The Latest Breaking News from Far North Queensland

Mangroves, the moon landing, a dead crocodile and reptile urine all have one man in common – and he is ready to spill his guts.

Annie Cannon-Brookes, wife of tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, strikes a deal to buy the beleaguered Dunk Island, off the coast of Far North Queensland.

Parents and staff say a culture of violence has been allowed to fester in an independent Far North Queensland school, with a fight earlier this week just being the latest in a series of incidents.

The operator of a Far North Queensland zip-line will stand trial on a criminal charge of reckless conduct after a fatal incident in which South Australian man Dean Sanderson and his wife fell at least 16 metres in the Daintree rainforest.

Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane's primary vote of just over 4 per cent may appear modest, but it is the Socialist Alliance's best-ever result in a seat outside Victoria and its best anywhere at this year's election.

Since 2007, The Great Wheelbarrow Race has raised more than 2 million dollars for numerous local charities.

A man allegedly linked to the death of a diver — along with the discovery of millions of dollars worth of cocaine in Newcastle this week — is arrested while trying to board an international flight in Cairns.

Researchers suggest drivers are being distracted by the pandemic and everything else going on in the world rather than road rules as most countries — including AUstralia — record stable or increased fatalities.

It took the jury less than half a day to find fisherman Yarn Garrick Ward not guilty, after the Far North Queensland court heard several allegations of torture. Mr Ward suggested his accuser had been under the influence of drugs.

There are calls for the Queensland government to stop approving large, foreign-owned wind farm developments in the state's north, amid fears the area's flora and fauna could be devastated by land clearing.

The federal government will sign off on a multi-million-dollar deal to bring power to townships living among the World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest in Far North Queensland.