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Indigenous leader Fred Pascoe says the Voice is still mysterious to many people

Prominent Indigenous leaders from Australia's north are calling on the federal government to give people more information about the Voice to Parliament or risk a no vote.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

Cairns Private Hospital reviews maternity unit amid fears for Far North Queensland service's future

The future of Cairns' only private maternity unit is in limbo as obstetric services dwindle across Queensland's far north.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

Man allegedly killed by flatmate during dispute over loud noise in Far North Queensland

A 66-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of a man in Far North Queensland after what police allege was an argument over loud noise.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Cash bribes and a year's rent: How prospective tenants are going to desperate lengths to secure a home

Fiona Stokes is a business owner with a respectable rental history who can afford a decent home for her kids. But in booming Cairns she's up against hundreds of applicants, some prepared to go to extreme lengths.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

Port Douglas tourism body launches Adopt a Worker campaign as housing shortage deters staff

Anyone with an extra room, granny flat or land for a tent or van is asked to get on board tourism authorities' new Adopt a Worker campaign.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

OzHarvest food charity dishes up its 50 millionth free meal as grocery bills skyrocket

One of the country's biggest food charities says it is facing unprecedented demand as the cost of groceries continues to rise, with supply chain pressures and widespread flooding also contributing to price hikes.

ABC News · May 27, 2022

Socialist Alliance candidate Pat O'Shane reflects on shifting the debate in far north Queensland

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.

ABC News · May 27, 2022

Police issue warning as hundreds of election signs disappear in marginal far north Queensland electorate

It's an age-old phenomenon that plays out every election – the disappearance of election signage and creative additions to the ones left standing. But some candidates say more than half of their signs have gone missing during this campaign.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

How Christian McDonald survived locked-in syndrome, which left him trapped inside his body in ICU

Father of five Christian McDonald was conscious but could not speak nor communicate in any way, not even to open an eyelid nor raise an eyebrow to connect with the health workers caring for him.

ABC News · May 7, 2022

Federal election: Could battle for marginal seat of Leichhardt spell trouble in paradise for Warren Entsch?

The marginal far north Queensland seat of Leichhardt has long been won by the party that forms government, and this year it is shaping up to be one of the battles to watch.

ABC News · May 7, 2022