CairnsThe police helicopter has been deployed in a fresh hunt for a Papua New Guinean national who has been on the run from authorities for a month since escaping ABF custody.
Police & CourtsA photo of a semi-famous cassowary known as Elvis has gone viral after the flightless celebrity casually strolled through a Far North Queensland police traffic stop.
CairnsA Cairns councillor has paid tribute to a dedicated community volunteer and police officer, who died suddenly while riding his mountain bike along a challenging trail late last week.
Police & CourtsA mother was breastfeeding her baby at night on Thursday Island when she noticed an intruder in front of her in a frightening break-in that left other children in the house obsessing about “baddies”, a court has been told.
QLD NewsFootage has emerged of an out of control street fight with multiple kids involved. SEE THE VIDEO
QLD NewsThey’re meant to be our most trusted members of society – but even health practitioners make bad decisions. SEE THE LIST
HyperLocalAn elderly resident is giving up private cancer treatment in anticipation of a significant rate rise, as a national peak body reveals Cairns Regional Council is contradicting its own critical report.
CairnsA foster carer who repeatedly sexually abused a nine-year old girl in his care in the Cairns area has been jailed for six years.
HealthThe COUCH Wellness Centre is forging ahead with its new business model through the appointment of a GP at its wellness centre, despite relying on donations to operate after federal funding ended in March.
HyperLocalThe UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships has started in Cairns, with competitors from all over the globe taking on the Far North’s iconic rainforest trails for the coveted title of world champion.
CairnsTablelands CIB officers are on the hunt for a serial fire bug, and are appealing for information following suspicious fires lit in bushland surrounding Mareeba.
UPDATEDCairnsA 68-year-old man has been charged following an alleged shooting incident of another man at a remote Far North Queensland property.
CairnsA teenager who tried to pick a fight with a father then chased the man onto a busy road where he was struck and killed, should be out of jail before the end of the year.
NewsA desperate plea to create a transgender social service has been issued to community leaders after the Cairns Sexual Health Clinic suddenly dropped their “lifeline” adult support group.
CairnsCairns GPs have warned that an extended pause on publicly accessible trans youth healthcare will increase suicide attempts and self-harm rates in Queensland.
CairnsA teenager who broke into more than 20 homes and stole 21 cars throughout Cairns with younger friends over one month was hurting from the death of his grandmother, a court has been told.
NewsCairns Regional Council’s top boss has called on councillors to consider the level of services provided to retirement villages when determining whether a major rate-rise will be imposed on elderly residents.
NewsFrom Olympic medallists to multinational CEOs, Australia’s finest have revealed their secret to success in a multi-day Queensland convention.
CairnsA sex worker who hid “golf-ball-sized” amounts of meth inside her body to fly the drug between the Gold Coast and Cairns for months, came undone when police stopped her car, a court has been told.
CairnsCairns Regional Council will sell its carbon credits to major global polluters with angry councillors claiming mayor Amy Eden is greenwashing the city’s environmental credentials.
CairnsAn empty corner of the Cairns Botanic Gardens where a 100-year-old fig once stood is at last occupied by an impressive cycad after a mammoth effort to move a 4m tree. See the video.
CairnsDebate over Cairns Hospital’s helipad has spun out of control as an MP accuses the LNP of using the controversial landing site to delay the construction of desperately needed facilities.
CairnsDrunken brawls, boarded up shops, violent assaults, tourists robbed and general neglect of the Cairns CBD — it’s tropical paradise with a broken front door, a prominent businessman says.
NewsSacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf, who has spent more than a year at the centre of a dismissal case against the ABC, said her trust in the national broadcaster had been shattered.
EXCLUSIVECairnsTreatment of critical patients airlifted to a Far North hospital is being delayed by up to an hour with the force of the helicopter’s rotors threatening to blow a ramshackle hospital’s crumbling infrastructure away.