IN PICTURES: Qld’s most magic Origin moments
The Maroons have created numerous historical moments with their victories over the years. Here are some of them that will give you the feels.
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Intruder stabs man after breaking into Far North Qld home
A Cooktown man has been stabbed in the back by an intruder who broke into his home and then fled on foot.
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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
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‘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.
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