Supermarket vehicle catches fire on Qld street
A supermarket delivery truck has burst into flames on a suburban street in Cairns, forcing traffic to be diverted by police.
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Defence for gender therapy ban
The Health Minister explained why pausing gender therapy meds for children was in their best interests as new details emerge of how “apparently unauthorised” services were delivered in Cairns.
‘Paying for empty units’: Thieves hit storage facility six times
Thieves have targeted a popular storage facility in Far North Queensland six times, with one victim losing almost $20,000 worth of goods at once.
‘It was never pulled, it was never there’
A Queensland MP has accused the Prime Minister of not knowing what’s in his budgets after Anthony Albanese stated money for a renewable energy project “was never pulled, it was never there”.
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Severed finger found at educational facility after break-in
A would-be thief has left behind a severed finger after a botched break-in at a Cairns educational facility earlier this week.
P-plater fined $1870 after rolling BMW
A woman has been fined after a dark-coloured BMW flipped onto its side, narrowly missing a large tree on Cairns Esplanade.
WATCH: Crocodile drags sea turtle, devours it
A large saltwater crocodile has dragged a sea turtle flailing in the sea before devouring it on the banks of a regional Queensland town. SEE THE VIDEO
Man charged with assaulting police after allegedly fleeing RBT
A 41-year-old man has been charged with the serious assault of a police officer after he allegedly fled an RBT site with an officer still partially inside a vehicle he was driving.
Far North community on alert following confirmed malaria case
A case of malaria has been confirmed in a Far North community, with medical professionals urging residents to take caution.
‘We want to deliver for Far North’: Labor senator hints at water security funding
Critical funding for Cairns water security project could be a step closer, after Senator Nita Green suggested a commitment would be released in “due course.”
How flushing toilets signal hopes for resurrection of luxury estate
For most Australian councils, the construction of a sewage treatment plant would be no big deal, but in the Far North this case holds hopes for the resurrection of a once-luxury resort and residential estate.
‘Utterly amazed’: Rare hailstorm hits as severe weather warning issued
A rare tropical hailstorm that has amazed long-time Cairns residents has coincided with a Bureau warning for damaging winds, large hailstones, heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
Man hospitalised after near drowning on Esplanade
A man has been hospitalised following a near-drowning incident in the city centre, as temperatures soared into the high 30s.
ATSB makes statement after forced landing in banana field
Australia’s national transport safety investigator has made a call about a potential investigation into the hard landing of a crop dusting helicopter on the Cassowary Coast last week.
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