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Sugarcane growers near Cairns say urban expansion is reducing farmland and putting the region's sugar industry at risk. 

Dion Creek, Naomi Hobson and Tim Jaffer are all facing multiple charges relating to the alleged misuse of money from two Aboriginal corporations.

Twenty years ago, a Queensland farm became ground zero for a disease the sugarcane industry was dreading. Instead of destroying the industry, the response quietly transformed the state's biosecurity and farming practices.

A magistrate has extended an order preventing the publication of details of the alleged extortion case, including the identities of the people involved.

Newcastle Art Gallery presents the distinctive and intricate work of the Torres Strait Islander artist in its first major solo survey following a four-year refurbishment.

Settled, clear and cool conditions will continue into Queensland's first weekend of winter, with showers brewing from late Sunday.

Three Australian men have been found guilty by a District Court in Merauke after taking a "black flight" into Indonesia's South Papua province from Far North Queensland without visas.

A coronial inquest is being held into the death of 18-week-old, premature-born twins, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, who died in their Far North Queensland home in late 2021.

Pauline Hanson's right-wing populist party is leading opinion polls for the first time, and regional Queenslanders say they can see why. 

The name of a high-profile Queenslander entwined in an extortion charge must temporarily remain under wraps while police prepare an application to prevent it from becoming public knowledge.

The project at Raine Island, where 90 per cent of northern green sea turtles nest, has been working for a decade to improve hatching success.

The Australian rock icon is sharing her other passion: embroidery and quilting.

A court has heard a man charged with extortion was "potentially gagged" by his bail terms in an effort to protect a high-profile married man.

After several failed court challenges, a council has angered a community with its approval to remove a significant tree to make way for a duplex development, but experts say local governments need to start paying more attention to residents' concerns.

Amid a spate of assaults at bus stops in Far North Queensland, advocates say there's a need for change.

One of the teenagers charged over an alleged stolen car rampage in Cairns was on probation for similar offences at the time, a court has heard.

The two cars were seen driving erratically on Mulgrave Road in Cairns early on Wednesday morning.

Police have arrested four teenage boys after three allegedly stolen cars caused traffic chaos across several Cairns suburbs today.

The Queensland government will allocate $300,000 for new soybean and rice projects in Mossman as the region continues to search for a future beyond sugar cane.

While the Far North Queensland community is reeling from the death of local spearfisher Michael Jensz, experts warn human-shark interactions are increasing.