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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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First details of alleged stabbing revealed

A woman ran off after she was allegedly stabbed in the back, collapsing in front of two people outside an Edmonton bottle shop, a court has heard.

Cairns

The 7.82ha block at 29 Magee St, Aeroglen, is zoned environment conservation and management but Hamilton Mews Pty Ltd – whose directors are Mr Liveris and NT builder Paul Winter – want to create 11 lots ranging in size from 64sq m to 2488sq m, maintaining they are only using the lower portion of the site.

Councillors vote on controversial Aeroglen development

The developer had argued only a portion of the environmentally-zoned site would be used for the Aeroglen project, which was opposed by local residents.

Cairns

Robert Bliss says 'you see the love in the goat's eyes'.

Double amputee starts goat cuddling farm

He lost his legs after being hit by a dangerous driver and was then denied the disability support pension — now he’s opened a goat cuddling farm in Far North Queensland.

Cairns

The man told the court everyone knew he was gay and the sexual harassment complaints only come up after he made a stop bullying application to the Fair Work Commission.

Gay chef wrongly sacked from top Thai restaurant

A gay man has won an unfair dismissal claim after he was sacked for allegedly sexually harassing six women at a Palm Cove Thai restaurant — allegations a tribunal ultimately found to be unsubstantiated.

Cairns

Council decides fate of Yorkeys Knob luxury resort development

Chinese development company New Land proposed to build a ‘seven star’ wellness resort on bushland at Buckley St in Yorkeys Knob. Here’s what councillors thought of the proposal.

Cairns

Dingo Attack,Fraser Island. Pic Glenn Barnes Story Peter Hall

‘Appalled, gutted’: Fury over dingo shooting

The public has vented its anger over the shooting death of a dingo in Port Douglas and an indigenous conservation group is calling for the act to be made illegal.

Cairns

Most of the Aboriginal homeless people we asked looked confused as they explained they had never heard of the Voice.

Homeless indigenous people ‘never heard’ of Voice

Cairns’ First Nations homeless population do not seem to know what the Voice to Parliament is — with nearly all of those interviewed saying they have never heard of it.

Cairns

‘14 people fighting at once’: Businesses speak out on CBD crime

Several business owners across the CBD want more police foot patrols – particularly on Lake Street near the bus terminal – where thefts, violence, and all-in brawls break out regularly.

Cairns

‘Just cruising by’: Three metre croc sighted at Far North tourist hotspot

A three metre crocodile spotted on Four Mile Beach attracted a wide-eyed crowd of 100 excited onlookers amid warnings from lifeguards about the danger.

News

Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner for the Far North Brett Schafferius pays his respects to officers killed in the line of duty on National Police Remembrance Day, with a service for Cairns officers held at the Cairns Regional Council civic reception room. Picture: Brendan Radke

Support for police after Wieambilla shooting ‘tremendous’

Assistant Commissioner Brett Schafferius has spoken at the Police Remembrance Day ceremony in Cairns.

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