Former Inner West councillor and mayor Rochelle Porteous has died, with colleagues remembering her as a “trailblazer”.

Over 80% of the population of Leichhardt lives in the Cairns metropolitan area, most of which lies within the boundaries of Leichhardt. The area of the electorate extends north from Cairns along ...

Visiting Cairns on Tuesday, Mr Albanese spoke highly of his Leichhardt candidate, but made a key admission for why he thought the electorate could turn red at this year’s federal election ...