Man injured following head-on collision
One person has been injured in a head-on crash in the Atherton Tablelands on Friday morning.
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One person has been injured in a head-on crash in the Atherton Tablelands on Friday morning.
A 45-year-old Cairns real estate agent set up fake dating profiles to provoke men into sending illicit messages and images to her ex-husband’s former partner, a court has heard.
Ambitious plans to partly demolish two historically significant buildings in the Cairns CBD to make way for a 14 storey residential tower have been approved by Cairns Regional Council.
What started as a birthday cake for her son has grown into one of Cairns’ most loved baked treats — and has now opened its doors for the first time in the heart of the city.
The president of Australia’s peak medical body says one doctor covering Far North Queensland is unsustainable, as families wait up to 18 months to see a pediatric cardiologist.
A Yarrabah police officer was injured after youths pelted rocks at their vehicle, as the mayor calls for more resources to be based in the Far North Queensland community.
The Cairns woman tragically shot dead by her husband before he turned the gun on himself was planning on ending the relationship before she was gunned down in her family home.
The Maroons have created numerous historical moments with their victories over the years. Here are some of them that will give you the feels.
The Far North could become a major force in the nation’s next generation of agriculture and population growth but standing in the way is a lack of planning of its most available resource.
The deaths of Kathleen Manoff, Raymond Charles Gigg and Angus John “Gus” Magian have been announced in the The Cairns Post’s My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
Funerals for Absolem Mast, Lucia Terese Colussi and Roman Christopher Matarczyk will be held in in Cairns this week. Read the latest funeral notices here.
As autumn moves towards winter what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
Here is a list of matters listed at Cairns Magistrates Court on Friday.
An Indigenous Aurukun veteran was honoured at the Australian War Memorial on Tuesday, for his dedicated service in the Far North during World War II.
Documents exclusively obtained by the Cairns Post can reveal the amount ratepayers paid for Cairns mayor Amy Eden to attend a training course in Brisbane earlier this year.
A pastoral leader in Cairns has urged councillors to show compassion towards elderly pensioners facing the prospect of homelessness should a major rate rise be approved.
After 22 years, womenswear store Tea Lily has moved across the street to a new, bigger space on Grafton Street. CHECK IT OUT
Neighbours have described the tragic moment a nine-year-old girl knocked on their door, telling them her dad had shot her mum, in a suspected murder-suicide that has sent shockwaves across Far North Queensland.
A Tablelands police officer has been jailed over three “hammer blows” delivered during an arrest of an Indigenous man in bushland at Mount Garnet in 2022.
A rising hip hop group will release a new single in conjunction with the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair later this year.
Authorities have charged 18 people with more than 200 counts of fraud offences worth more than $2m on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. What happened in court.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm following an alleged altercation with a 24-year-old man in Cairns.
Lamar Ahchee, who faces the death penalty in Bali, has broken his silence over his alleged role in an international 1.8kg cocaine smuggling plot. See the video.
An elderly pensioner says she will be forced to decide between funding her husband’s ongoing cancer treatment, or paying Cairns Regional Council’s proposed 800 per cent rate rise on dwellings inside retirement villages, if approved.
A respected policeman and Far North Queensland mountain biking legend was remembered as an “exceptional” officer, father, husband and friend during a moving service in Mareeba.
A man has been charged with robbery with violence and stealing, after allegedly assaulting a 57-year-old store attendant.
After 28 years of anticipation, one of the country’s most-loved retail chains is finally coming to Far North Queensland.
A woman has been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash in the Cassowary Coast on Tuesday morning.
The LNP’s promise to better protect a World Heritage-listed rainforest has been questioned after business leaders replaced a world-renowned ecologist and land management expert on the board of a key environmental agency.
A good Samaritan boxing coach, who trains at-risk kids for free, was devastated when his van was stolen, until a grateful mother answered his prayers.
The great uncle and carer of toddler, Chase Thomsen, 23 months, has been jailed over the “blunt force trauma” injuries to the little boy’s bowel that led to sepsis and his death. Warning: Distressing content
Check out all the pics captured by Cairns Post photographer Brendan Radke across five days of action at Crankworx Cairns.
Celebrating 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody, tribute band Queen: It’s A Kinda Magic that will rock the stage at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre on June 7.
A former tech boss facing the death penalty over an alleged attempt to smuggle 1.8kg of cocaine into Bali is the son of a retired police officer it can be revealed as an ex-schoolmate breaks their silence.
Police have allegedly seized large amounts of cash, heroin and meth in an early morning raid of a Cairns North property. Five people have been charged with drug offences. See the video.
Seven teenagers from Cairns and Townsville have been charged with vehicle theft and dangerous driving, including a 12-year-old, authorities have confirmed.
Theories have emerged to try and make sense of strange and unexplained lights reported in the night sky at a known UFO hot spot on the Atherton Tablelands. See the video.
Chilling data reveals one in 10 domestic violence offences in Queensland are committed in Cairns, as coercive control becomes a criminal offence in Queensland. VOTE IN OUR POLL