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Tree felling causes anger in Cairns CBD

Some of the trees are thought to have been planted by students of the Cairns Central State School which was formerly located on the site, possibly in the late 19th century. In a written statement provided to the ABC, a spokesperson for Accor Hotels ... >> view original

Currie's Ben Cairns ready to learn in New Zealand

When Cairns arrives in Christchurch, he and Hodge will have around a week together before the latter comes home. Cairns will then have a further fortnight there on his own and he is looking forward to catching up with old faces such as Crusaders head ... >> view original

MagicCairns Leprechaunseye netball titlehat-trick

“That will again happen tomorrow because (goal defence) Chloe Foster is unavailable because of work commitments.” In other matches, Cairns Saints will look for back-to-back wins when they battle newly merged Indamu while Sharks face the competition's ... >> view original

Cairns student makes first Australian Junior Roller Derby team and will head ...

ROLLING SUCCESS: Cairns girl Saachi Besley Whitworth, 14, has been selected to represent Australia's junior roller derby team which will travel to Seattle this July for the world championships. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACK Source: News Limited ... >> view original

Pullman Cairns sold by Robert Magid

Robert Magid's TMG Developments and its partner, the Singapore-based Ascendas Hospitality Trust, sold the hotel to the Melbourne-based Shakespeare Property Group, which is headed by private investor Yong Quek. The landmark Accor-managed 321 ... >> view original

Australia sees second highest number of ransomware attacks in Q1 2015

Australia recorded the second highest number of ransomware detections worldwide in Q1 this year, with 6 per cent of total detections, according to Trend Micro's Q1 threat roundup. The roundup report, Bad ads and zero-days: re-emerging threats challenge ... >> view original

Apple Watch Bands Could Show Up in Stores Later this Week

Not happy with the stainless steel Milanese loop band you picked out when you ordered your Apple Watch? Well, fret no more, as Apple will start selling individual bands for the watch later this week, according to a memo sent to stores and obtained by Apple ... >> view original

Free video calling in FB Messenger now nearly worldwide, but not yet in PHL

(Updated 9:43 a.m.) After debuting last month, the free video calling feature for Facebook's Messenger platform is now nearly worldwide – but the Philippines is still not quite getting it yet. But Facebook's Dave Marcus said only a few countries still do may not ... >> view original

Here's why Apple would be wise to stay out of the TV business

Whereas savvy smartphone shoppers look at software, memory, processing power, and other tech specs when deciding on a phone or computer, people tend to choose TVs based on picture and price. Photo: Bloomberg. Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn ... >> view original

OPPO announces two new Australia-bound midrange smartphones

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO last night announced two new midrange handsets, the OPPO R7 (pictured above) and OPPO R7 Plus. The OPPO R7 is the smaller of the two devices, boasting a 5-inch screen a 6.3mm thick body. The new phone ... >> view original