After a prolonged wet season and a staggered start in the North, the sugar cane crush has finally hit its groove in Wilmar's milling regions.

Queensland Nationals Senator Susan McDonald has backed her conviction that new Civil Aviation Safety Authority regulations will do nothing to improve safety standards for Angel Flight users, going against the government line in the process.

Queensland's farmed prawn production is expected to double in coming years with major expansions planned for prawn farms in the North.