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Member for Cairns Michael Healy and Shadow Minister for Youth Justice Di Farmer met in Cairns to call on the Queensland government to introduce free and mandatory FASD testing for at-risk children in Queensland. Picture: Molly Frew
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Why Cairns deserves FASD facility

The Opposition says Cairns should be home to a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) testing facility after the region was named the youth crime capital of Queensland.

Farewell to those we have lost.
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Today’s death notices

The deaths of James Jeffrey Nichols, Donald Fredrick Ruthenberg and Janice Claire Hinchy have been announced in the The Cairns Post’s My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.

Celebrating and honouring local lives.
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Funerals this week

Funerals for Bernadine Terese Breen, Cedric John Crooks and Jennifer Anne Reuben (Nee Brown) will be held in in Cairns this week. Read the latest funeral notices here.

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ALP candidate for Leichhardt Matt Smith and his partner Renee Kerr are congratulated by supporters at the post election party, held at the Novotel, as the vote count looks increasingly likely he will win the seat from retiring Member of Parliament Warren Entsch. Picture: Brendan Radke

What leaders want from new Leichhardt member

Far North leaders have cast their eyes’ ahead following Labor’s big win in Leichhardt with Matt Smith to be called on to deliver hundreds of millions in funding to kickstart the region’s crippled economy.

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2025 Federal Elections Katter Party. Post polling day Katter Party members at Jam Restaurant in Townsville as the count begins. Bob Katter talking to media.

‘It’s grim’: Bob Katter on next political term

Bob Katter’s hopes of playing “piggy in the middle” with Labor and the LNP have been dashed with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confidently forming a majority in the House of Representatives in an embarrassing loss for the Coalition.

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Pre-Polls - Generic polling booth picture. People voting (Southport Community Centre).
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Where to vote in Leichhardt

Australia will head to the polls on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Leichhardt polling booth locations here.

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It's almost Election Day. Photo Renee Albrecht/Gympie Times

Where to vote in Kennedy

Australia will head to the polling booths on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Kennedy polling booth locations, here.