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27th April 2024

AM Edition

The Cape York hospital crying out for a major upgrade

A dilapidated southern Cape York hospital must receive a massive nine-figure funding injection, or risk losing more staff and services in the coming months, Cook Shire’s mayor says...

‘No one saw it coming’: Flood hero reflects ahead of Savannah on the Reef event

The Reef Magic pontoon is the unique venue for a country music concert and celebration for 100 community heroes from throughout the country, including some remarkable Far North flo...

Bentley Park man killed after crashing car into creek

A young Cairns man has been killed after his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a creek in the early hours of Friday morning.

Airbnb tax being considered in Cairns

Property owners who are cashing in on the Airbnb market could soon have to pay extra council rates, says the deputy mayor. Here’s why.

‘Money for jam’: Man scores $85,000 cash in ATO scam, Cairns court hears

A man pocketed $85,000 cash in a ‘very simple but effective’ Australian Taxation Office scam and there was no chance the money would ever be repaid, Cairns District Court heard on ...

New details emerge on murder-accused gardener, as neighbours mourn

A gardener charged with murdering an elderly man and critically injuring his wife is understood to have been on his first job there when the Anzac Day incident unfolded.

Poll bombshell: Queensland’s preferred PM revealed

Queenslanders have a clear favourite to take The Lodge, with voters in the battleground state bucking the national trend when it comes to a preferred prime minister.