Former lawyer opens bookshop to share his love of reading
When a retired Cairns lawyer with more than 4,000 books decided to clear out his collection, it sparked the birth of a ‘new’ second hand bookstore.
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Stonefish venom could hold cure for parasitic worm infection
The cure for a gastrointestinal parasite which affects one quarter of the world’s population, could be found in one of Australia’s most venomous fish, according James Cook University scientists.
Just like Vegas: The four Qld tourist towns that want to tax visitors
The mayors of four Queensland councils are urging the state government to introduce a bed tax to help them pay for surging infrastructure costs. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Pictures capture moment man takes hatchet to bird’s nest
A white-haired bespectacled man has been captured taking a hatchet to the nest of one of Queensland’s most iconic bird species. Warning: Disturbing content
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Why plan to relocate Cowboys NRLW team hinges on election result
The relocation of a women’s national rugby league team to Cairns is back on the agenda after a multimillion dollar funding pledge by the federal Opposition.
Man charged with rape after secret hotel meeting
A Port Douglas man who police allege lured a 13-year-old girl to a Cairns hotel before plying her with drugs and raping her has been charged. Watch the video of his arrest.
How new tech is leading charge against deadly stinger venom
JCU and the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation have teamed up to collect the deadly venom of the irukandji and box jellyfish in the name of research.
Late dad’s weapons land son in trouble
A Cairns man who was serving a four-year prison sentence when police searched his family home has accepted responsibility for his late father’s modified and semiautomatic weapons.
‘I didn’t hesitate’: How business owner found and saved missing man in remote Qld
A Weipa-based pest control operator has become an unlikely hero after discovering a missing man on a remote Aurukun road following a five-day search operation.
‘A miracle’: Rider’s mum speaks out after horror crash
A young motorcycle rider who was rushed to hospital with ‘life-threatening’ injuries following a two-vehicle accident has made ‘miraculous’ progress in his recovery.
Heavily pregnant woman jailed for $336k tax fraud committed while on drugs
Heavily-pregnant Elizabeth Janelle Addo, 32, will likely give birth in jail after being sentenced for a “blatant and fanciful” tax fraud that netted her $150,000, which she spent on drugs, alcohol and shopping sprees.
Fabrication firm undertakes huge jetty project in boost for the region
A Far North business has embarked on a huge task to build a new wharf which will be shipped to the Northern Territory to replace a jetty destroyed by a Cyclone Megan bulk carrier incident.
World-first revealed for $7m mountain bike race
Crankworx Cairns will debut a world-first race event expected to push elite mountain bike riders to the brink when the event returns to Cairns for the fourth consecutive year in May.
‘Lucky he didn’t kill’: Bizarre and dangerous driver scolded in court
A courier driver had been on drugs for four days before he tried to get away from police during a bizarre and dangerous driving episode through several Cairns suburbs in an old Subaru Outback.
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