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13th April 2025

AM Edition

Shocking rebates revealed for pregnant women

Pregnant women are getting less money back for ultrasounds than they did three decades ago, prompting Australia’s peak imaging body to renew calls for urgent government reform.

Explained: How students can start studying medical imaging in FNQ

Students will be able to train in medical imaging and radiography in Far North Queensland as early as next year following the government's multimillion-dollar bipartisan commitment...

Labor minister warns NEMA cuts will leave Far North exposed to disasters

The Minister for Emergency Management has called on Peter Dutton to stop planned cuts to the National Emergency Management Agency, while visiting the Far North this week.

Cairns Airport on track to beat international visitor record

Cairns Airport is on track to deliver its best international visitor numbers in almost two decades, with hopes the award-winning facility can crack its record for overseas tourists...

Election formula: Ballot, holidays and betting odds add twist

The week leading into Easter will be hot on the federal election campaign trail, before savvy holiday-makers take off for an extended break spanning over to ANZAC Day.

Traffic reduced on highway following motorcycle crash

Traffic has been reduced on a northbound highway and two patients have been assessed by emergency services following two separate motorcycle crashes in the Far North on Saturday ni...

Child killer Rick Thorburn found dead in cell

Child murderer Rick Thorburn, who killed foster child Tiahleigh Palmer, has been found dead in his prison cell after taking his own life.