Police shoot man in Far North Queensland after reports he had 'bladed object'

Police have shot a man they say approached them with what is thought to have been a knife in Far North Queensland.

Officers were called to the rural Northey Road in the town of Tolga, in the Atherton Tablelands south-west of Cairns, at 1pm today, following reports of a man armed with "a bladed object."

Police said man approached an officer whilst armed and was shot in the abdomen.

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He was given first aid and flown to Cairns Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

"This matter is under investigation by Ethical Standards Command with the investigation subject to oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission," the Queensland Police Service said.