Last Top Stories: Mystery posters urge 'breaking of silence' over murdered teen Jonathan Cairns

Mystery posters urge 'breaking of silence' over murdered teen Jonathan Cairns

Officers are now probing the circulation of hundreds of flyers in Ballykelly appealing for information over the murder. The posters, which have the headline 'Break your silence' have not been circulated by his family, the police or the Justice for ... >> view original

Cairns Civic Theatre to reopen in September after asbestos clean-up

The Cairns Regional Council says asbestos remediation works at the local Civic Theatre are nearly finished and it will reopen in three weeks. The council closed the theatre and relocated shows after finding asbestos in the backstage area last month. >> view original

Cairns Esplanade asbestos exposed by erosion to be sealed off with concrete wall

The Cairns Regional Council will spend up to $400,000 to seal off asbestos-ridden fibro sheeting exposed by erosion on the Cairns foreshore. Mayor Bob Manning said the fibro sheets were among demolition waste used as landfill on the Esplanade in the ... >> view original

Hundreds of flyers posted in Ballykelly about Jonathan Cairns murder

A close friend and cousin of Jonathan's who started an online campaign and the Facebook page 'Justice for Jonathan Cairns' posted online on Thursday: “Justice for Jonathan ( person or persons involved in the page ) And Jonathan's family had no part to ... >> view original

Cairns Taipans captain Cameron Gliddon called in to Australian Boomers squad ...

... giant Nathan Jawai against New Zealand this Saturday. The trans-Tasman games, the second of which will be played in New Zealand next week, serve as a qualifier to next year's Olympic Games in Brazil. Read The Cairns Post tomorrow for the full story. >> view original

Teenagers arrested in Adelaide's CBD for allegedly trafficking party drugs ...

A MAN caught urinating on a wall led police to the first of two separate ecstasy finds involving teenagers in Adelaide's CBD on Saturday night. Police patrolling a car park on Hindley St found plastic bags in the pockets of the man caught urinating ... >> view original

Trade union commission: ALP wont mind if Heydon stays put

Dyson Heydon, a former High Court judge, is resisting calls from Labor, the unions, the Greens and some independents to step aside as commissioner. Andrew Meares. Phillip Coorey. Share on twitter. by Phillip Coorey. The Labor Party and union movement ... >> view original

Prime Minister Tony Abbott at loggerheads with ministers over marriage equality

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is at loggerheads with two of his most senior cabinet colleagues over the issue of marriage equality as tensions within the government about the timing of a people's vote continue to simmer. Mr Abbott said voters would have ... >> view original

Toddler found locked in car alone

A MAN is to face court after a two-year-old girl was found locked in a car at a Sydney shopping centre. POLICE were called to the centre in Hurstville just after 3pm on Saturday and broke a window to gain entry to the car after seeing the girl was not ... >> view original

Qld men rescued from stranded boat

FOUR men have been rescued from a stranded boat that ran aground in Queensland's Moreton Bay. WATER police were called about 9.15pm on Saturday after the nine-metre motor boat struck rocks off St Helena Island Anchorage and began taking on water ... >> view original