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Andreas Nicola is a crime reporter for The Courier-Mail. He was previously a general reporter for the Courier Mail and before that he worked as a journalist at the Cairns Post.

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Bull rider Dianne Luppi with Malanda author Frances DallâAlba . Picture Supplied.

‘Disguised as a male’: Female bull rider’s extreme bid to compete

She had to pretend to be a boy just to compete, now this former bull rider’s extraordinary tale has been turned into a book. Find out how this trailblazer’s secret was revealed.

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Rhiannon Brown bought her first home, a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom house in Earlville for $358,000 in June, and is almost finished renovating. The median house price in Cairns is creeping closer to $500,000, with houses in suburbs close to the city and on the northern beaches climbing higher in price every week. Picture: Brendan Radke

How to know if your home has been marked for burglary

Cairns residents have warned of unusual markings at the front of their home moments before being broken into. Here are some of the ways people’s houses are being marked.

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Aaron Coshaw with his partner Jay Horne. The pair were on a trip when Mr Coshaw collapsed and passed away at Victoria Falls in Zambia. Picture: Facebook.

Battle to send Aaron’s body home from Africa after shock death

A Cairns man whose partner died suddenly while on holiday in Africa has shared details of his heartbreaking three-week battle to bring his body home.

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Mareeba resident Denis McKinley is fed up with crime. Picture: Bronwyn Farr.

‘A training centre for crims’: Fears raised over detention centre

The premier has revealed how advanced planning is for a youth detention centre in Cairns, while some believe the plans, if they come to fruition, will amount to just another training centre for juvenile criminals.

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Defence Minister Peter Dutton at Lavarack Barracks. Soldiers receive service medals for taking part in the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan. Herbert MP Phil Thompson. Picture: Evan Morgan

‘Extremely volatile’: MP’s warning to Cairns if youth jail opened

A former Cleveland detention centre worker turned MP says building a youth jail in Cairns is a mistake, while another has pointed out an obvious problem with the plan.

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Bungalow resident Brendan McConachy suffers from chronic pain and chronic fatigue and is currently not working. He finds the cost of the medicinal marijuana he requires for pain relief prohibitively expensive, but he doesn't want to resort to buying street drugs. Picture: Brendan Radke

‘Horror story’: Chronically ill man’s struggle to get medical marijuana

A Cairns man prescribed with medical marijuana after he was diagnosed with chronic pain is fed up with the lack of access and having to resort to buying drugs off the street.

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Fight for your dreams: Cairns singer’s inspiring message

A Cairns singer with a message of never giving up on your dreams, even through the hard times, will debut her latest song at an event this week. Read her inspiring story here.

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Deputy Premier Steven Miles and Energy and Renewables Minister Mick de Brenni at the Kaban Green Power Hub. Picture: Andreas Nicola.

State defends wind farm locations amid claims of ‘species wipe-out’

Government officials have explained why two major Tableland wind farm locations were chosen amid outcry from nature conservationists to preserve the land.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with Deputy Premier Steven Miles and Energy and Renewables Minister Mick de Brenni, at the $373 million Kaban Green Power Hub, connecting it to Queensland’s new SuperGrid. Tumoulin Switching Station & Kaban Green Power Hub, Kaban - Photo Supplied QLD Government

‘Jobs bonanza’: Premier flicks switch on new wind farm

The premier has promised a jobs boom will come to the Far North as a controversial wind farm on the Tablelands was linked to the supergrid. Find out what the opportunities are.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announcing a powerful new consortium in Queensland to unlock the StateÃs hydrogen potential and build a green energy export corridor, connecting North Queensland to north-east Asia. Pics Tara Croser.

Premier’s bombshell proposal to curb youth crime in Cairns

Cairns could be the location of “more permanent infrastructure” to deal with youth crime offenders. Read what the premier is considering.

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