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Suspicious fire engulfs home near Cairns

A crime scene has been set up at a vacant house near Cairns after it went up in flames. Source: AAP. A SUSPICIOUS blaze has engulfed a vacant house south of Cairns. EMERGENCY services were called to the fire on Boulders Road, Babinda, just before ... >> view original

Family of murdered Ballykelly teen Jonathan Cairns to meet with PSNI

The social media campaign via the Facebook page - Justice for Jonathan Cairns - features pictures of Jonathan from when he was a baby until his teenage years and a video showing the route Jonathan is understood to have taken the night he was murdered. >> view original

Cairns boy hit by car fights for life

A three-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car in Cairns. The boy was taken to Cairns Base Hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car on Thursday night in the suburb of Manunda. It's understood the ... >> view original

Man sentenced over fatal bashing

PRISON SENTENCE: A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison over the manslaughter of his partner in 2013. AN itinerant Cairns man who bashed the mother of his two children to death in a toilet block has been locked in prison until 2024. >> view original

O'Connor set for Cairns PBR

TULLY-based professional bull rider Sam O'Connor has managed to hold on to a spot at the Professional Bull Rider's Cairns Invitational being held on July 4, almost guaranteeing his place in the Sydney final on July 11. O'Connor's hopes of making the ... >> view original

Cairns: More than meets the eye at Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Up, up, up and away we go. Hot air ballooning is probably the best way to wake up when you see the view over Aterthon Tablelands. — TODAY picSINGAPORE, June 25 — It was a case of deja vu to board SilkAir's inaugural direct flight to Cairns last month. >> view original

Remember when cashews were a special treat ...

As I write this, my mouth is stuffed with salty roasted bulk-buy discount cashews. I bought a huge bag from my local supermarket and I've been gorging on them all morning, shovelling handfuls into my mouth, alternating with both hands for maximum roasted ... >> view original

Doctors warn against dangers of skinny jeans

Attention wearers of skinny jeans: don't squat — at least not for long. Doctors in Australia report that a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized for four days after experiencing muscle damage, swelling, and nerve blockages in her legs after squatting for several ... >> view original

Type 2 Diabetes – How to Watch it, Control it, Live with it

A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes can bring with it feelings of guilt, regret and fear. While many have a genetic predisposition to the disease, it's also tied to diet and weight problems. Its effects can be devastating–among them, blindness, heart disease and ... >> view original

The rise and rise of anorexia

Eating disorders are on the rise again among young girls, starving themselves in a tragic, tormented bid to achieve perfection. It's been dubbed “the silent epidemic”, a disease that disproportionately affects the cleverest and the most privileged, creeping ... >> view original