Being in a relationship with AI, using it to build soft skills and AI-proofing your career were some of the topics entrepreneur Lucy Wark discussed during her keynote at the Tropical Innovation Festival in Cairns.
From influencer spats and shock bust-ups, to fiery feuds and brain explosions, these are the scandals Queenslanders can’t get enough of in 2025.
From eco-adventures to digital-first experiences, meet the Qld tourism trailblazers who are shaping the future of travel.
Trinity Bay State High School’s biggest cohort of 287 graduates have stepped out in style to celebrate their Year 12 formal. SEE WHO WAS THERE
The much-loved Cairns Children’s Festival returns this weekend with a packed schedule full of activities to keep your kids entertained, for at least a few hours.
Desperately needed services at Cooktown hospital will be restored with health minister Tim Nicholls pledging to put an end to the “years of neglect” the community has endured during a visit to southern Cape York this week.
The former managing director of failed resources company Aurora Metals has faced a raft of environmental allegations relating to a Mount Garnet tin mine.
After almost 1000 breaches were recorded in the first four months of 2025 in Cairns, police say the issue requires a whole-of-community response.
Face down on a table with a shotgun pressed to her throat, a Cairns mum-of-three made a split-second decision which likely saved her life. Here, she bravely shares her story of surviving a harrowing 13-year domestic violence relationship.
Concerns have been raised over a proposal to set up a new pet crematorium at a disused neighbourhood vet surgery but the applicant says there will be no flames or smell of burning fur.
Cairns advocacy groups and leaders are calling on the state government to commit to additional funding for Cairns’ major shipyard project after the state government claimed Labor left them $422m over budget.
A photo of a semi-famous cassowary known as Elvis has gone viral after the flightless celebrity casually strolled through a Far North Queensland police traffic stop.
The police helicopter has been deployed in a fresh hunt for a Papua New Guinean national who has been on the run from authorities for a month since escaping ABF custody.
State and local governments are blaming one another for external safety issues at Cairns’ hospital, as a campaign calls for additional off-site parking for staff.
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