The State Government have a goal to have half the state’s population living in regional Queensland by 2043 "SKYROCKETING insurance premiums must be brought under control before any more highrises are added to the Cairns skyline, experts have warned." Premier Campbell Newman yesterday implored regional councils to begin planning for future growth by examining a range of options, including increasing building height restrictions, to lure residents from southeast Queensland. But Mr Newman has also acknowledged insurance was one of the biggest issues facing the regions and has promised to work with the Federal Government to come up with a solution. Property Ladder Realty director Linda Tuck said she was aware of some highrise apartments where body corporate fees, inflated by hefty insurance premiums, cost home owners up to $20,000 a year.