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Luke Williams is a police and crime reporter for The Advertiser. He previously covered courts for the Cairns Post.

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Hudsons Circus has proved popular with Cairns families over the school holidays, and will perform its final Cairns shows this week. Hudsons Circus animal trainer Beau Pearson signals Silver the horse to rear on his hind legs, while aerialist Chantel Ashton-Rodriguez performs a trick on the silks two metres above the ground. Picture: Brendan Radke

Cairns circus: Flipping dogs, Pearl the Camel and the globe of death

The circus has come to Cairns, bringing camels, a gigantic slinky act, clowns and the acrobatic disc-flipping dogs that charmed Australia’s Got Talent judges.

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Proposed laws would allow people to use lethal force against home intruders with greater legal protection.

‘We want protection’: Qld crime victims speak on lethal bill

Victims of crime are backing a proposed law to allow homeowners to take potentially lethal force against trespassing criminals as new figures show there have been more than 240 home invasions or robberies a day in Queensland over the past 12 months.

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Mayor’s bail bid over alleged domestic violence offending

Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Mayor Wayne Butcher has made a bid for bail over a string of domestic violence charges including one count of grievous bodily harm.

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A generic photo of a Steyr semi automatic rifle as used by the ADF, defense, weapon, ArmyPicture: Glenn Campbell

Push for strict new gun laws in wake of horror police shooting

The Queensland Police Union has welcomed a new bill that would restrict gun access as a part of a massive suite of proposed laws it says could prevent future tragedies similar to the horror Wieambilla shooting.

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Shane Cuthbert thumbnail. Picture: File photos

Former council candidate skips court appearance

A controversial Cairns Regional Council candidate who didn’t get elected has failed to appear in court for public nuisance.

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A busy street in Aurukun, a small indigenous town on the Gulf of Carpentaria, 800 kilometers north northwest of Cairns on Cape York in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brendan Radke

Council responds to suggestions alcohol could return to dry community

Suggestions alcohol could return to the dry community of Aurukun have been rebuffed by the local council.

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New mayor Helen Blackburn unseated Jack Dempsey in a campaign targeting the transparency and accountability perceived to be weaknesses of the previous council.

Former Newman government minister now Aurukun council boss

In a surprise move, former Queensland police minister and Bundaberg mayor Jack Dempsey has been given the top job at Aurukun Shire Council.

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Police, SES, divers and a human remains detection dog have scoured remote bushland near Yarrabah for the remains of missing teen Markiah Major.

‘Every corner of my home whispers his memory’: Grandmother’s touching tribute to missing 17yo

The grandmother of a missing Far North Queensland teen has delivered a stirring and poetic speech in tribute to the 17-year-old that left the court in stunned silence.

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Police, SES, divers and a human remains detection dog have scoured remote bushland near Yarrabah for the remains of missing teen Markiah Major. Picture: Queensland Police Service

Crocodile in waterway near where teen disappeared, inquest hears

A giant crocodile was known to frequent the waterway near where a teen went missing in Far North Queensland, an inquest has heard.

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‘Special whistle’: New tactic being used by youth crims in Qld

Young criminals are using a specific whistle to alert other groups, with up to 30 running to the scene in the middle of the night.

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