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Indigenous legal practitioners appointed to lead Queensland family commission
Queensland has reappointed Tammy Williams and named Codi Dalley deputy commissioner, with joint funding renewed to June...
Cairns News
Kate Lamason appointed to Ports North board in Queensland reshuffle
Kate Lamason has been named a director of Ports North as Queensland announces appointments across four state-owned port...
Cairns News
Queensland opens housing infrastructure fund applications, including Mount Peter
Queensland has opened applications for infrastructure funding aimed at unlocking housing in growth areas including Mount...
Australia
Australian jobless rate hits 4.7% in September as employment falls
Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7% in September, while employment fell by about 39,000, the ABS...
Cairns News
Cairns council approves $1.5m new-footpath program
Cairns Regional Council has approved a $1.5 million project-launch budget for new footpaths across up to 11 routes.
Cairns News
Cairns council seeks infrastructure clarity in Mount Peter housing plan
Cairns Regional Council has endorsed a submission on the proposed Mount Peter development scheme, calling for greater ce...
Cairns News
Cairns councillors vote to remove mayoral minutes from meetings
Cairns councillors have voted to remove the mayoral-minute mechanism from meetings, with Mayor Amy Eden opposing the cha...
Far North Queensland
Northern Peninsula Area communities face overnight water cuts
Northern Peninsula Area communities face planned overnight water shutdowns and a sprinkler ban amid a supply shortage, a...
Cairns News
Defence investigates recording device found aboard navy ship in Cairns
Defence has referred the discovery of a video recording device aboard HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns to military police and is w...
Australia
🚨 BREAKING: Rajwinder Singh Appeals Murder Conviction & Life Sentence
The case involves Rajwinder Singh, a 42-year-old former nurse from Innisfail, who was convicted in December 2025 for the...
Punjab
Suspect arrested after Punjab anti-drug activist killed in Mansa
A suspect has been detained after anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was fatally shot in Mansa, Punjab, according...
Cairns News
Cairns specialist domestic violence court begins hearing criminal matters
Criminal matters are being heard in Cairns’ specialist domestic and family violence court this month, according to ABC F...
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Kate Lamason appointed to Ports North board in Queensland reshuffle
Kate Lamason has been named a director of Ports North as Queensland announces appointments across four state-owned port...
Cairns News
Queensland opens housing infrastructure fund applications, including Mount Peter
Queensland has opened applications for infrastructure funding aimed at unlocking housing in growth areas including Mount...
Cairns News
Cairns council approves $1.5m new-footpath program
Cairns Regional Council has approved a $1.5 million project-launch budget for new footpaths across up to 11 routes.
Cairns News
Cairns council seeks infrastructure clarity in Mount Peter housing plan
Cairns Regional Council has endorsed a submission on the proposed Mount Peter development scheme, calling for greater ce...
Far North Queensland
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Cool Far North weather slows banana growth as supermarkets report limited supply
Cooler conditions in Far North Queensland have slowed banana growth, contributing to limited stock at some Australian su...
Far North Queensland
Indigenous legal practitioners appointed to lead Queensland family commission
Queensland has reappointed Tammy Williams and named Codi Dalley deputy commissioner, with joint funding renewed to June...
Far North Queensland
Northern Peninsula Area communities face overnight water cuts
Northern Peninsula Area communities face planned overnight water shutdowns and a sprinkler ban amid a supply shortage, a...
Far North Queensland
North Queensland graziers urged to watch for three-day sickness in cattle
North Queensland graziers are being urged to discuss vaccination with their vet after reports of severe three-day sickne...
Queensland
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Queensland
Queensland industrial relations review recommends changes to union entry rules
Queensland has outlined its response to a workplace law review, including a proposed fit-and-proper test for union offic...
Queensland
High Court overturns refusal of prisoner’s egg-freezing application
Australia’s High Court has quashed Queensland Corrective Services’ refusal and sent a prisoner’s fertility-preservation...
Queensland
Queensland parliament passes changes to first-home concession rules
Queensland has passed legislation intended to remove two technical barriers for eligible first-home buyers.
Queensland
Townsville pie maker awarded grant for automated production equipment
A Townsville bakery has secured a Queensland manufacturing grant for equipment to automate stages of pie production.
Australia
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Australian jobless rate hits 4.7% in September as employment falls
Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7% in September, while employment fell by about 39,000, the ABS...
Australia
🚨 BREAKING: Rajwinder Singh Appeals Murder Conviction & Life Sentence
The case involves Rajwinder Singh, a 42-year-old former nurse from Innisfail, who was convicted in December 2025 for the...
Australia
Senate removes proposed private health rebate change from its agenda
A Senate motion has stopped the current private health insurance rebate bill from proceeding, but the federal government...
Australia
Federal government pledges $630m to support care-sector pay rises
The Australian Government says $630 million in additional funding will support wage increases for more than 460,000 work...
Punjab
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Suspect arrested after Punjab anti-drug activist killed in Mansa
A suspect has been detained after anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was fatally shot in Mansa, Punjab, according...
Punjab
Punjab enters mainly dry spell after showers cool parts of the state
Punjab is expected to see mainly dry weather through 2 October after recent showers lowered daytime temperatures in part...
Punjab
LPU suspends classes as Punjab Police investigate campus unrest
Lovely Professional University has suspended regular classes for 10 days while Punjab Police investigate the allegations...
