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Tablelands buoyed by agriculture as northern Australia's biggest rural population reaches 50,000

Tucked into the lush highlands west of Cairns is northern Australia's largest rural population, and it's booming again with agriculture seemingly the primary catalyst.

ABC News · May 12, 2023

Rex Airlines cuts regional flights blaming pilot, engineer and parts shortages

A company spokesperson says the changes are "minor," but remote communities affected by the cuts say they will have a "compounding effect" on education, health and culture.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

Hopes bush foods can provide economic, cultural empowerment for FNQ traditional owners

When Aunty Cherry's ancestral lands on Mbabaram country were returned through native title, she saw an opportunity to grow a brighter future.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2023

Foot-and-mouth disease's potential spread by tourists feared on Cape York

Graziers living along the northernmost tip of the Australian mainland say they are deeply concerned about the threat of the devastating disease being brought into the area by tourists or its porous border with PNG.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

New data shows disadvantaged towns paid high price for failed funeral insurer Youpla

New data shows that when funeral insurance company Youpla went into liquidation in March, some of Australia's most disadvantaged towns paid the heaviest price.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Mount Bellenden Ker tower and cable car mark 50 years of broadcasting from the clouds

They deal with cyclones, extreme heat, and metres of rain each year — and the workers who make the stomach-dropping trip up Mount Bellenden Ker have a critical job at the top.

ABC News · Jun 13, 2022

Traditional owners tell Queensland Land Court Waratah Coal's mine will contribute to climate change

Gimuy Walubara man Jiritju Fourmile tells a court challenge against a Clive Palmer-linked coal mine developer climate change led to the death of thousands of native bats on his traditional country.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Climate and cost of living reshape key election issues for undecided Queensland voters

After recovering from bushfires and floods while grappling with a cost of living and housing crisis, voters' priorities in battleground Queensland have changed. So how will this impact decisions as voters head to the polls tomorrow?

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Cattle stations are disappearing in Australia's last true frontier and one grazier isn't happy about it

Grazier Emma Jackson says she fears for the future of the cattle industry in the region, as the Queensland government continues to buy up large pastoral properties across Cape York.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

Paralympian Grant 'Scooter' Patterson shifts gears into competitive go-kart racing

Local legend is swapping laps of the pool for laps of the race track as he pursues a new sporting challenge in 2022 — competitive go-kart racing.

ABC News · Jan 28, 2022