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

Cairns Mayor reports investment confidence

Last month, Cairns was a clear destination of choice for some 1400 Chinese tourists celebrating the Lunar New Year, providing a welcome boost for our tourism and retail sector. Singapore's Aspial Corporation has begun work of its $400 million CBD ... >> 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

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

Flashback: When Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid outsmarted Chris Cairns

“We were getting beaten, and we were sort off, clueless,” said Tendulkar off Cairns excellent use of reverse swing. “I told Rahul Dravid that I had an idea, since i was at the non-strikers end I was closer to the bowler so when he is walking back to ... >> view original

Andy Cairns favourite for Bernard Sigsworth Memorial competition final at ...

County player Andy Cairns is favourite to win Sunday's final of the Bernard Sigsworth Memorial Competition at the Griffin Bowling Club. Generously sponsored by the Sigsworth family and starting at 11am, Cairns is rated a 5/2 shot to land the title. >> 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

62yo man to front court over Koah cannabis crop near Cairns

A 62-year-old man is due to appear in a far north Queensland court next month after police allegedly discovered a large cannabis plantation at Koah, west of Cairns. Police said they found more than 100 cannabis plants, dried cannabis and seedlings at ... >> 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