Agents enjoy Chinese airline luxury on the ground at Cairns
A TOUCH of luxury greeted several travel agents at Cairns Airport yesterday, after they were given a tour aboard a visiting China Eastern Airlines aircraft.
Heli Charters and Nautilus combine forces in aviation merge
FAR Northern aviation company Heli Charters is merging with Townsville-based company Nautilus Aviation.
Visitors rate Cairns a 'perfect city'
CAIRNS has been rated the fourth top destination in the South Pacific by the influential TripAdvisor booking website.
Far North Queensland building projects compete for architecture awards
FIFTEEN projects are in the running for honours in the Australian Institute of Architects' 2013 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards to be announced on Friday.
Airport extends Ironman support in Far North Queensland
CAIRNS Airport chief executive Kevin Brown admits the success of the region's Ironman festival has gone well beyond his expectations and an ongoing long-term partnership between the two organisations is now likely.
Cairns Legacy ex-president to fight sacking and eviction of caretakers
FORMER Cairns Legacy president Merv Hains is to fight the sacking and eviction of the caretakers of the organisation's residential units at Earlville when he returns to Australia in two weeks.
Cairns region in pitch to European travellers
THE Far North's greatest pitch to lure Europeans back to the region takes place over the next three days as about 300 travel specialists from the UK and the Continent descend on Cairns.
Green light for Cape bauxite mine
RIO Tinto's $1.4 billion bauxite mine near Weipa, which could create up to 2000 jobs for the region, has been granted conditional approval by the Federal Government.
Cairns number one regional destination for conventions
CAIRNS has been ranked the number one Australian regional destination for international association conventions, beating the Gold Coast, Darwin, Adelaide and Canberra.
Mining bonanza as 8000 in Far North Queensland apply for 250 jobs
MORE than 8000 Far North people have applied for 250 jobs offered by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliancefor its Bowen Basin coal mines.
The small problems at work that cost a lot
IT'S happened to everyone. Closing a document the split second before you press save, or opening a printer to find a rat's nest of paper jamming the machine.
Samsung says it has successfully tested 5G wireless
SAMSUNG Electronics says it has successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that will eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second.
Families hit by cut to baby bonus in Federal Budget
The good, the bad, the ugly. Find out how this year's Federal budget is likely to affect you.
Sea of red ink risks AAA credit status on eve of Federal Budget
DEBT is expected to soar over the next four years to a peak of $185 billion as the Federal Budget struggles to get back into the black, putting the nation's prized AAA credit rating in jeopardy.
Gurus hired to build $35m Cairns Aquarium
TWO architects behind some of the world's most impressive aquariums will join forces to design the $35 million Cairns Aquarium.
PNG air traffic doubles to Cairns
PASSENGER numbers between Cairns and PNG have more than doubled since 2005, with up to 14 flights operating daily between the destinations. more
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