‘They’re not safe’: Puppies hunted by big croc after three dogs killed
A litter of puppies need saving from a Queensland crocodile who has developed a taste for dogs after devouring three animals in a week.
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MP joins fight to save health centre battling to survive
An evolving Cairns health facility fighting for survival has “armed” federal Member for Leichhardt Matt Smith with the right pitch to help lock in ongoing funding.
‘A kaleidoscope of First Nations culture and art’: CIAF 2025 begins
The 16th edition of the CIAF opens on Thursday, showcasing the best of Queensland First Nations art and culture for four jam-packed days. GET A PREVIEW
Explained: LNP walks away from First Nations cultural centres
Plans to build First Nations cultural centres in Brisbane and Cairns worth more than $300m have been scrapped by the state government, ending decades of lobbying.
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‘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.
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.
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