Last Top Stories: $8bn Cairns casino project revived

$8bn Cairns casino project revived

A mega-resort and casino planned for Cairns is back on track following stalled negotiations with the Queensland government over the $8 billion project. Treasurer Curtis Pitt announced on Saturday the team behind the Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort ... >> view original

Cairns scientist says its batty to drive away flying foxes

Recently, Cairns Regional Council created a flying fox advisory group, which aims to “provide advice and recommendations to Cairns Regional Council on flying fox management”. CSIRO principal research scientist Dr David Westcott is one of two scientists ... >> view original

Man's threat to set himself alight at Cairns airport 'ill-conceived protest'

A man who threatened to set himself alight after missing his flight at Cairns airport was staging an “ill-conceived protest”, a court has heard. South Korean national Han Back-Chae pleaded guilty in the Cairns district court on Friday to one count of ... >> view original

Regional Express Airlines introduces more Mount Isa-Cairns flights as demand ...

Regional Express (Rex) Airlines has introduced extra flights between Mount Isa and Cairns, via the Gulf of Carpentaria, due to increasing demand for the service. The changes came into effect last week, and include a new Tuesday service to towns ... >> view original

Bumper real estate liftout in tomorrow's The Cairns Post

“It's fantastic to see confidence returning so strongly in the Cairns property market after a number of challenging years,” he said. “The 96-page real estate liftout is the biggest since the heady days of 2007-08 when we peaked at 104 pages and that ... >> view original

Laughing gear: Flight to Cairns

A FIRST-class passenger, a lawyer, boarded a plane in Cairns with a box of frozen crabs and demanded the flight attendant look after them. He barked instructions at her to keep them refrigerated. With a grim smile she took the box and promised to put ... >> view original

ieMR roll-out at Cairns Hospital delayed as PAH prepares to go live

The implementation of the next release of the integrated electronic medical record (ieMR) at Cairns Hospital has been delayed until early next year but the plan to go live at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in November is on track, Queensland Health ... >> view original

REAL ROCK-HAPPY GUYS: Cairn builders creating yard art

Cairn creator Michael Reece has a Cairn terrier named Peyton, who accompanies him every Wednesday when Reece is at the Green Valley Village Farmer's Market. Reece goes well beyond creating traditional cairns from rocks and will use metal, glass, ... >> view original

HIV treatment breakthrough but cure still long way off

DAVID MARK: A team of international researchers has had a victory in the search for a cure for HIV. They've discovered a drug that can activate dormant HIV cells, which makes the virus easier to treat. But they caution, it's just another piece in the ... >> view original

Promising results in trial of HIV pill PrEP among Australian gay community

A new pill designed to block HIV infections is being described as a "game changer" by some of the 450 gay men taking part in the Australian trials of the drug. In 2012, the number of new HIV cases in Australia hit a 20 year high at more than 1,000 and ... >> view original