Woman allegedly suffers serious burns after Molotov thrown during riot
A Hope Vale father has been denied bail on charges of acts intended to maim, disfigure or disable over a petrol bomb thrown during a ‘riot’ in the community.
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Exclusive look inside Queensland Childrens Court
A teenager who sexually assaulted a woman as she slept on a couch, later setting her car on fire because people would “look at him funny”, has been spared detention.
Cairns water delivery should be ‘forced back’ onto state: Ratepayer
A Cairns ratepayer is calling for the return of water infrastructure and delivery back to the state government – calling it a “constitutional right” beyond local council capability. Who owns Qld’s dams – interactive map.
Woman accused of making more than 1000 phone calls to ex
A Queensland woman accused of making more than 1000 phone calls to the father of her four children after the breakdown of their 19-year relationship has been refused bail.
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‘War zones’: Qld’s youth crime hotspots revealed
Queensland’s most prolific young offenders have been mapped, as police grapple with a staggering volume of crime in 2024. SEE THE MAP
‘Rubble’ to reef: What restoration program will mean for GBR
Scattered coral skeletons have transformed into a vibrant reef wall with tourism playing a key role in revitalising one of the world’s great natural wonders, a Far North marine biologist says.
‘We didn’t think anyone was coming’: Couple rescued after being stalked by large crocodile
A couple aged in their 50s thought they were going to perish alone in remote Gulf country, enduring two terrifying nights stalked by a large crocodile after their 4WD was washed away in flood waters.
‘Havoc’: Shop owners fed up with senseless thieves and vandals
A fish and chip shop owned by one of the region’s lead business advocates has become the latest Redlynch business to be left with thousands of dollars worth of damage after a break-in by youth crims.
‘Political football’: Key report leaked ahead of council decision on fluoride
A leaked Cairns Regional Council report has delivered a recommendation on fluoridating the city’s water supply. HERE’S WHAT IT SAYS.
Two women confirmed dead in horror crash near Cairns
Two women are dead following a horror single-vehicle crash in Far North Queensland on Sunday.
Cape York leader’s ‘fall from grace’ over tax fraud
A Cape York leader and internationally-recognised academic has been jailed for $134,908 tax fraud in what a Cairns judge has described as a “significant fall from grace”.
Senator questions tender process for Daintree Microgrid Project
A Far North senator has defended Labor’s environmental credentials after withdrawing funds for a renewable energy project in an environmentally sensitive region.
Vow to protect nurses after chilling ‘rape alley’ video
A ‘90 seconds of terror’ video produced by The Sunday Mail exposing the extreme dangers facing nurses has sparked a plan for change
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