A dramatic raid over illicit tobacco during which authorities were locked inside has netted a haul of alleged illegal cigarettes, vapes, bongs valued at almost a quarter of a million dollars.
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Incredible video has captured the moment furious police threw road spikes down to stop a repeat teen offender alleged to have stolen one car before carjacking a taxi. SEE THE VIDEO
The former tourism minister has criticised the LNP’s first state budget, calling for more details around exactly where the promised cash for the battling sector will land.
An Indigenous man was facedown, restrained by two officers and “not resisting” when a police sergeant allegedly ran into the fray, pinned the man with his knee and punched him three times to the head, a Cairns court has been told.
An investigation into the death of a Cairns man killed in a downhill mountain bike crash has detailed what happened to the highly-regarded police officer and exactly how he died.
A Cairns man has been fined for keeping a saltwater crocodile in his fish tank, authorities have confirmed. See the pictures.
The Great Barrier Reef Masters Games are back and there’s still time to register in any of 22 sports – and you don’t have to be as old as you think.
Australia’s closest neighbour is scrambling to control a polio outbreak, with Queensland’s declining vaccination rates leaving the region vulnerable to the once “eradicated” disease.
A veteran nurse at Cairns Hospital says staff are navigating violent and abusive patients, with some security doors only locking if there is a fire.
A Queensland MP has faced criticism for a text message sent defending the LNP’s failure to include serious offences, including attempted murder, in its first wave of Adult Crime, Adult Time reforms earlier this year.
Vulnerable migrants have been found residing in workplaces and accepting illegal wages from employers following a three-day sweep of the region, including the Cairns CBD, authorities say.
After 35 years of managing the historic Cominos House a Cairns not-for-profit is being evicted at the end of the current lease and the live-in caretaker turfed out.
A husband used a hunting knife and hammer to try to kill his wife because she asked him to, a court has heard. Warning: Distressing content.
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