Violence crisis in Far North
Sobering statistics have revealed domestic violence offending rates in Far North Queensland remain among the worst across the entire state.
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Sobering statistics have revealed domestic violence offending rates in Far North Queensland remain among the worst across the entire state.
A young woman with “complex needs” has been sentenced to three years’ jail after pleading guilty to arson for setting her mattress alight in Cairns North.
An incident in which a toddler and their stroller were lifted into the air by the whirring blades of a rescue helicopter taking off outside Cairns Hospital has prompted a state government review.
The Coalition’s post-election bloodletting has spilled over in the Far North with Peter Dutton and an LNP “kingmaker” blamed for the loss of Leichhardt and more than a dozen other seats across Australia.
The Freshwater Festival is back bigger and better this year, featuring 15 stalls and special music performances from students.
The shape of one of the countries most strategically important naval bases is changing with HMAS Cairns undergoing major changes to accommodate the naval vessels of the future. How you can get a look inside.
Tourism in the Far North’s ancient rainforest will create better housing and employment opportunities through the establishment of a $3.7m tourism hub.
A young man who admitted to police that he stabbed his sister’s boyfriend in their Far North Queensland house one night in 2022 has been cleared of murder and manslaughter by a jury.
A woman who police allege dragged an officer down the road while attempting to flee a roadside drug test in a stolen car has at last been apprehended 600km away in Mackay.
As autumn moves towards winter what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
The deaths of James Jeffrey Nichols, Donald Fredrick Ruthenberg and Janice Claire Hinchy have been announced in the The Cairns Post’s My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
Funerals for Bernadine Terese Breen, Cedric John Crooks and Jennifer Anne Reuben (Nee Brown) will be held in in Cairns this week. Read the latest funeral notices here.
Here is a list of matters listed at Cairns Magistrates Court on Friday.
A little boy has been remembered as a fearless and cheeky adventurer who sadly will never know just how much he meant to those who loved him, after he tragically choked to death at a childcare centre.
Airconditioners across the region will get a reprieve as consistent trade winds from the southeast bring cooler temperatures to the coast and beyond. Here’s what is ahead for the weekend.
The Far North’s budding film industry is at risk with US President Donald Trump’s 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made movies set to wreak havoc, according to a Cairns MP.
A former manager of the Coen Exchange Hotel has described to a court how bar regular and the man now charged with the murder of 23-year-old Kowanyama mum Allison Bernard, threatened to kill him after a night of drinking.
A new approach to crime, developed by a former prison boss, has been tabled at a crime forum in Cairns, with the model receiving overwhelming support from attendees.
A Qld mum whose son was brutally murdered in a bottle shop stabbing says a fear of losing her son all over again has driven her to sleep with a crowbar and wasp spray.
Thousands of athletes will descend on Cairns this month to run, swim and ride at masters sporting events in the Far North.
A jury will consider whether the stabbing death of Rodney Frampton, 34, in Caravonica was a deliberate act or the sudden actions of a young man wanting to ‘immobilise’ someone he was “scared” of in a “chaotic and crazy house”.
Cairns’ first small bar is on the move, but will continue its mission to elevate the city’s cocktail scene now from a new venue with a bar nearly two and a half times the original size.
A Cairns court has heard how a young girl fled her cape campground shower cubicle after she heard “heavy male breathing” before a 33-year-old man was later caught naked on the floor of the same bathroom masturbating.
Some of Cairns’ most wanted crims have been taken off the street in a crackdown on high-risk offenders who have been charged with a total of 620 offences during a week-long blitz.
A ‘hungry’ 2.8m saltie has been captured with a baited trap on a Far North river after it was spotted near a popular camping and swimming area.
Hundreds of Jimmy Buffett fans lit up a Cairns boating club for a cause close to the heart of local band members. See the pictures.
A major shake-up has been announced for air travel into the Torres Straits after the falling through of a Skytrans deal with Northern Territory Air Services to provide island transfers.
A witness says the man accused of murdering a young Qld mother told him that if he had something to do with her death “they would never find her”, a court has heard.
Cairns pediatrician Dr Angela Wilson explains the “complex, multidimensional” process of diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Australia.
The Opposition says Cairns should be home to a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) testing facility after the region was named the youth crime capital of Queensland.
From TV screens to the distillery scene, popular TV presenter Larry Emdur will launch his new whisky line at Salt House.
One of Queensland’s most beloved holiday sites has unveiled a brand new water park following a turbulent rebuild during Cyclone Alfred. See the pictures.
The life of a 39-year-old motorcycle mechanic and FIFO worker spiralled quickly into “chaos and crisis” after he turned to meth to cope with a death in the family, a court has heard.
Fast-acting tradies have stepped in to restrain a couple who police allege robbed a CBD tobacco shop before attempting to carjack a getaway vehicle.
Health Minister Tim Nicholls remains adamant negotiations for wages and conditions for Queensland’s nurses and midwives are “nation-leading” despite backlash.
The reputation of Queensland tourism has taken a hit, according to Cape York tour operators, following the shut down of access to the Tip that’s been slammed as a failure of state government leadership.
Queensland residents were dismayed by the lack of sausage sizzles at polling booths on election day, with multiple travelling across the cities just to secure their ‘democracy sausage’. VOTE IN OUR POLL
A Thursday Island nurse may be forced to retire for medical reasons after a lifesaving treatment that helped cure her breast cancer left her with devastating side effects.