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Tourist train crashes into bus in Cairns

Eighteen people have been treated by paramedics after a bus carrying intellectually disabled people was involved in a collision with a train in Cairns. The crash occurred at the Draper Street rail crossing in the Cairns suburb of Portsmith about 4.15pm ... >> view original

Stroll down Granby's Cairns Street with our interactive tour

Take a stroll down Granby's Cairns Street, which has been nominated for Street of the Year. Our interactive panoramic tour shows the hustle and bustle of the street, which is part of a renovation project on Granby's four streets which will see 10 ... >> view original

LIC wants Vedanta to sweeten Cairn deal

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), a minority shareholder in Cairn India (9.06 per cent stake), has sought a better offer, including higher dividend on the redeemable preference shares that the metal producer plans to offer Cairn shareholders ... >> view original

Ironman competitor dies in hospital

Erica Atkins, 43, had been in an induced coma for two days after lifesavers pulled her from the water just 20 metres from the Palm Cove shoreline. The mother-of-two had been taking part in the 70.3 Cairns Ironman team event and had been due to hand ... >> view original

Elderly woman in critical condition after Cairns hit and run

The 72-year-old local, who frequently walks around the area with a long walking stick, was late yesterday in a critical condition in the Cairns Hospital with her son by her side. They are believed to be members of the local Bhutanese community. Police ... >> view original

McKenzie & Blatchford dominate Ironman Cairns

Both Luke McKenzie and Liz Blatchford won Ironman Cairns in 2013 and then went on to place on the podium at that year's Ironman World Championship. Looking to duplicate the success of that season, McKenzie and Blatchford again returned to the tropical ... >> view original

Training for Ironman pays off with trip to Kona

“When I was a kid I would watch Wide World of Sports, see the Kona race and dream about it, but I only took it up again recently when I saw the atmosphere around the race in Cairns. People were saying “who are you”, so it's good to back up last year; I ... >> view original

Question Time: Four things we learned today

Pension reform, border protection and personal potshots. There were lessons for everyone from Tuesday's Question Time. 1. Pensions the new battleground. Bill Shorten and Jenny Macklin led the Labor attack on Tony Abbott for breaking a promise not to ... >> view original

The Killing Season: Julia Gillard gave tacit approval for move against Kevin ...

Julia Gillard gave tacit approval for other Labor figures to move against Kevin Rudd in 2010, the second episode of the ABC's The Killing Season documentary suggests. Interviews with her former staff and various Labor frontbenchers contradict the picture Ms ... >> view original

Queensland roo taken to zoo after being shot through skull with arrow

June 13, 2015: Australia Zoo has asked the public to stay vigilant after a kangaroo was spotted in the Toorbul region of Moreton Bay, Queensland with an arrow protruding from its head. 9NEWS. A Queensland kangaroo is lucky to be alive after being shot ... >> view original