Cairns
‘I reeled back. I was horrified’: Dad tells of moment he found daughter’s body
Troy Cordingley has told a jury he discovered daughter Toyah’s body after scooping sand from a strange mound on a north Queensland beach.
- Rex Martinich
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Stab victim might have been alive when buried in sand
Toyah Cordingley was either dead or certain to die when she was buried in sand at a remote beach after having her throat cut, a jury has heard.
- Rex Martinich
North Queensland cities push for their own new Olympic stadiums
Townsville and Cairns have made their pitch for new and improved venues for one of the most decentralised Olympic and Paralympic Games in history.
- Cameron Atfield
Floodwaters set to rise after record-breaking rain
Hundreds of people have fled to evacuation centres after record-breaking rain in northern Australia, with the deluge set to continue for days.
- Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
‘Ugly stepsister’: SEQ community backs Sydney whitewater venue over local Games build
A Redlands community alliance has opposed the venue’s sustainability and financial viability, echoing Senate findings that Australia cannot support two whitewater rafting facilities.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
‘Doesn’t belong in the NBL’: Cotton does it again as Perth mauls Cairns
Bryce Cotton has produced his fourth consecutive 40-point game in the Wildcats’ demolition of the Taipans.
- Jasper Bruce
Crisafulli deflects nuclear questions, blames Labor ‘scare campaigns’
The opposition leader was asked if he would match premier Steven Miles’ promise of a High Court fight against any federal attempt to build reactors in Queensland.
- William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt
- Analysis
- Queensland votes
‘Stakes are really high’: Premier’s tropical tour as campaign heats up
As Labor leader Steven Miles kept busy, his LNP challenger, David Crisafulli, warned of “aggression in politics” and announced another crime policy.
- Cameron Atfield
Final flight: Pilot turned off lights to hide take-off, flew over his own unit
An air safety report reveals a helicopter that crashed into a Cairns hotel, killing the drunk pilot, hit the building blades-first with its rotors on full power.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
‘A different leader’: Miles wants his own mandate, Crisafulli wants change
Queensland’s 26-day formal election fight will begin on Tuesday, after the state’s major party leaders spent campaign-eve setting the scene for voters.
- Matt Dennien and Cameron Atfield
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