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Monday, January 18

Woman stable after plunging from sideshow ride in Cairns

A 25-year-old woman is in a stable condition at Cairns Hospital, where she was rushed on Saturday evening after falling out of The Hangover ride at the Cairns showgrounds.

Doctor tells of frantic effort to save NQ shark attack victim

A doctor who helped treat shark attack victim, Richard Bettua, off the north Queensland coast yesterday says it was a “scary situation” and at one point Bettua stopped breathing.

Waves crash on the Cairns waterfront during Cyclone Yasi. (Photo: ABC)

As cyclones circle, expert warns of Cairns 'catastrophe'

The Cairns CBD and other low-lying suburbs could be wiped out by a tidal surge caused by a direct hit from a severe tropical cyclone, a climate expert has warned.

Outdoor restrictions eased as Young says new lockdowns are unlikely

Queensland made another step towards normality with the border opened to more people from NSW and restrictions on public gathering and pubs and cafes loosened as chief health officer Jeannette Young said it was now unlikely that Queensland’s restrictions would go backwards.

Concerns our health network not up to task of vaccinating the nation

Australia struggles to distribute flu shots, let alone any pandemic fix. The federal Department of Health concedes this might be a problem in the fight to vaccinate against COVID-19.

Search for 'hidden cluster' as Cairns hospital lab linked to latest infections

Staff at Cairns Hospital are being screened for COVID-19 today amid concerns an outbreak linked to a pathology laboratory may reveal a hidden cluster that is still infecting people.