Punjab
IMD issues three-day heavy rain and thunderstorm warning for Punjab
India's weather department has listed heavy rain and thunderstorm risks for Punjab on 15, 16 and 17 September.
India
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India
India and Switzerland announce mobility and young-professional agreements
India's government has listed new mobility and young-professional exchange agreements among the outcomes of the Swiss pr...
India
Two Great Indian Bustards released into wild in Rajasthan
Two captive-bred male Great Indian Bustards were released at Sam in Rajasthan's Desert National Park as the conservation...
India
India says Navpreet Singh deported from Türkiye in drug-trafficking case
India says Navpreet Singh has been deported from Türkiye and taken into custody in a drug-trafficking investigation. The...
India
India’s PM E-DRIVE programme reports 26.59 lakh EV sales supported
India’s PM E-DRIVE electric-mobility programme reports supporting 26.59 lakh vehicle sales as of June 2026.
World
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World
Three scientists win 2026 medicine Nobel for optogenetics
Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth share the 2026 medicine Nobel for discoveries behind optogenetics, a res...
World
130 nations back declaration to strengthen protection for humanitarian workers
The Australia-led Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel has reached 130 signatories, with $10 million...
World
Australia and Ukraine sign long-term security agreement with $60m new support
Australia and Ukraine have signed a bilateral security agreement, accompanied by an additional $60 million Australian su...
World
Albanese to argue Indo-Pacific must not become a superpower chessboard
Anthony Albanese is expected to call for a stronger regional voice and renewed global institutions in a major New York f...
Sports
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Brisbane Lions confirm two player exits in AFL trade deadline deals
Brisbane completed separate deadline-day AFL trades sending Keidean Coleman to Essendon and Will McLachlan to Melbourne.
Sports
Brisbane 2032 begins CEO search as Cindy Hook plans to step down
Brisbane 2032 has announced a leadership transition, with chief executive Cindy Hook set to leave when her four-year con...
Sports
Cairns Taipans beat Illawarra 110–100 for third straight NBL win
The Taipans defeated the Illawarra Hawks 110–100 on Sunday, with Jack McVeigh scoring 32 points and the team making 18 t...
Sports
Voll's unbeaten 131 seals Australia ODI series win over Bangladesh
Georgia Voll struck 131 not out as Australia beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in Brisbane and secured the women's ODI ser...
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Entertainment
Savannah in the Round opens its main program in Mareeba today
Savannah in the Round begins its main three-day program at the Mareeba Rodeo Arena today, with music and camping through...
Entertainment
Cairns venues prepare for a packed Friday night of live music
Cairns music fans have several live-show options on Friday night across Munro Martin Parklands, Tanks Arts Centre and CP...
Entertainment
Andy Griffiths honoured with towering new National Portrait Gallery sculpture
A four-metre 3D-printed portrait of children’s author Andy Griffiths has opened at the National Portrait Gallery alongsi...
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Business
RACQ report puts Brisbane atop major capitals for September-quarter fuel prices
Brisbane had the highest average fuel prices among Australia’s five largest capitals in RACQ’s September-quarter report.
Business
ACCC takes egg suppliers to court over alleged anti-competitive conduct
Australia’s competition watchdog has begun Federal Court proceedings alleging coordination in egg production and supply....
Business
Assam methanol cargo sets off by river for Bangladesh
A barge carrying 540 tonnes of Assam-produced methanol departed Bogibeel Terminal for Bangladesh, according to India's s...
Business
India signs ₹130 crore support deal for Bengaluru AI-vision chip project
India's Technology Development Board says it signed a ₹130-crore support agreement for BigEndian Semiconductors' AI-visi...
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Community
World Mental Health Day highlights support options for Cairns residents
World Mental Health Day on 10 October puts attention on connection and practical support, including headspace Cairns and...
Community
Mookai Rosie Bi-Bayan marks 40 years supporting Far North families
Mookai Rosie Bi-Bayan is preparing to mark four decades of support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in...
Community
Far North student films take the screen at Understory High tonight
Understory High will screen shortlisted films by Far North Queensland high-school filmmakers at Tank 5 this evening.
Community
Queensland Indigenous workforce project grant applications close today
Queensland organisations have until 8 October to apply for place-based Indigenous workforce and skills projects, while a...
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Punjab
Gunfire reported at Punjabi singer Gulab Sidhu's Barnala home; no one hurt
Punjab Police are investigating after unidentified attackers fired at singer Gulab Sidhu's family home in Barnala distri...
Business
ASX falls 0.7 per cent as oil tops $US100 and global bond yields rise
The ASX 200 closed at 8,702 points as higher oil prices, rising bond yields and weakness on Wall Street weighed on inves...
Punjab
Suspect arrested after Punjab anti-drug activist killed in Mansa
A suspect has been detained after anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was fatally shot in Mansa, Punjab, according...
Punjab
Punjab police investigate fatal shooting of AAP activist near Ferozepur
AAP activist Gurpreet Singh Gopi has been killed and another man injured in a shooting near Ferozepur, with police pursu...
Punjab
IMD issues three-day heavy rain and thunderstorm warning for Punjab
India's weather department has listed heavy rain and thunderstorm risks for Punjab on 15, 16 and 17 September.