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Police dogs have been working overtime, sniffing out a dozen offenders across the Far North, in three weeks. The canine squad has proved invaluable to ongoing investigations into property crime. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

A devastated family is desperately seeking answers after their teenage son died suddenly at a Cairns school. The Lambourns have tried unsuccessfully to obtain CCTV from the school. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Colourful wheels and characters have crossed the finish line at the end of this year's Royal Flying Doctor Service Outback Car Trek. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

The Australian Federal Police has charged a Cairns man accused of producing child abuse material in the Philippines. Cameron Ostler returned from an overseas trip last year, when authorities discovered the alleged crime. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

The mother of a woman who died in an alleged murder-suicide at Mt Sheridan last month, has spoken publicly for the first time. A fundraiser will be held in Cairns tomorrow, raising money for Krystal Paul's young daughter. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Half a century of protecting the Great Barrier Reef has been celebrated. And the work that's been done to overcome challenges being thrown up by climate change. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

The LNP has handed down its much-anticipated first budget in more than a decade this afternoon. It includes hundreds of millions of dollars for the Far North, including a new Youth Justice School. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

The Far North's only Labor MP has labelled yesterday's state budget as 'disappointing' for the region. Michael Healy says the LNP failed to fully fund the Cairns Common User Facility. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

One of Australia's most popular festivals has rolled into the Far North for another season. Hudson's Circus has set up its big top in Cannon Park just in time for the school holidays. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

87 people have been charged with more than 250 offences in a major Far North police operation. The five-day exercise targeted property crime across the region. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

A prisoner who allegedly escaped Lotus Glen Correctional Centre on a tractor, has been charged after a month on the run. Michael Graeme Rennie was found with a woman in the Daintree this morning. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Premier David Crisafulli was in Cairns today, committing to lock in PolAir for the next nine years. But the state opposition claims money has been stripped from the Far North for projects in the south-east. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Thieves have targeted a Cairns business twice in less than a week, and multiple times in the last month. They've taken off with thousands of dollars worth of bikes and that's creating an uncertain future for the Mulgrave Road store. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

The state government has revealed the Far North's first Youth Justice School will take 50 students when it opens next year. It's aimed at turning around the lives of children who are at risk of offending. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Australia's first modular housing project is under way, with 50 homes delivered to Cairns. More than 560 social houses are under construction across the Far North. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

There are calls for mandatory child safety training for all childcare workers across the state. Queensland's education minister says banning men from the sector isn't the answer. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

The state opposition leader travelled to Cairns, claiming Far North households are paying more under the Crisafulli government. It comes as the region misses out on a multi-million dollar First Nations cultural centre. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Two Torres Strait elders have lost their case for the Australian Government to protect their region from climate change harm. But Justice Michael Wigney acknowledged the region was facing a climate change crisis. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

Australian Federal Police have charged a Cairns man accused of money laundering. Ashley Godwin returned from an overseas trip in June, when officers discovered a mobile device allegedly linked to the fraudulent account. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: One of the Far North's most picturesque islands has been given a new lease on life, after it was decimated by cyclone Yasi more than a decade ago. 7NEWS has been given a first-look at a revitalised Dunk Island. 7NEWS.com.au Frank Russo #7NEWS