Wild weather waning as tropical lows form off the coast
High tides peaked this morning as 170mm of rain fell on the Cassowary Coast and 150mm fell at the Daintree overnight with warnings about two tropical lows forming next week.
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Six-car crash on Bruce Highway, White Rock
Traffic slowed to a crawl after a six-car crash on Bruce Highway, White Rock, on Thursday afternoon.
‘All day menu’: New plans revealed as popular beaches cafe set to close
Renowned gourmet beachside cafe Two Blocks is set to close, as owner Daniel Williams reveals a tantalising hint about what comes next.
Aus Idol winner reveals how his principal ‘helped me love who I am’
The Australian Idol winner has gone from “hating being gay” to self-acceptance – and says one teacher “helped me love who I am” by holding a coming-out party for him at school in remote Far North Queensland.
‘A dog nearly killed me’: 28yo claims she was viciously attacked
A 28-year-old woman who had skin ripped from her face during what she describes as a vicious dog attack near Port Douglas, is taking action against the animal’s owners and is demanding authorities do more to find it.
Why victims are not reporting their crimes
A new survey says 30 per cent of people in the region don’t report their crimes to police, and of those who do, 70 per cent rated police handling of the crime they reported as “poor” or “very poor”.
Moment man arrested for alleged murder of missing 23yo
The 62-year-old man charged with murder following the suspicious disappearance of Allison Bernard in 2013 has been flown into Cairns under police escort arriving in thongs, high-vis and handcuffs. Watch the moment he was arrested.
Alleged bridal store fraudster faces court
Charges against a Cairns bridal store owner who police allege defrauded 70 brides includes one count of an alleged fraud in excess of $30,000, the Cairns Magistrates Court has heard.
‘I shot up speed at 12’: Life inside drug rehab
A 38-year-old Queensland man injected with speed when he was 12 years old, and later shot, stabbed and injected with bleach says he found hope in the simplicity of nature.
‘I’m going to spear you’: Uni professor allegedly threatens staff member ‘as joke’
A senior female worker claims a leading university professor and a Member of the Order of Australia said he would “spear her” if she failed to create a dramatic increase in Indigenous enrolments. But she said he later told her it was just a “joke”.
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