Are Australia's waters cursed? and other top stories

Are Australia's waters cursed?

The MSC Orchestra, carrying around 2500 passengers on its maiden journey to Australia, has been forced to cancel its scheduled stop in Cairns due to Cyclone Nathan. Instead, the ship has slowed and will stop in Brisbane on Sunday. It had last stopped ... >> view original

Flashback: When Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid outsmarted Chris Cairns

Sachin Tendulkar has been known to be the scourge of many a bowler over the course of his glorious career. His influence over the bowler didn't just stop with his time at the crease, he was just as lethal at the non-striker's end. In a recent interview ... >> view original

History favours New Zealand Breakers to finish off Cairns Taipans

The New Zealand Breakers' resounding game-one win over the Cairns Taipans has swung momentum as well as NBL history firmly in their favour in the grand final series. The Breakers out-hustled the Taipans 86-71 in Cairns on Friday to set themselves up ... >> view original

'Until proven, I won't let Chris Cairns get crucified'

Chris Cairns, that flamboyant allrounder from New Zealand, is doing some labour work these days. He drives a council truck and cleans bus shelters around Auckland for $17 an hour. He and his wife, a project manager, live in a posh suburb in Auckland. >> view original

Cairns and Bundaberg are Queensland's dole hot spots

The unenviable titles are revealed in official statistics seen by The Courier-Mail, which shows 3920 people in Cairns off work and on Newstart and another 3790 in Bundaberg. Liverpool in NSW tops the list of dole recipients, with 4232 of its residents ... >> view original

'See Me Save Me' campaign for Eilidh Cairns heard in House of Lords

A campaign by the family of a Northumberland cyclist killed by a heavy goods vehicle has been raised in parliament. Eilidh Cairns, 30, from Ellingham, near Alnwick, died after being knocked off her bike by an HGV in London, where she was living and ... >> view original

Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast property hotspots: report

Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Cairns have been prime locations for property value growth, in the past year according to a new state government report. The 2015 Valuer-General's Property Market Report shows an average 5.6 per cent growth ... >> view original

Man in court over Cairns murder of Nelson man

The man accused of murdering Nelson man Philip Quayle in Cairns is set to appear in court today as new details emerge about the violent and unprovoked attack last Thursday. Cairns man Jake Desmond Livingstone, 19, was arrested on Friday and was ... >> view original

Ann Cairns, MasterCard

Regardless of the technology in place, building personal relationships with consumers and gaining their trust are the key factors pushing the financial services industry forward, according to Ann Cairns, the head of international markets for MasterCard ... >> view original

Man's body found on Cairns footpath; police treating death as suspicious

Queensland police are trying to piece together the final movements of a man in Cairns in the state's far north who has died in suspicious circumstances. The 27-year-old New Zealand national was last seen near a CBD hotel just after 2:00am (AEST). His ... >> view original