in climate change, which is why more “unprecedented” events are occurring and “100-year” events will become bigger.
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