MAPPED: Nurses, midwives reveal extent of Qld health horrors
Burnt out and exhausted nurses and midwives are being stretched to breaking point amid skyrocketing demand for care and a long-running staff shortage. SEE THE MAP
Cairns
Calls for stricter vape laws to rein in dodgy tobacconists
Court penalties are being used as a last resort to rein in dodgy tobacconists prompting calls to enforce strict cigarette and vape laws.
‘Unpleasant experience’: Cairns scraps QR codes from ticketing machines amid scam alert
Cairns Regional Council will take added precautions to ensure commuters using its pay-by-phone parking app don’t fall victim to scammers after residents raised concerns over dodgy transaction fees.
Tognolini family’s firefighting legacy burns bright in the Far North
From a rookie to veteran, a father and son’s journey in the Queensland Fire Department spans generations. Read their story here.
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VIDEO: Airport break-in, police appeal for help
Police have released CCTV footage of two men as they break into an airport and steal tools, machinery and chemicals as they appeal for help identifying the pair.
Burst of rain to cool down FNQ heatwave
The Bureau of Meteorology says a tropical low will form off the western side of Cape York, bringing with it a reprieve from a low-intensity heatwave.
Cape York leader who founded men’s support programs jailed
A Cape York leader who was instrumental in negotiating land rights and establishing support services for men has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on domestic violence charges of stalking, common assault and assault occasioning bodily harm.
Invitation to a massacre: Friend reveals new details of tragic day eight children killed
Chilling new details have been revealed 10 years after a psychotic mother killed her seven children and her niece in what has become one of the worst mass killings in Australia’s history.
Cairns takeaway Chilli Mama targeted in ram raid
Cairns takeaway Chilli Mama targeted in ram raid
Workers sacked as BPIC changes spark construction chaos
Construction workers have been sacked days before Christmas after the state government tore up a tender to upgrade a Qld hospital.
‘Are we committed?’: Confusion over Cairns youth detention facility
The new state government has revealed its position on a youth detention facility for Cairns, while promising “proper” community consultation before building commences.
12yo located in storm drain after alleged car theft
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a string of alleged car thefts and break-ins across Far North Queensland.
Family’s heartbreak after their mother’s ashes stolen
A Far North Queensland family has been left heartbroken after their mother’s ashes were stolen from a Cairns cemetery.
Proof that ends Qld’s city v country kids debate
Are regional kids worse off than city children? The debate ends now.
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