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
‘I’m really excited’: Former Cairns basketballer’s World Cup call up
A Cairns clipboard wizard’s amazing big-game winning streak will be tested when Australia’s best young men’s hoopers shoot for gold at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup this month in Switzerland.
‘No right or wrong’: NBL legend comments on potential Taipans sale
Cairns Taipans fans attending this week’s town hall meeting should pose serious questions about the prospect of private ownership with rumours swirling that an announcement is imminent, an NBL legend says.
‘Unapologetically ambitious’: Inside the Tropical Innovation Festival
The Tropical Innovation Festival will bring some of Australia and the world’s best minds to Cairns for the next ten days, celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship and spotlighting our unique region. Check out who’s here and what’s on:
More Stories
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
Qld council green lights firm run by convicted drug traffickers
A convicted meth trafficker and former crown prosecutor jailed for their involvement in a criminal syndicate are now on the books of a Cape York council.
In pictures: Cairns IRONMAN 2025
Thousands of athletes from across the nation, and the globe, descended on the Far North to participate in the ‘Race in Paradise’ Cairns IRONMAN. SEE THE PHOTOS.
Music fest finds new home in Cairns
One of the world’s most loved classical music celebrations – will relocate from Townsville to Cairns, in a historic new chapter for the internationally acclaimed festival.
4000 Anzac biscuits: IRONMAN Cairns by the numbers
More than 2800 athletes from 62 countries have hit the IRONMAN course powered by the help of 5000 Anzac biscuits and over 3000 litres of Coca-cola.
Traditional owner slams proposed crocodile cull
An Indigenous leader says people must co-exist with crocodiles, admitting their populations are increasing but slamming a proposed cull across Queensland.
How illegal e-scooters are entering Qld
Unchecked illegal e-scooters are making their way into Australia because of a loophole, a parliamentary committee has heard. Vote in our poll.
‘Creepy as’: Convicted child predator terrorised twins for more than a year
A Tully man and convicted child predator has sensationally sacked his legal team on the final day of his trial before being found guilty of stalking twin sisters and one of their partners, having spent “hours” outside their home almost every day for more than a year.
‘Surreal’: History made at the Cairns Ironman
Two American athletes were crowned the winners of the Cairns Ironman on Sunday — the first and second time a male and female have won the event from outside of Oceania.
Original URL: https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/cairns/page/3