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Hockey's junkets to Cairns | dailytelegraph.com.au

TREASURER Joe Hockey made 13 taxpayer-funded trips to sleepy Cairns — the town where he owns a farm — while in opposition. The revelations come just a week after it emerged speaker Bronwyn Bishop had billed taxpayers $5227 for an 80km flight ... >> view original

James Cook University Professor Steve Turton says Cairns campus could become ...

JAMES Cook University will today celebrate 20 years in Cairns, but within the next two decades its local campus could become a completely separate institution. One of JCU's research leaders believes the campus's growth in the Far North is on track for ... >> view original

Council urges State Government to upgrade Bill Fulton Bridge in Cairns ...

BUMPER TO BUMPER: The Bill Fulton Bridge is a daily peak-hour headache for at least 25,000 commuters on Cairns Western Arterial Rd. PICTURE: STEWART MCLEAN Source: News Corp Australia. CAIRNS Regional Council has thrown down the gauntlet ... >> view original

Cairns counts down to North Queensland Games ... just one year to go | Cairns Post

START THE COUNDOWN: Councillor Jessie Richardson ,competitors Theo Watson and Mikaela Bretz and Major sponsor RACQ Branch manager Darren McTaggart promote the North Queensland Games which will be held in Cairns in one year's time . >> view original

Cairns inquest to investigate coral trout fisherman's death at Bowden Reef ...

A coroner will examine the death of a coral trout fisherman on a north Queensland reef at in inquest in Cairns, in far north Queensland, today. Glenn Anthony Wilson, 39, was employed as a commercial fisherman at Reef Pacific when he died at work in ... >> view original

Foundation Cowboys member Tony Francis lends voice to Cairns game | Cairns Post

But while the club foundation member is more than happy to drive all that way to watch the Cowboys in the flesh he said he would love to see a competition game come to Cairns. What was once thought of as a far-fetched dream is edging closer to reality ... >> view original

United cancels Cairns, Korea flights - Pacific Daily News

United cancels Cairns, Korea flights. Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno, gdumat-ol@guampdn.com 11:18 p.m. ChST July 23, 2015. 635714873381775265-Airport-Buildup-02. A United Airlines aircraft is parked at a terminal gate of the A.B. Won Pat Guam International ... >> view original

Gifted ships to Philippines refitted in Cairns for $4m | Cairns Post

TWO former Australian navy warships based and refitted in Cairns at a cost of $4 million are on their way to the Philippines. The two heavy landing craft (LCH), BRP Ivatan and BRP Batak, were gifted to the Philippines navy and handed over with pomp and ... >> view original

Cancer Council research offers new hope for children with cancer - News

Children affected by cancer have received new hope, with Cancer Council research revealing those who survive at least five years after diagnosis are likely to enjoy long term survival similar to that of children without cancer. The study found that for ... >> view original

Hendra virus confirmed in north Queensland horse death

A north Queensland property has been quarantined after a horse died from Hendra virus. Photo: Michelle Smith. A horse infected with a rare case of Hendra virus has died in north Queensland. The horse was put down on a property in the Atherton ... >> view original