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Traditional lands returned 256 years after Cook arrival
Traditional Owners are reclaiming historic Country where Captain James Cook once...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 19 Jun 2026
Program to recognise Indigenous rangers’ skills and knowledge in formal education system
Indigenous rangers could gain university qualifications without ever leaving the...
Jackson Clark 15 Jun 2026
Yarrabah launches $2.3m community-controlled cancer care program
Yarrabah's new $2. 3 million cancer care program is set to provide culturally sa...
Jackson Clark 14 Apr 2026
'Things are really bad': Cyclone Narelle strikes coast
A powerful category four cyclone has made landfall on Australia's northern coast...
Cyclone Narelle intensifies as locals brace for impact
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is intensifying off Queensland's coast and is set to hi...
Robyn Wuth 19 Mar 2026
Partnership supports First Nations nutrition workforce in remote North Queensland communities

Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) and Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) have formalised a partnership to deliver the Good Food People program across remote communities in North Qu...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 13, 2026
'It's always in the soil' - Cairns woman hospitalised with melioidosis warns people to be aware of the dangerous disease

An Indigenous woman from Cairns making a simple attempt to clear weeds from her driveway has led to a month-long hospital stay after she contracted a dangerous tropical infection.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 12, 2026
FNQ Indigenous Hip Hop set to take over Magandjin / Brisbane

A showcase of Far North Queensland hip hop talent will take to the stage in Magandjin (Brisbane) on Friday as TipTop HipHop brings regional artists to a wider audience.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 9, 2026
Queensland flood hardship assistance announced for Charters Towers, application window extended for six local government areas

The federal and Queensland governments have extended personal hardship assistance to flood-affected Charters Towers residents in Campaspe, Homestead and Llanarth, as the effects of the prolonged monso...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 6, 2026
Traditional Owners prepare Torres Strait for potential bird flu outbreak

Federal funding is set to support Traditional Owners eradicate rodents on an island in the western Torres Strait as part of preparations for a potential H5 avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 6, 2026
Laying the foundations for Australia’s giant freshwater prawn future

An Indigenous-led collaboration in Far North Queensland is laying the groundwork for what could become Australia's first commercial giant freshwater prawn industry, blending ancient knowledge with mod...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 23, 2026
Community-led early learning service opens in Kowanyama

A community-led early childhood education and care service has opened in Kowanyama, expanding access for children in the remote Cape York community.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 18, 2026
Yam Island mother delivers first Torres and Cape baby of the year

A Torres Strait mum has welcomed her second child and the first Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service baby for 2026. Christina Baluz, who is from Yam Island, gave birth to daughter Sanikah at 10...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 20, 2026
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji brings heavy rainfall, community warnings to Far North Queensland

Weather warnings have been issued for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Far North Queensland as heavy rain associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji increases flooding and isolat...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 12, 2026
Flood warnings remain as monsoon rain sweeps across Far North Queensland

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils across Far North Queensland have issued wet season reminders as flood risk rises across a broad storm and flood warning zone.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 1, 2026
Indigenous-led team maps carbon storage in Cairns mangroves

A new study of mangroves on the Barron River estuary near Cairns Airport has shown how Indigenous leadership, scientists and industry can work together to protect coastal ecosystems and build long-ter...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 4, 2025
Exclusive: Queensland Police reveal 14 year-old Indigenous girl allegedly attacked by three men before arrest was hospitalised with injuries

Queensland Police Service has provided a written response regarding the Mount Sheridan incident in which three men were filmed standing over a young Indigenous girl on Monday night.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 24, 2025
Aaron Davey steps down as Cairns City Lions coach

Cairns City Lions coach Aaron Davey has announced that he will step down at the end of the 2025 season, bringing to a close the most successful coaching tenure in the club's history.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jul 28, 2025
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