A Queensland LNP hopeful says he is committed to forming relationships with foreign countries following the Prime Minister’s description of him as a “far right” candidate because he once supported US President Donald Trump.
A former council worker in remote Queensland did not get access to rehabilitation courses for the 11 months he was in jail waiting to be sentenced for strangling his partner.
From possible divestment of insurance companies to expanding international relationships, candidates vying for the seat of Leichhardt debated their take on the region’s key issues.
A Far North MP is urging Cairns Regional Council to apply for funding to accelerate construction in the city’s southern growth corridor with $500m up for grabs for “shovel ready” projects.
Donald Trump’s high steaks move to hurt the Aussie beef sector has been skewered by a Far North political candidate, with supermarket prices for scotch fillets and mince expected to increase as a result of the tax.
Federal Labor will commit $77.4m to boost climate resilience and upgrade essential services in remote communities across the Torres Strait, if elected next month, with a Queensland senator calling on the state government to jointly invest in the works.
Far North Queenslanders can experience the magic of New Zealand’s South Island, with direct flights opening from Cairns to Christchurch this week.
Funding to help complete part of a Cairns tourism asset has been pledged by the LNP, with both sides falling short of investing into TTNQ’s bid to market the region for international visitors.
Poor results in a national poll have been shrugged off by a Coalition heavyweight, who says the party’s Far North candidates are cutting through with regional voters ahead of next month’s federal election.
A Far North MP claims the state transport minister fumbled his facts while attempting to answer a “Dorothy Dixer” question about the future of the Barron River Bridge. WATCH HERE.
Federal MP Bob Katter shouted “yeehaw” as he proudly showed off his latest project, Patriot beer. So, what’s all the fuss about?
Labor will invest more than $4m to upgrade Endeavour Park if re-elected, which will include improved lighting and a new excellence facility.
A 21-year-old who assaulted three women while she was drunk, knocking one woman unconscious and using a bottle as a weapon, has pleaded guilty in Cairns Magistrates Court to six charges.
Cairns Regional Council has made its $450m pitch to unlock the city’s stagnant southern growth corridor, addressing the city’s soaring housing prices and an almost non-existent rental market in the process.
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