Bringing soldiers home alive: Defence’s safety revolution unfolds
Former Special Forces soldier’s lifesaving creation to lead revolutionary safety technology trials at Australia’s largest military exercise.
Cairns
New bus service revealed for Yarrabah
A community bus service from Yarrabah to Cairns is being trialled for six months to connect residents to work opportunities and further public transport.
‘Suffered significant trauma’: Three charged over alleged ‘distressing’ kidnapping
Three people have been charged following the alleged kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman who “suffered significant trauma” including having her head shaved after she was abducted from Cairns North last week. WATCH THE VIDEO.
CHOICE doubles down on sunscreen test after backlash
CHOICE has doubled-down on its investigation into sunscreen effectiveness, revealing its method for testing the SPF rating for 20 products.
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Titans, moguls and pioneers who built Qld: Where are they now?
They’re our shopping centre owners, development titans and business entrepreneurs – and they all have one thing in common. SEE THE LIST
Massage therapy client denies rape and robbery allegations
A man on trial for allegedly raping and robbing a Cairns City massage therapist has pleaded not guilty, with his defence barrister asking the jury to consider if the alleged victim was “really offering massage only, or was she offering sexual services as well”.
‘Just unrelenting’: Warehouse manager jailed for three weeks of ‘terror’
A Cairns warehouse manager whose “unrelenting” intimidation of his partner escalated to kill threats with a fishing knife, has been described by a magistrate as one of the worst cases of coercive control he has seen.
GALLERY: 100+ faces at Smithfield State High School formal
From glittering dresses to sharp suits, soon-to-be Smithfield State High School graduates arrived in style at the Hilton Cairns to celebrate their final year.
Revealed: How the Far North is better than Townsville
The number of domestic overnight visitors to Townsville grew more than 10 per cent last year while the Far North saw a 5.38 per cent decline — but our region still smashes North Queensland on the tourism leaderboard.
New studio-style units planned for Cairns city fringe
A pitch has been made to council to pull down an old Queenslander and build in its place a three story unit block on the fringe of the Cairns CBD.
‘Unusual case’: The screenshots that nearly sent a Cairns woman to jail on child-exploitation charges
A young Cairns woman has avoided prison time despite pleading guilty to making and possessing child-exploitation material after a judge found exceptional circumstances in her case.
See the winners from the Cairns Show Wine Awards
Some of Oceania’s best wines were judged on their taste, quality and suitability to the tropical north at the Cairns Show Wine Awards on the weekend.
Stab victim undergoes surgery as cops hunt alleged assailant
Police are on the hunt for a man who busted into a Cassowary Coast property and allegedly stabbed a young man in the neck during an incident that’s shocked the tight-knit community.
Busted: Qld’s street-level drug dealers and their crimes
Street level drug dealers continue to be a burden on communities, as these cases prove. SEE THE LIST
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