A bull-catching, croc-hunting, straight-talking North Queensland MP might not be the first person you’d expect to champion marriage equality, but Warren Entsch has always relished the unexpected.
An unlikely rearguard offensive against the LNP is being plotted in the Far North with suspicions raised that a once safe Labor seat could be up for grabs sooner than expected.
Not only does teenager Hudson Lennon have a circus named after him, he comes from multiple generations of circus performers, so it’s no surprise the 13-year-old is taking on the infamous ‘globe of death’ at his namesake show in Cairns.
A passion for fashion, bold colours and eclectic prints is the inspiration for a new pop-up shop by Cairns designer Vivienne Francine.
Traffic has been cleared and one person taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on a major Cairns road on Wednesday morning.
Hundreds of travellers have been forced to camp on the track after the fourth failure of one of Australia’s most expensive ferries in three weeks and many are not happy about it.
A former high school captain from Cairns who received offers from two medical schools has changed track, pursuing a childhood dream to drive trains to a job in Japan’s rail system.
An 18-year-old who carjacked a BMW stopped at a service station and led police on a dangerous afternoon high speed chase was on parole, a probation order and bail at the time. SEE THE VIDEO
The hard work to make Queensland’s budget deliver for the Far North starts now, with the 163-page document’s lack of detail creating opportunities, industry leaders say.
The LNP’s “breakfast club” appears to have skipped a key meeting with Cairns industry leaders in favour of a coffee catch up with party members at an inner city cafe this week.
Police have forced a man from South Australia to snort out suspected contraband concealed in his nasal passage during enforcement action in the Cairns CBD.
A massage therapist jailed for raping a client has been permanently banned from offering health services.
A tourist has been rescued from the state’s highest mountain after treacherous weather caused a 17-hour ordeal that included a leech being stuck to a hiker’s eye.
A sergeant tasked with reviewing the crash that killed a 14-year-old passenger in a stolen car has told a coronial inquest she believed police “should have disengaged”.
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