Qld set for tourist rush as cruise line unveils major plans
A major international cruise line is hoping to entice more Americans to Queensland by leveraging new cheap direct flights and more sailing options.
Cairns
Croc removed from popular fishing spot but risk of attack remains
A large saltwater crocodile has been removed from a popular fishing area and well-known habitat in the Cassowary Coast but authorities warn a “risk of attack” remains.
Painful reality facing homeowners before Christmas
More and more Queenslanders are at risk of losing their home as the mortgage bite hits hard.
‘Get their faces out there’: Alleged teen crims shamed on social media
A Cairns crime victim claims to have been encouraged to post images of alleged teen crims by police after getting her Whitfield home broken into and vehicle stolen.
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‘Heart is broken’: Family grieves loss of mum and ‘happy hippy’
A Cairns mum killed when her car rolled on the Bruce Highway has been remembered as a fun-loving, humble and honest free spirit with a talent for bartending.
Law student steals car, tries to sell it, court hears
A JCU law university student has narrowly escaped time in jail for stealing a car and trying to sell it to a car salesman in Cairns.
Explained: What Cairns leaders will demand in Canberra
The Far North will receive billions of dollars less than all other Queensland regions over the next five years, a new report has revealed, as a delegation prepares to head to Canberra to fight for more funding.
‘Just devastating’: Bodies of missing gold hunters identified
A pair of experienced gold hunters and business partners who died during heatwave conditions while prospecting outside the remote outback town of Croydon have been identified.
Man charged with rape, multiple DV offences
A man has been charged with rape and a string of domestic violence offences including strangulation, assault and breaking a domestic violence order six times.
Bodies found in remote Qld after gold hunt tragedy
Two experienced prospectors were found dead at a North Queensland goldfield after they are believed to have become lost in the heat while walking back to their accommodation.
‘Potential for development’: Vibrant Cairns sports ground sold
A vibrant Cairns sporting and business precinct which regularly draws hundreds of participants to events has changed hands, with the buyer indicating “business as usual” in the short-term.
Two people found dead after going missing while prospecting
The bodies of two people have been found after they went missing while prospecting in a remote part of outback Queensland.
Community intervention saves cuddling cows from slaughter
Cow cuddling therapy pets have been saved from slaughter in an eleventh hour reprieve after the mothballing of a Goldsborough business and attempted sale of the herd at the Mareeba saleyards.
Firefighters mopping up after week long battle with North Queensland blaze
Firefighters have controlled a large bushfire that has been burning for more than a week, consuming upwards of 64,000 hectares of bushland and threatening the remote town of Forsayth in Far North Queensland.
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