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Increased need for Indigenous carers as rights for vulnerable children are strengthened

12 May 2022, 13:15

A shortage of carers in Cairns is leading to First Nations children being placed in Youth Residential Care homes, which conflicts with new laws.

Leichhardt is up for grabs: here's what you need to know ahead of the federal election

25 Apr 2022, 09:45

We're heading to the polls in May! Here's our running guide on Leichhardt candidates and what's been promised for Cairns and Far North Queensland.

Federal Labor pledges $210 million to improve safety of Kuranda Range Road

20 Apr 2022, 17:30

Federal Labor has today revealed its biggest election drawcard in Leichhardt yet with the promise of $210 million towards the Kuranda Range Road.

Explainer: How does the new reinsurance pool work and will it reduce your premiums?

07 Apr 2022, 13:14

JCU's Economics Lecturer with the lowdown on what the federal government's new reinsurance pool means for you.

Federal budget morsel ‘tailormade’ for Cairns to start training medical students

31 Mar 2022, 15:15

In a federal budget void of any big dollar spends on local water or the new CQU campus, there was one announcement that has Cairns ready to pounce.

Cairns Regional Council to set ambitious target of net zero emissions by 2030

22 Mar 2022, 08:15

Cairns Regional Council will this week vote on a pathway to achieve net zero emissions for the organisation’s operations by the end of this decade.

Cairns chef explains why we should all slurp our soup

14 Mar 2022, 15:00

Oliver James of Guyala Café and Tattooed Sailor Coffee Roasters breaks down the science behind flavour.

‘Humbly yet boldly takes on challenges’: Meet the 2022 Cairns Woman of the Year

08 Mar 2022, 09:30

A leader among Cairns’ multicultural communities and an advocate for gender equality has been awarded one of the city’s top accolades this morning.

Cairns’ JUTE to launch 30th year with family political drama Queenslander

22 Feb 2022, 16:00

Set in a dystopian but not wildly unfamiliar future, Queenslander, playing at Bulmba-ja, promises to dive deep into the controversial politics of our time.

Cairns Mayor’s anger as much-needed water security funding is pumped into other regions

11 Feb 2022, 17:12

Cr Bob Manning has come out swinging over the granting of funding for water projects in the Townsville and Bundaberg areas.

Gold Coast SUNS provide pathway to elite sport with new Cairns graduate program

01 Feb 2022, 12:00

School leavers now have a unique opportunity to chase top-level footy while undertaking tertiary education, in a new two-year program unique to Cairns.

Cairns gin distillery jumps into ready-to-drink beverages with latest release

21 Jan 2022, 09:15

Wolf Lane Distillery's Darren Barber on why seltzers are popping, both internationally and in our own backyard.

Three local lives lost around the Tablelands, west of Cairns, over four days

17 Jan 2022, 10:00

Three lives have been lost in the Tablelands region over the past four days, with two involved in separate road incidents and another in a waterfall area.

Cairns’ Captain Cook statue to move to ‘appropriate’ location, public submissions to open

16 Dec 2021, 14:45

The towering Captain Cook statue in Cairns has been a controversial talking point, if not an eyesore, since the early 70s. But that's set to change.

‘Walk out of uni and get a job’: the demand for pharmacists across Cairns

30 Nov 2021, 13:30

A shortage of community pharmacists, particularly in regional areas like the Far North, is making an already attractive career prospect even more enticing.