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9th November 2024

PM Edition

Push for speed limit reduction at Tablelands black spot after death

Weeks after posting an alert about a fatality waiting to happen in Yungaburra, local identity Gordon Grivas was hit and killed by an allegedly out-of-control car metres from the bl...

’The kids are doing wrong:’ Mum’s anguish at Mareeba crime issue

Twenty months on from the shooting of Aubrey Donahue, his family is still waiting for answers amid claims disunity in Mareeba following his death has contributed to the town’s yout...

Far North Queensland prepares for another hot and dry weekend

Far North Queensland will face another weekend of hot and dry conditions, with temperatures staying high across the region, as a heatwave warning continues for much of Queensland.

First challenge of journalist access to Cairns’ Childrens Court heard

New laws passed in September granting members of the media and victims access to Childrens Court matters have had their first test in Cairns as a young girl was sentenced for armed...

Torres Strait drug runners cop lengthy stint behind bars

An attempt to bring 5kgs of meth into Australia through the sleepy town of Seisia by a Papua New Guinea criminal syndicate has ended in a 20 year jail sentence for a PNG drug smugg...

Showdown: Jen Hawkins in $30m neighbour dispute

Jen Hawkins is facing major backlash from neighbours over a $30 million project that has one claiming it has sparked “anxiety.”

Sad reason Osher’s marriage almost ended

The former Bachelor host has had a long battle with chronic pain. Now, Osher Günsberg reveals how illness almost cost him his family.

Fair shake of the sauce bottle, Kevin

The question shouldn’t really be can Kevin Rudd remain Australia’s US ambassador, it’s why he ever got the job to begin with, writes David Penberthy.