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Four Cairns teens charged with child sex offences

Four Cairns teenagers have been charged with child sex offences following a series of assaults against young girls, including some filmed on a phone. Police allege the teenagers, aged between 14 and 18, committed the offences over recent weeks at a ... >> view original

WATCH: Horrific footage of Cairns cafe explosion

This was the terrifying moment a cafe in Cairns exploded and left people running for their lives. Nicole Dempsey, a mother-of-two, is fighting for life the horrific explosion at a Ravenshoe cafe on Tuesday that injured 20 people. The cafe was guttered ... >> view original

Connall Cairns scores 81% in rocket science on MIT online course

Yesterday Miss Cairns, 44, a surrealist artist who shares her home in Colchester, Essex, with partner Dr Jeannine Beeken, 53, an academic linguist, and second son Moto, 11, said: 'That was after he wrote an essay on Elizabeth I which his teacher said ... >> view original

Queensland Paralympian takes on Cairns Ironman

Grant 'Scooter' Patterson will push his body to the limit in the Cairns Ironman 70.3 event. "It's a massive challenge, even for the average Joe with arms and legs and no disadvantages," he said. "But that's what I like, the sense of fear and suspense ... >> view original

Ravenshoe explosion: three critical, total 19 injured

CAIRNS police are today continuing to investigate why a car crashed into a cafe in Ravenshoe yesterday causing a gas bottle explosion and injuring 20 people. All 20 people were taken to Cairns, Townsville, Atherton and Innisfail hospitals with various ... >> view original

Royalty arrives for Ironman

The billionaire adventure junkie has arrived in Cairns on his private Boeing 767 jet with an entourage of 40. Shaikh Nasser is one of the most profile competitors in the event and is the captain of his hand-picked Bahrain Endurance 13 elite team of ... >> view original

Ryan Crowley suspended: Fremantle midfielder's career is likely over, writes Kim ...

FREMANTLE on-baller Ryan Crowley's suspension for a prohibited drug test result on match day will hit like a dagger in the guts when he misses this year's finals. It is ludicrous to expect that he would play with Fremantle again this season and probably at all. >> view original

Geelong forward Mitch Clark to miss game against Port Adelaide

Mitch Clark hasn't played since facing West Coast a fortnight ago. Photo: Getty Images. When the Geelong contingent stepped off their team bus at Tullamarine on Friday, big men Mitch Clark and Rhys Stanley were not among those present. The news ended ... >> view original

Australia soccer players take legal action over pay dispute

MELBOURNE: Current and former Australia football players have taken legal action against the national soccer governing body over a festering pay dispute days before the team is to open its qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup. Football Federation ... >> view original

Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves ruled out of New Zealand ...

South Sydney and Wests Tigers are expected to be unchanged for their match on Friday night. Curtis Sironen will be out for a month, with the back-rower expected to have neck surgery. The Roosters will be without Jared Waerea-Hargreaves after the Kiwi ... >> view original