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

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Horse handler and bushman Geoff Guest has been running a successful on country program for juvenile delinquents since 1979. In 44 years, over 4,000 troubled youths have lived on Geoff's remote property between Petford and Herberton, learning healthy lifestyle habits, horsecraft and bush skills. Picture: Brendan Radke

Petford’s Geoff Guest has ‘memory problems’ in alleged sexual abuse case

Renowned OAM recipient, now accused sex offender Geoffrey John Guest will undertake neurological tests because his lawyer says he is having problems with his memory.

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The community of Aurukun in North Queensland. Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth. The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle. The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognized for their global environmental significance, but native wildlife is threatened by introduced species and weeds. Picture: Marc McCormack

Alleged liquor boat bust amid alcohol debate

Police have charged three people after they were allegedly located in possession of liquor in a restricted area.

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Sad girl generic IstockCairn District Court heard that 'punishment' started when the girl, who was denied lunch and dinner, got home from school. Picture: File photo

‘You lose him’: Man threatened to kill woman’s child

A Cairns man who threatened to kill a woman’s child when he got out of jail if she pursued charges against him has been sentenced in the Cairns District Court.

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Earlville resident Keith Marshall has collected an estimated one million ring pull can tops over a few years with the help of some friends. He plans on recycling the ring pulls. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Convicted child rapist sentenced for historic rape of second child

A man convicted of the rape of a 12-year-old girl last year has been sentenced in court again – this time after pleading guilty to the historic rape of another young girl decades ago.

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Double fatal crash on Bruce Highway near Innifail.

Police reveal identities of tourists who died in fatal Bruce Hwy crash

Police have confirmed the identities of three tourists, two of whom died, after being involved in a fatal road crash near Innisfail on Friday, while one remains in a serious condition.

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Murderer ‘wickedly’ recruited son into drug smuggling trade

A convicted murderer “cynically and wickedly manipulated” his son into a Lotus Glen drug smuggling trade as he collected 10 times the asking street price for the drug, a court has heard.

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Alexander Robert MacDonald targeted banks in Queensland, but lived in Melbourne. Picture: Herald Sun

Inside the mind of a killer bank robber: Man sentenced for Port Douglas heist

Amid the horrors of the Vietnam War, a young Alexander Robert MacDonald learned to shut off his emotions and do what needed to be done – whether that be murdering a man in cold blood to steal his identity, or aiming a sawn-off shotgun at an innocent bank teller in Port Douglas.

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