Unprecedented levels of bleaching have wiped out coral and left “football fields of animal skeletons” at a major research station and reef system in Far North Queensland. See before and after.
The 16th Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has officially opened with an exciting fashion showcase, Look and Listen, at the Tanks Art Centre on Thursday. SEE THE PHOTOS
The LNP has refused to release an abandoned business case to build two First Nations cultural centres in Queensland, with the Indigenous affairs minister attacking Labor for failing to close the gap and deliver critical services to remote communities.
A 27-year-old Cairns woman has been jailed after brutal attacks on two “defenceless” strangers in the CBD, including dragging one victim to the ground by her hair before stomping on her head and slamming her face into the concrete more than a dozen times.
Police have released footage of the moment they arrested a 30-year-old Mooroobool man after he allegedly broke into a Westcourt business on Thursday night.
A teenager at the funeral for slain teen Pheobe Bishop has shed new light on her life, as her grieving mother salvages a precious keepsake of her daughter.
He’s a keen fisherman and father, but who is the man charged with accessory after the fact in relation to the alleged murder of Pheobe Bishop?
A foster carer sentenced in Cairns District Court for molesting three children in his care claims his four-and-a-half-year sentence was “manifestly excessive”.
New resources will fuel premier David Crisafulli’s crusade against crime in the Far North with key statistics still on the rise across the region.
A time-honoured American tradition will be observed this Friday at Gilligan’s in Cairns with competitors stuffing their faces with fast food as part of the venue’s third annual hot dog eating contest.
A major Far North road has been closed to traffic following reports of a car on fire on the Tablelands on Thursday evening.
A driver is in a ‘potentially life threatening’ condition after crashing into a Cairns shopping centre.
Sarah Sexton lived 14,352 extraordinary days but it was not nearly long enough, her loved ones say. More than 500 people farewelled the health advocate at a packed service.
A huge block of land on a prime Cairns North corner is back on the market after an old Queenslander frequented by squattersburnt to the ground on Wednesday.
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