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Far North ready to play central role in national security

Apr 20, 2026

The Far North is perfectly poised to play a leading role in Australia’s national security according to the region’s peak economic organisation Advance Cairns, following the release of the 2026 National Defence Strategy.The Federal Government’s commitment to...

Bitumen to bog – Kennedy Developmental Road

Apr 15, 2026

A fuel price crisis and supply chain pressures are amplifying calls to bring forward sealing works on an 11km stretch of a critical inland highway which has become an impassable boggy mess.The Kennedy Developmental Road has increasingly become a favoured route for...

$1b State injection will build ‘smart health economy’

Feb 6, 2026

A $1 billion injection into the Cairns Hospital Expansion will create a “smart health economy” activating the northern Esplanade, while creating a mega construction project that will anchor skilled labour to the Far North in the leadup to the Olympic Games in 2032....