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Labor's working holiday visa policy risks regional seats, experts say
By Rosanne Maloney and Conor Byrne
Political experts say the immigration policy changes put Labor's regional MPs in a tight spot to represent their community and defend their party.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/labor-risks-seats-with-working-holiday-visa-policy/107222324
#MigrationPolicy #Backpacking #RegionalCommunities #AgriculturalWorkers #RosanneMaloney #ConorByrne
Working holiday visa changes driving backpackers away, employers say
By Rosanne Maloney, Conor Byrne, and Holly Richardson
Industry leaders say backpackers are already leaving sectors that are heavily reliant on them because of federal government's planned changes to the working holiday visa.
#MigrationPolicy #Holidays #RemoteWorking #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TourismandLeisureIndustry #RosanneMaloney #ConorByrne #HollyRichardson
Hate and vilification charges laid after alleged threats of violence
By Conor Byrne
Police say they were responding to complaints of ideologically motivated threats of violence allegedly made by a Far North Queensland man.
Judge declares mistrial as sharp-eyed juror discovers evidence error
By Conor Byrne
Copies of evidence given to two jurors contained "irregular" redacted material deemed inadmissible in the trial of a Cape York Peninsula traditional owner accused of defrauding his community of mining royalties more than a decade ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/mistrial-declared-in-larry-joe-woosup-fraud-case/107072050
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #ScamsandFraud #NativeTitle #ConorByrne
Ancestral lines united in Eastern Kuku Yalanji native title determination
By Brendan Mounter, Sharnie Kim, Chris Calcino, Jeremy Jones, and Conor Byrne
Far North Queensland's Eastern Kuku Yalanji people are celebrating an historic native title determination recognising their rights over more than 200,000 hectares of Cape York Peninsula.
#LandRights #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #BrendanMounter #SharnieKim #ChrisCalcino #JeremyJones #ConorByrne
Accused Chinese people smuggler denied bail in Cairns court
By Conor Byrne
An alleged people smuggler is denied bail after his fishing-trip alibi was dismissed because he had 10 illegal migrants in his hotel room and no evidence of an interest in fishing.
Cairns community light candles for crash victim Savannah Spence Paige
By Brendan Mounter, Rosanne Maloney, and Conor Byrne
Dozens of people gather to pay mourn crash victim Savannah Spence Paige at a gathering in Far North Queensland.
#CommunityandCulturalEvents #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Courts #Crime #BrendanMounter #RosanneMaloney #ConorByrne
Man charged with manslaughter over fatal crash in Cairns
By Conor Byrne, Rosanne Maloney, and Christopher Testa
Queensland police have laid five charges against Jake Edward Warn, 36, after a crash which killed a 25-year-old woman in northern Cairns.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Police #Courts #ConorByrne #RosanneMaloney #ChristopherTesta
Finger pointed at social media amid racism 'public health emergency'
By Conor Byrne
Indigenous leaders warn online racism is damaging young generations, calling on all social media users and publishers to take responsibility for hurtful comments.
#Racism #SocialMedia #IndigenousAustralians #TorresStraitIslander #FederalGovernment #ConorByrne
Disability employment agency closure sparks family action
By Charlie McKillop and Conor Byrne
This supported disabled employment agency is about to close, and a community has vowed to fight to keep it open, saying they paid for it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/mareeba-disability-employment-agency-closes/106945978
#PeopleWithDisability #EmploymentServices #Work #CharlieMcKillop #ConorByrne
Boy, 15, bailed a week after northern Queensland school stabbing
By Conor Byrne
The magistrate says the bail application brought by the boy's lawyer has "weakened" the police case that the stabbing was premeditated, and that the boy was the aggressor.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/north-queensland-school-stabbing-accused-bailed/106936128
Parents of infant twins questioned about 'inconsistencies in evidence'
By Conor Byrne and Bridget Herrmann
A coronial inquest is being held into the death of 18-week-old, premature-born twins, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, who died in their Far North Queensland home in late 2021.
False alarm as thousands of Queenslanders receive texts warning of non-existent natural disasters
By Conor Byrne, Sophie McManus, and Brett Charles
A Far North Queensland council is investigating after its emergency warning system incorrectly alerted thousands of residents to fictional flooding and earthquake events early on Thursday.
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #LocalGovernment #MobilePhones #ConorByrne #SophieMcManus # #BrettCharles
Crocodile killed following disappearance of NSW fisherman near Queensland's Cooktown
By Christopher Testa, Conor Byrne, and Adam Stephen
A crocodile has been euthanased following the disappearance of a fisherman in Far North Queensland on Saturday. It follows videos emerging on social media of people feeding crocodiles in the area.
#CrocodileAttacks #AnimalAttacks #ChristopherTesta #ConorByrne # #AdamStephen