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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Game-changing tech for first responders on the frontline
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Why is it so cold in Cairns?
Far North has recorded lower than average temperatures across the past week, as tourists flock to the region for school holidays.
Live and local: Stratford Sounds music festival in pictures
A killer line-up of local musicians and bands have brought the vibes to the streets and favourite local hangouts of Stratford for the free and inaugural Stratford Sounds music festival on Saturday. Did our photographer snap you?
Health warning issued for popular creek following sewage leak
Residents have been urged not to swim or take their pets to a popular water hole in Brinsmead due safety concerns over a sewage leak.
Five attacks in three days send victims to hospital
Five incidents of crime in Cairns in just three days have left multiple victims hospitalised.
Cairns mum sentenced for trafficking meth on her 38th birthday
A meth-trafficking Cairns mum used her 72-year-old mother as her lookout, a Cairns court has heard as she was sentenced on her 38th birthday.
Two cows killed, two people hospitalised in crash
Five people — including three children — have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into livestock on a rural road in the Atherton Tablelands, killing one cow and leaving another to be euthanized.
Who can get free lung cancer screenings in new program
Free lung cancer screening is now available in Cairns for the first time. Check whether you qualify for the new national program designed to catch Australia’s deadliest cancer early.
PHOTOS: NAIDOC Week march and celebrations
Chants of “strong in spirit, bold in fight” echoed through Cairns streets on Friday as Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders marched through the city as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations. SEE WHO ATTENDED
‘Keeps kids on track’: Beloved community program at risk
A community program that gets dozens of kids off the streets playing sport and providing after school meals is in doubt after funding for the successful project ran out.
Timeline: Teen’s final moments before fatal stolen car crash
The final moments before a stolen car crashed and killed 14-year-old Bradley Smith and left a 12-year-old girl a quadriplegic have been detailed during an inquest into the teen’s death.
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