The deadly new drug trend sweeping Cairns
As new data shows an increase in drug overdose deaths in Cairns, an exclusive investigation has uncovered a drug taking over the illicit opiate market.
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Coroner blasts air safety regulator over crash that killed five
A Queensland Coroner has found the nation’s air safety watchdog failed to mandate a “long overdue”, life-saving monitoring device on smaller planes a previous coronial inquest had already recommended because of industry “push back over costs”.
Award-winning restaurant owner jailed for raping teen
The owner of a popular Cairns family restaurant has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a teenager seven times before raping her.
Disturbing claims about Cairns watch house
Children as young as 11 spend at least 22 hours a day in their cell and have been forced to sleep on the floor as the number of teens being locked up in the Cairns adult Watch House has rapidly grown.
School locked down after dramatic student knife chase
A student reacted to comments in a cooking class by allegedly chasing a group of fellow students with a knife in Far North Queensland.
Mum reveals daughter’s horrific injuries from alleged school stabbing
An 18-year-old who was allegedly repeatedly stabbed by a fellow student at a high school in Far North Queensland, had half her liver removed, and several spinal nerves severed. This is her story.
Teen girl attacked cheating boyfriend with hammer and electrical cord
After seeing text messages indicating her long-term boyfriend was cheating on her, this 19-year-old pulled a knife on her partner, was arrested, and immediately returned home to attack him again.
‘Creepy’ stalking was just ‘cultural misunderstanding’, court told
A 39-year-old Cairns man who sent 319 unanswered text messages and followed the woman in his car, came to believe he and the woman were going to get married.
‘Do you want to die today?’: Bad trip builder bailed over alleged knife threat
A retired builder with no violent criminal history allegedly threatened a stranger with a knife in Gordonvale after taking an LSD trip.
Parents of beloved Julatten teen settle legal battle over tragic death
The grieving family of a young woman who died in “inhumane” circumstances at the Laura Races and Rodeo in 2015 have settled their legal battle with event organisers and the local health service.
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