Far North MPs have attacked the LNP for failing to include serious offences, including attempted murder, as part of its “adult crime, adult time” policy in the wake of a near-fatal stabbing.
Proposals to develop a new eight-figure funding pool to market and maintain visitor infrastructure in the Far North has been backed by the state’s former Tourism Minister – but with one small tweak.
The Tablelands town of Mareeba is reeling following the death of a 56-year-old Mareeba shire councillor, dedicated volunteer and enthusiastic community champion.
Long-term Cairns resident Ashleigh Lawrence isn’t surprised the city she grew up in is the new “youth crime capital” of Queensland, having been broken into twice in a month this year.
A man shot himself in the foot before he went on a meth-fuelled rampage with a loaded rifle through the southern suburbs of Cairns, assaulting officers with urine, faeces, and a cup of milo while in hospital.
An Aussie woman has shared her remarkable story of survival and how she beat the odds.
The LNP government’s Making Queensland Safer laws will pass after days of emotional and heated debate in parliament. YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
The nurses and midwives union demand to know how the LNP government plans to tackle the critical workforce shortage following the axing of incentives scheme.
More than 7000 lightning strikes hit Cairns overnight with some suburbs receiving 100mm of rain in just one hour, and many homes still without power.
Eagle-eyed Far Northerners have bombarded their local MP’s office demanding clarification on a perceived change of plan by the state government towards the Barron River Bridge.
Cairns councillors have voted on the future of fluoride in the town’s water supply. HERE’S WHAT THEY SAID.
A man is in a life-threatening condition at Cairns Hospital after emergency services responded to a near drowning at a Northern beaches home.
Abortion laws cannot be debated or changed for the next four years under an unprecedented act by Premier David Crisafulli dubbed “the death of democracy”.
A rare whale, which was only declared as a recognised species in 2003, has been sighted on the Great Barrier Reef this week.
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