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Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila could hit far north Queensland three weeks after Narelle tore through

While path and strength of storm remain uncertain, BoM warns Cape York could again take direct hit if cyclone makes landfall

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Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science

A 30-minute stroll across New York’s Central Park separates Trump Tower from the American Museum of Natural History. If the US president ever found himself inside the museum he could see the Cape York meteorite: a 58-tonne mass of iron taken from northwest Greenland and sold in 1897 by the…

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Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism

Last week, the Queensland government launched the ambitious Destination 2045 tourism plan, which aims to make the state a global leader in tourism. The plan highlights that one in six jobs in tropical north Queensland are supported by tourism.

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Cape York’s step towards world heritage listing: what does it mean for the region, and what happens next?

Addition to Unesco’s ‘tentative’ world heritage listing is a big step forward, but questions remain over impact on tourism and land development

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Cape York areas make World Heritage tentative list

Parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula have been nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list, a move described as a "monumental" step.

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‘Now we need you’: Cape York Indigenous dance festival reverberates with rich stories and a message of unity

The Laura Quinkan Indigenous Dance festival passes ‘these skills, stories and culture down to the next generation’

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Crocodile that ate dog shot by rangers in Cape York, angering animal advocates

A saltwater crocodile that killed a dog last month near Weipa has been euthanased, sparking debate over whether it should have been relocated instead.

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$500k reward announced for information in Cape York missing persons case

Police hope someone will come forward with information on a woman who disappeared while travelling in Cape York more than 10 years ago.

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Marathon runner reaches final finish line after covering the length of Australia

Erchana Murray-Bartlet has run her 150th consecutive marathon, finishing a five-month trip from Cape York in Far North Queensland all the way to Melbourne in Victoria.

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Queensland native title case makes history

Native title rights of five traditional owner groups across the Torres Strait and northern Cape York have been formally recognised by the Federal Court.

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Cape York native title claim celebrated by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups

The first joint native title claim from traditional owners on the Australian mainland and in the Torres Strait will cover land and more than 2 million hectares of water.

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Afternoon Update: Biden buoyant after midterms surprise; another Indigenous death in custody; and Twitter’s problematic Saudi ties

US president hails midterm results as ‘a good day for democracy’. And a 51-year-old Indigenous man has died in a watch house in Cape York.

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Qld hands land to three Indigenous groups

The Queensland government has formally handed over a vast area of land to three Indigenous peoples in the northern Cape York Peninsula.

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‘New era’: more than 360,000 hectares of Queensland’s Cape York returned to traditional owners

All national parks in the cape are now in the hands of First Nations people after Wednesday’s ceremony

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Desperate race underway to save Cape York's golden-shouldered parrot from extinction

There are believed to be fewer than 1,500 golden-shouldered parrots left in a small parcel of Cape York in far north Queensland — the only place they are found in the world.

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Is the buff-breasted button-quail still alive? After years of searching, this century-old bird mystery has yet to be solved

In humid savanna on Cape York Peninsula, February 5, 1922, a man was on the hunt with a local Indigenous guide. They had just heard their quarry calling among the tall grass – a low “oomm, oomm, oomm” – before it burst into view with a flurry of wingbeats. A…

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