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Cairns
‘Wake-up call’: Major health threat to Queensland
Australia’s closest neighbour is scrambling to control a polio outbreak, with Queensland’s declining vaccination rates leaving the region vulnerable to the once “eradicated” disease.
‘People don’t see what happens’: Hospital staff speak out about safety concerns
A veteran nurse at Cairns Hospital says staff are navigating violent and abusive patients, with some security doors only locking if there is a fire.
‘Non-event’: MP criticised for text message following alleged stabbing
A Queensland MP has faced criticism for a text message sent defending the LNP’s failure to include serious offences, including attempted murder, in its first wave of Adult Crime, Adult Time reforms earlier this year.
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Qld city on track to break record for domestic violence breaches
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.
‘Threatened murder-suicide’: Mum details harrowing 13-year DV case
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.
‘Don’t think it’s suitable’: Objection raised to planned pet crematorium
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.
CUF limbo: Calls for government to commit to additional shipyard funding
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.
Photo of cassowary crashing highway traffic stop goes viral
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.
Police chopper in fresh hunt for PNG national on the run
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.
Solution revealed for concerning safety trend at hospital
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.
Cairns cancer centre appoints GP in transition to new model
The COUCH Wellness Centre is forging ahead with its new business model through the appointment of a GP at its wellness centre, despite relying on donations to operate after federal funding ended in March.
‘Profound loss’: Councillor remembers Cairns police officer and mountain bike rider, Frank Falappi
A Cairns councillor has paid tribute to a dedicated community volunteer and police officer, who died suddenly while riding his mountain bike along a challenging trail late last week.
Kids still talk about ‘baddie’: Emotional toll of break-in while mother breastfeeding baby
A mother was breastfeeding her baby at night on Thursday Island when she noticed an intruder in front of her in a frightening break-in that left other children in the house obsessing about “baddies”, a court has been told.
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