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Woman accused of planning to bomb HMAS Cairns navy base with petrol to face trial

The 32-year-old is on remand in the Townsville women's prison and appeared by video link yesterday in the Cairns Magistrates Court. The court heard a fifth bail application could be made for Ms Winn, who has repeatedly been denied release by the ... >> view original

Huge snakes found fighting in Cairns roof

Snake catcher David Walton found these four pythons living in the ceiling of a family home in north Queensland. Source: Cairns Snake Removals. HUGE snakes have been found brawling in the ceiling of a Queensland home. A Cairns family became ... >> view original

Jaguar chooses Cairns to launch its crucial new XE luxury car

About 150 people have been flown in from Australia and overseas for the event, the first Jaguar has hosted in Cairns. Brand experience general manager Mark Eedle said the roads, the scenery, the venues and the weather were a perfect combination for the ... >> view original

Cairns summit to take the sting out of jellyfish danger

WONDERS OF THE DEEP: Cairns researchers have performed a world first, growing the polyp form of the irukandji jellyfish in a laboratory. Phd student Rob Courtney and Associate professor Peter Pereira are excited with the discovery. PICTURE: STEWART ... >> view original

Cairns tour company owes backpackers $30K

A CAIRNS tour company who shirked backpackers out of almost $30,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements has ignored a court order to pay them back, the Fair Work Ombudsman says. TREK North Tours and its owner-director Leigh Alan Jorgensen were in ... >> view original

Reaves and cairns and midges too

This particular cairn, now a hollowed-out stony mound, dates from the Bronze Age. Before it was reduced by people seeking building materials it would have been an impressive landmark, perhaps incorporating the adjoining, partly buried, slab of granite ... >> view original

Asian tiger mosquito: Disease-carrying insect detected in Cairns, far north Qld

An aggressive, disease-carrying species of mosquito that is regarded as a public health threat has been detected at the Port of Cairns in far north Queensland. The Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, has a voracious appetite for blood, can ... >> view original

Researchers discovered that Eating hot chilli may help you reduce weight

Are you unable to lose weight? Well it's time to start eating chillies, as researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered a hot chilli receptor which might help people to eat less, lose weight and fight obesity. Lead author Amanda Page of ... >> view original

In defence of the NHS's gluten-free prescriptions

Earlier this week, there was uproar at reports that gluten-free food on prescription costs the NHS £116 million per year. The implication was that coeliacs are gorging themselves on fast food, at the cost of the taxpayer, and contributing to the ... >> view original

Michael Leunig defends 'fascist epiphany' vaccination cartoon

Cartoonist Michael Leunig has defended a cartoon in which he calls the Victorian government's ban on un-vaccinated children attending kindergarten or childcare a "fascist epiphany". The cartoon by Leunig was published in Wednesday's edition of The Age. >> view original