Cairns vulnerable to big cyclones and other top stories

Cairns vulnerable to big cyclones

Tropical cyclones are common in far north Queensland, but many people in Cairns believe the city is immune from a Mahina-style cyclone. But cyclone researcher Jon Nott, of James Cook University and a resident of Cairns for 15 years, says another Mahina ... >> view original

Cairns murder: Teen appears in court over murder of Kiwi Philip Quayle

New Zealander Philip Quayle died in Cairns after being found badly injured on the street. Photo / Facebook. A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a New Zealand hospitality worked in Cairns. Philip Quayle, 27, was found dead on a ... >> 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

Tourist charged over pink diamond theft in Cairns to learn fate

A British tourist charged over the theft of a rare pink diamond in Cairns will learn his fate next month. Detectives allege Matthew Mark Luke John Osborne, 30, stole the Argyle diamond, worth more than $100,000, from a Cairns jeweller in February last ... >> view original

Cairns beat Perth, advance to NBL finals

Minor premiers Cairns Taipans have advanced into a NBL finals series with New Zealand Breakers after completing a straight games semi-finals win over defending champions Perth Wildcats. The Taipans led by margins of three, 10 and eight at the three ... >> view original

Second man charged over Cairns death - Yahoo!7

The body of a 27-year-old man was found at the intersection of Spence and Taylor streets in the Cairns suburb of Parramatta Park in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police initially charged a 21-year-old man on Saturday with one count of accessory ... >> view original

Rainforest search begins near Cairns for yellow crazy ants pest

A large-scale search for an invasive pest species of ant is underway in dense rainforest in far north Queensland. Yellow crazy ants were first detected in Cairns in 2001 and are known to spray formic acid, which burns the skin and eyes of animals, and ... >> view original

Back Yard: Cairns are hikers' calling card

In the Big South Fork, cairns left behind by hikers are often no more than a foot or two tall; a few pieces of sandstone that litter the trail or the bottom of a rock shelter, left in small stacks. The stones can be ragged — of- ten pieces of the rock ... >> view original

Death of former Kiwi Philip Quayle in Cairns investigated

Nelson man Philip Quayle dies from injuries in CairnsNew Zealand Herald >> view original

Cairns Taipans give Perth Wildcats the slip despite two-point third quarter

They managed just two points for the third quarter in an astonishing display of poor shooting from Cairns and excellent hard-nosed defence from the visitors. The Wildcats led 48-45 after their 18-2 run in the third term and held a 58-55 buffer heading ... >> view original