Oz trip: Cairns calling and other top stories

Oz trip: Cairns calling

Cairns is all about AJ Hackett's 50m bungy jump. Part of the appeal of the world's second-oldest commercial jump – after Queenstown in New Zealand – is its spectacular surroundings (think jungle, wildlife and lapping water). The idea of tying a ... >> view original

Man stabbed to death in Cairns apartment

A man has died after being stabbed in the chest in Cairns in far north Queensland. Police were called to an apartment complex at Bungalow about 11:00am to find the 53-year-old man with stab wounds. Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced ... >> view original

Government dumps plan to dredge Trinity Inlet in Cairns, Queensland MP Curtis ...

"All of us can have a discussion around what other proposals may be there to support the larger cruise liners coming into Cairns and the region, as well as ensuring that we have a discussion about what other future port expansions may be possible," he ... >> view original

Carload of teens hits tree in Cairns

A young driver has been taken to hospital after crashing a car carrying three other teens into a tree in Cairns while trying to flee police. Officers tried to intercept a vehicle on the Captain Cook Highway at Smithfield just after 11pm on Thursday ... >> view original

Man remanded in custody over alleged unit stabbing murder in Cairns

David Savage is accused of fatally stabbing a 53-year-old man at a Cairns unit yesterday morning. His lawyer has indicated he will be making a future bail application in the Supreme Court. Savage has been remanded in custody until June 3. Police allege ... >> view original

Ryan Cairns in Good Start

RYAN Cairns is hoping to continue his good form in the second round of the Mopani Redpath Zambia Open, which got underway yesterday at Nkana Golf Club in Copperbelt, Zambia. The local golfer managed to finish the first round tied in 15th place after a ... >> view original

Four people arrested over Cairns police chase

Four people have been arrested after a police chase in Cairns, in far north Queensland. A helicopter and several police cars tracked the allegedly stolen vehicle through the suburb of Woree, after it sped off from a random breath testing site yesterday ... >> 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

Cairns police hunt teens over Edmonton bottle shop hold-up, police car ramming

Far north Queensland police are looking for four teenagers who stole a car, rammed a police vehicle and held up a liquor store south of Cairns. A police car was rammed while trying to apprehend the group at a Smithfield shopping centre about 4:00pm ... >> view original

Unemployment increases demand at Cairns food bank

Demand for food amongst disadvantaged people in far north Queensland is increasing according to Anglicare volunteers at the Cairns food bank. Volunteer coordinator Theresa Roberts said the service had gone from feeding 50 people a day to around 200 a ... >> view original