Cairns killings: Demolition of home where children died delayed and other top stories

Cairns killings: Demolition of home where children died delayed

The Cairns house in which eight children were allegedly murdered in December will remain standing until at least June, when the mother of seven of those children again faces court. Raina Mersane Ina Thaiday, 37, faces eight murder charges over the ... >> view original

Croc puts bite on Cairns golfer

Lahiff is recovering this afternoon in the nearby Cairns Hospital after treatment for a deep laceration to his shin and puncture wounds to his calf. But the 66-year-old holds no grudge against the 1.2m saltwater croc that nipped him, saying it was more ... >> view original

Man killed after truck rolls on Cairns property

A man has been killed and another seriously injured in an accident on a north Queensland property. It is believed a truck rolled over two men on a private property in Mooroobool, Cairns. Police said early investigations indicated nobody was in the ... >> view original

Cairns man dies after being hit by car at Weipa on Cape York

A 45-year-old Cairns man has died after he was struck by a car on Cape York in far north Queensland. It happened on John Evans Drive in Weipa just after 7:00pm (AEST) last night. Police tried to revive him but he died at the scene. Meanwhile, a 73-year ... >> view original

Where are they now? Johnny Cairns

IT is 13 years since Johnny Cairns sat on a racehorse. Every day his heart aches to climb back on but his head won't allow him. Nor will the doctors after the record-breaking jockey from Mackay had a fall – not from a horse mind you – and landed head ... >> view original

Man arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine through Cairns Airport

Police claim a Spanish man tried to smuggle cocaine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars through the Cairns International Airport over the weekend. Jose Lazano Garcia, 59, was arrested on Saturday evening after customs officials examined his luggage ... >> view original

Ancient Buddhist relics tour Cairns

Human hair, timeworn pieces of cloth and stones found among the sifted remains of cremated spiritual masters were among the relics on display at Cairns' buddhist centre at the weekend as the 'Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour' continued its global journey. >> view original

Kanga back to where it began

For Ian Cairns, the granite-faced bull of a man who spearheaded efforts to put WA surfing on the map in the 1970s, it will be a welcome, if somewhat ironic, moment. The man known as "Kanga" remembers Margaret River only a few decades ago as a ... >> view original

Cairns home sales rise, but yields fall: CoreLogic RP Data

The number of Cairns homes that sold in the year to November 2014, was 5% higher over the 12 month period, according to CoreLogic RP Data. The majority of the rise was attributed to the increase in units that sold over the year. House sales were 1% ... >> view original

The Duke of Disquiet: An interview with Andy Cairns of Therapy?

Andy Cairns is the product of so many musical histories that it's strange to think he's never been to the Hope and Anchor where so many of them began. The Islington pub became a bolthole for the bands who eventually defined punk – Joe Strummer was a ... >> view original