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Cairns party precinct targeted by police anti-drugs operation

Search warrants were carried out on 32 properties from Cairns north to Weipa over the past two days to wrap up Operation Mike Aluta. More than 50 officers from local and state drug squads, the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force took ... >> view original

Manoora massacre site handed to council

The grandfather of some of the eight children allegedly murdered by a female relative in Cairns says he's overwhelmed the deeds to the massacre site have been handed to council. Queensland Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch on Friday handed the deeds ... >> view original

Brendon McCullum's involvement in Chris Cairns trial no distraction, says coach

The Black Caps are confident captain Brendon McCullum's involvement in the Chris Cairns trial won't compromise their buildup for the big Australia test series in November. McCullum will be a witness at former team-mate Cairns' High Court trial for ... >> view original

Cairns bushman legend 'Tarzan' now living in Gympie nursing home

Michael Peter Fomenko, better known by Far North Queenslanders as Tarzan, is a Cairns legend. Reportedly descended from Russian royalty, Mr Fomenko made his way into local folklore as the man who shunned the modern world, leaving Sydney nearly ... >> view original

Cairns undercover police go out on a limb to end protest over Munro Martin ...

Police have admitted to using an undercover officer to help end a week-long protest at a Cairns park in far north Queensland. The Cairns Regional Council started chopping down trees at Munro Martin Park last week as part of a multi-million-dollar ... >> view original

El Niño set to quell FNQ wet season after winter downpour

The predictions for the coming months bely figures from Cairns' winter, which was the wettest in two decades, with just over 220mm falling between June and August in the city. Dr Watkins said there was little chance of a repeat of this over the next ... >> view original

Female shopkeeper threatened with syringe in Cairns

A female shopkeeper has been threatened with a syringe during an attempted armed robbery in Far North Queensland. Police say a man entered a business on Reservoir Road in the Cairns suburb of Manoora at about 5.30pm this afternoon with a syringe. >> view original

Calls for Cairns mental health unit review

STATE and federal MPs from both sides of politics are standing behind a former patient who is calling for a transparent review of the Cairns mental health unit. QUEENSLAND Labor MP Rob Pyne has agreed to sponsor a petition by former journalist Jennelle ... >> view original

Cairns, Townsville on fire alert as dangerous conditions forecast

The Rural Fire Service says strong winds coupled with low humidity will cause dangerous fire conditions in Townsville and Cairns over the next few days. Firefighters are expecting the worst conditions so far this season tomorrow and on Friday ... >> view original

Wales Office minister Alun Cairns had the highest total expense claim of any ...

Wales Office minister Alun Cairns had the biggest total expenses claim of any Welsh MP, according to figures published by the Independent Parliamentary Spending Authority (Ipsa). The Conservative Vale of Glamorgan MP claimed a total of £191,333.35 in ... >> view original