FREE – #257 | Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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INSIDE TODAY
Style, flair wows south SELINA Newman puts her laces through this kick during a practice session on the Beenleigh Buffaloes home ground, watched by teammates Gia Aragu and Leandra Elu. Part of a team from the Torres Strait region, the girls dropped in for the skills and drills clinic with AFL Queensland as part of their trip to compete in the two-day StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup in Maroochydore. Find out how the AFL Cape York Primary Girls team became fan favourites after travelling 2500 km to take on the state’s best. See Page 18.
ROBOTIC SURGERY LASERS IN Page 4
IN THE PALM OF OUR HANDS Page 6
NATIVE CLAIM
ALMOST 915,000 hectares of land have been handed back to Guugu Yimidhirr, Yiithuwarra and Wuthathi Traditional Owners at a landmark Federal Court hearing in Cooktown. “This is our land,” said Yiithuwarra Traditional Owner Des Rumble. The determination was part of the Cape York United #1 Claim, filed 11 years ago on behalf of the Traditional Owners of Cape York, and covered almost 55 per cent of the region. But the fight has spanned generations. Story Page 3.
$35 MILLION HOME OF HEALTH Page 7
JAPAN WELCOMES HOPE VALE Page 9
MELBOURNE CUP AND E LOUD V LI TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 ALL DAY @ THE ALBY
Grab a cold drink, a delicious meal and cheer home the horses! • MONDAY: $18 Pasta Night • TUESDAY: 3 for $15 Taco Night • WEDNESDAY: $15 Rump Night & Trivia from 7.30pm • FRIDAY: Jag The Joker 5.30 – 7.30pm & Musical Bingo from 7.30pm • DECK RESTAURANT Open 7 days 6 – 8.30pm