Last Top Stories: Chinese developer Benny Wu given council approval to redevelop old Cairns ...

Chinese developer Benny Wu given council approval to redevelop old Cairns ...

Chinese property tycoon Benny Wu's ambitious plans to extend Acacia Court Hotel were approved by Cairns Regional Council yesterday in what was described by Division 7 Councillor Max O'Halloran as “the opportunity of a lifetime”. The development ... >> view original

Cairns children massacre case adjourned

Raina Mersane Ina Thaiday, 38, was charged with eight counts of murder after the four girls and four boys, aged between two and 14 years, were found dead in the Cairns suburb of Manoora in December. She was mother to seven of the victims and an aunt of ... >> view original

Cat rego, trolleys and car sales targeted in new council laws

The Cairns Post yesterday reported the council would crack down on lost, abandoned and stolen shopping trolleys across the city with potential fines for supermarkets. A Woolworths spokesman said that following discussions with the council in the past ... >> view original

Lane closed after truck loses its fruit load at Machans Beach

Cairns Post · News · Sport · Entertainment · Real Estate · Business · Lifestyle · Classifieds · Breaking News · Cairns · National · World · Opinion · Photos · Cyclone News · Cairns Gone Wild · Weather. Last Updated: August 27, 2015. Weather: Cairns 18 ... >> view original

Scientist sucks up answers to mozzie riddle

Professor Leslie Vosshall and other researchers from New York's Rockefeller University conducted experiments with colleagues at James Cook University in Cairns, focusing on if the insects were attracted to different amounts of carbon dioxide exhaled by ... >> view original

Daffodils carry new meaning for Cairns woman Joy Watson

FLOWER POWER: Daffodil Day is on tomorrow and volunteer Joy Watson, whose daughter was recently diagnosed with cancer, has crafted a cross-stitch to raffle off at the stall at Clifton Beach. Joy is pictured among a refrigerated container of 51,500 ... >> view original

US Envoy To Visit Moscow, Riyadh This Week On Syrian Conflict

The newly appointed U.S. special envoy for Syria will travel to Moscow, Geneva, and Riyadh this week in an attempt to find a political solution to the four-year old Syrian conflict, officials said August 26. Michael Ratney will meet with Russian ... >> view original

Television journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward fatally shot in on-air ...

Washington: A gunman who shot dead a reporter and a cameraman live on air during a morning TV program in the US state of Virginia, before posting a video of his murders on social media as he fled, has been pronounced dead in hospital. The suspect ... >> view original

Another tragedy on the Mediterranean - dozens of bodies found on a migrant ship

It's now thought that at least 51 bodies were found in the hold of a boat off the coast of Libya during a rescue operation which saved around 430 others. A Swedish ship working with the European Union's border control agency Frontex discovered the grim ... >> view original

China arrests 12 over Tianjin blasts; officials accused of dereliction of duty

Chinese police have arrested 12 people over giant explosions that killed 139 people in northern city Tianjin, state media says, as prosecutors probe 11 officials for neglecting their duties. The official Xinhua news agency said the dozen formally held ... >> view original