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12th January 2025

AM Edition

No ministers, no star power: Why FNQ candidate doesn’t feel like ‘underdog’

From fractured relationships to heavily-resourced ministers, it’s all played a part in the vastly different federal election strategies so far in FNQ. Why 2025 campaigns will be so...

Update on man flown to hospital in ‘life-threatening’ condition

A Far North health service has provided an update on the condition of a man who was fighting for life on Friday after being pulled unconscious from the water of a well-known swimmi...

More evacuations as blame game erupts over LA fires

More evacuations are under way after the death toll of the horrific Los Angeles fires has risen, as a bitter blame game erupts between local officials. Follow live updates.

Watch: Little girl learns to walk within days after years of heartache

A little girl living in a North Qld mining town and struggling with cerebral palsy took her first steps within just days thanks to state-of-the-art treatment in SEQ. Now, her incre...

‘I turn bloody big pigs, other dead creatures into wall art’

With a 112kg wild boar which was causing chaos on local farms now permanently mounted on a country Qld pub wall and his animal preservation service in hot demand, this “normal blok...

PM reveals price of Cairns’ ‘entry fee’ into PNG and Pacific

A commitment to climate change will forge stronger bonds with Pacific nations, creating new economic opportunities and bolster diplomatic ties for Cairns, Prime Minister Anthony Al...

‘Dentistry from the 1950s’: Cairns dentist calls for fluoride’s return

Cairns is embracing post-World War II era dentistry where forceps for pulling teeth are favoured over fluoride in the town’s water supply, a leading Far North health expert says.