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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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Popular fast food restaurant updates FNQ opening plans

A highly-anticipated fast food restaurant has updated its plans to open a Cairns restaurant.

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REVEALED: How FNQ’s biggest schools performed in NAPLAN

Queensland NAPLAN results have been revealed and some Cairns schools have topped the charts and ranked high. SEE THE INTERACTIVES

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Why FNQers might soon be paying more for fast food

Just a week after many fast food stores around FNQ experienced product shortages and snap closures, an increase in menu prices could be lurking. FIND OUT WHY

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By the numbers: How much rain bucketed on Far North

The numbers are in after an overdue wet season downpour hammered the Far North – and now meteorologists have revealed what comes next. SEE THE LIST

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Simone Hutchinson with her son Hamish (two-years-old) and her daughter Lilly (four-years-old) from South Australia. Ms Hutchinson hought the new artwork at the Cairns Airport was great for the children.

Find the real Nemo as Reef art greets Cairns Airport visitors

Colourful sculptures have been displayed across the domestic terminal at Cairns Airport to showcase the creatures in the Great Barrier Reef.

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Fast food restaurant provides update after floods shut Far North stores

A popular fast food restaurant that has been shut for the past week across the Far North has provided an update after the wild weather in areas down south affected supply.

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Former troubled teen says parents aren’t to blame

A young Cairns woman who turned her life around says her mother was not to blame for her mistakes as debate rages over parental responsibility for kids’ crimes.

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