Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Last Top Stories: Lou Vincent did not report Cairns on match-fixing as he was 'a mate'

Lou Vincent did not report Cairns on match-fixing as he was 'a mate'

Lou Vincent did not report Cairns on match-fixing as he was 'a mate'
Lou Vincent, the former New Zealand cricketer, has told a court he was never going to report his “shrewd” captain, Chris Cairns, for fixing matches because he was his mentor and mate. Vincent said Chris Cairns convinced him to take part in match-fixing ...
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Cairns MP Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing within Far North Queensland councils

Cairns MP Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing within Far North Queensland councils
The former two-term Cairns councillor intends to use this tabled evidence to call for a judicial inquiry to “identify systemic weaknesses in governance”. In a media release sent out yesterday, Mr Pyne declared his evidence – partially gathered by ...
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Cairns MP Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing within Far Northern councils

Cairns MP Rob Pyne alleges wrongdoing within Far Northern councils
The former two-term Cairns councillor intends to use this tabled evidence to call for a judicial inquiry to “identify systemic weaknesses in governance”. In a media release sent out yesterday, Mr Pyne declared his evidence – partially gathered by ...
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Cairns set to come out of judicial management

Cairns set to come out of judicial management
CAIRNS Holdings could be taken out of judicial management by end of this month when all payments due to the company's creditors and former shareholders are expected to have been completed. Judicial manager Mr Reggie Saruchera said in an interview ...
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Cairns Hospital's ReViVe program needs a helping hand

Cairns Hospital's ReViVe program needs a helping hand
Dr Edward Strivens, enjoys a sing along with 75 year old patient Ann Marie Bolton and fellow patients, volunteers and staff. The Cairns Hospital has introduced a volunteer program which is bringing comfort to elderly patients, supporting delirium ...
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North Queensland Cowboys to visit Cairns on Sunday

North Queensland Cowboys to visit Cairns on Sunday
Cairns councillor Richie Bates said planning was under way to ensure the fans and Cowboys could make the most of their time at Barlow Park. Although yet to be confirmed, Cr Bates hoped the players would be able to sign autographs. “They have got a ...
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Two injured in alleged assaults

Two injured in alleged assaults
Paramedics took the two men, both aged 28, to Cairns Hospital shortly after 3.15am. Two men, an 18 year-old from White Rock and a 21-year-old from Manunda, were arrested at the scene, while police later located and detained another two men believed to ...
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Native pollinators attract attention as landholders and community understand ...

Native pollinators attract attention as landholders and community understand ...
When conservation educator and bee specialist Dr Megan Halcroft moved west over the New South Wales Blue Mountains to a tiny village near Lithgow two years ago, she took her expertise in native pollinators with her. While previously she worked to ...
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Can a rare Hawaiian mushroom really give women a "spontaneous orgasm"?

Can a rare Hawaiian mushroom really give women a
An obscure, 15-year-old study has been getting a lot of attention lately thanks to a sensational claim made by a couple of scientists that an unnamed species of bright orange mushroom found in Hawaii caused spontaneous organisms in a handful of women ...
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The small Chinese district supplying Australia's ice ingredients

The small Chinese district supplying Australia's ice ingredients
A new report has suggested the majority of Australia's methamphetamine is being imported from a small district in the south of China. According to security think tank The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the Lufeng District, sometimes referred to ...
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