Innisfail, Australia News

Tropical Cyclone Olga has strengthened as it tracks toward the far north Queensland coast.

Ex-cyclones Olga and Neville have dumped heavy rain across Queensland, with the state's north and central regions on alert for flooding.

Residents in far north Queensland have been warned they risk being left short of critical supplies unless they start preparing for tropical cyclone Olga.

Michael Leopardi has earned the recognition of Stanford Who's Who due to his spectacular work in the Retail Industry.

Dashed into Cairns early to get a photo of the hospital, check the mail and get some Medicare refunds.

SANTA Claus, a monster 4m-plus crocodile, has been a little snappy in the build-up to Christmas this year.

Few food industries have the ability to capture the attention of the Australian public like bananas.

"Here's another rusted-on Message Stick viewer. I get very ratty when I can't see it.

A MAN allegedly sped the wrong way into oncoming highway traffic for several kilometres in a stolen car before crashing head-on and killing a woman in Cairns.

A NORTH Queensland man who was allegedly five times over the blood alcohol limit crashed his powerboat into a yacht before headbutting a police officer, police say.

Backpackers are forced to live in hostels such as this Innisfail house with lights connected to a fan / The Sunday Mail THESE are the squalid and cramped conditions backpackers are living in as they flood into far-northern towns in search of seasonal work.

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Bed and Breakfast accommodation caters to the weary traveller. It might sound strange, but a bovine B-and-B of sorts is operating at Sugarbag Station near Mount Garnet in Far North Queensland.

A DRIVER who allegedly had a blood alcohol reading more than eight times the limit has failed to attend court.

Australian police said a man arrested for theft allegedly stuffed sausages down his shorts and put other items in his pockets at a supermarket.

Fruit and vegetable representative groups think it's too early to have a position on genetically modified food.

Mr Hockey says he was stunned and appalled that more has not been done. Map: Marysville 3779 Federal Opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey says he is appalled at the lack of progress to rebuild towns burnt by the Victorian bushfires.

Two families have decided to trade their old lives for a slice of Victorian countryside after accepting an offer to rent a farmhouse for a $1 a week.

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