A man accused of trapping police officers and government officials in a Cairns city shop during a raid on an alleged illicit tobacco outlet has been arrested in front of lunchtime crowds.
From humble beginnings developing swampland into a football field to now boasting more than 300 members, the North Cairns Tigers have come a long way in their 70 years.
Health, housing and crime – this is what the LNP’s first state budget included for Far North Queensland.
Cairns residents can look forward to a future of faster recovery times and more precise surgical procedures, as a major fundraiser gathered almost $1m towards revolutionary health infrastructure.
There have been calls for the widespread use of suction airway clearance devices in Queensland early childhood centres following the choking death of a little boy at a Cairns daycare centre.
Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has retained his seat this federal election with the maverick MP pushing ahead of the LNP’s Annette Swaine in a crowded eight-candidate race.
Mum’s lasagne and sushi rolls are fuelling the Far North’s Jeremy Neal and Matt Smith as voters stew over which fresh-faced political aspirant will replace Leichhardt’s longest serving office bearer in an election tipped to be a heartstopper.
The prospect of being an elder statesman in Australian politics may not sit well with maverick MP Bob Katter but the soon-to-be octogenarian has vowed not to act his age if re-elected.
Major and minor parties have fought to sway Far North Queenslanders in one of the most marginal seats in Australia, but who are they voting for on election eve?
Australia will head to the polls on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Leichhardt polling booth locations here.
Australia will head to the polling booths on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Kennedy polling booth locations, here.
The Far North restaurateur behind popular ‘Miguel’s’ has brought two new offerings to the picturesque Palm Cove strip, adding a speak-easy bar and modern European restaurant, to his must visit tapas bar.
An 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy have been charged following an alleged vehicle theft from a Cairns hotel on the weekend.
Officers have taken a man into custody who police allege is at the centre of a horrific knife attack on another man at known Cairns North itinerant hotspot.
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