Last Top Stories: Police believe young Townsville offenders are targeting Cairns homes in crime ...

Police believe young Townsville offenders are targeting Cairns homes in crime ...

Cairns property crime squad Acting Senior Sergeant Barry Karamujic said they were co-ordinating with Townsville police over the incidents. “It is possibly a small group of juvenile offenders stealing vehicles and possibly from the Townsville area,” he ... >> view original

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns set to face career-defining perjury ...

The stakes are high for Cairns. If the allegations are proven, the British legal system takes a dim view of perjury - lying under oath - even more so when it is done for financial gain. Also at stake for Cairns is his considerable cricketing reputation ... >> view original

Cairns AFL lovers still out in force for grand final

Cairns Dolphins state basketball league star Ashley North – an avid West Coast Eagles fan (who has only been to Eagles games) – says she hopes the result of the last Hawks- Eagles game (96-64 to the Eagles) can be repeated. “We have been playing well, ... >> view original

Norman not pushed from hospital: Cairns MPs

Mr Norman announced his shock resignation on Thursday afternoon, two days after Health Minister Cameron Dick warned health bosses to fix the stretched Cairns Hospital emergency department or face the chopping block within the next six months. >> view original

Hot rodders raise $6000 for Cairns cerebral palsy support group

The Top of the State Rod and Custom Car Club hosted its inaugural Hot August Nights at the Cairns showground in August and reaped $6000 for the FNQ Cerebral Palsy Support Group. Club president Des Rackley said he was delighted that the event was ... >> view original

Cairns teen launches social media attack after receiving bail for spending ...

Jahlil Oxenford Pryce, 17, was granted bail in Cairns Magistrates Court this week after pleading guilty to receiving up to $12,000 of 77-year-old Woree woman Carmela Berizia's money. There is no suggestion he knew where the money came from and he ... >> view original

Red roses speak of deaths from family violence

The Red Rose Rally organised by Domestic Violence Death Review Action Group and Cairns Collective Impact on Domestic and Family Violence was for 32-year-old Corinne Henderson, who was the victim of an alleged stabbing murder by her former ... >> view original

Traditional owners appealing to United Nations over native title process on ...

The traditional owners of the Galilee Basin region in central Queensland are appealing to the United Nations to stop the Adani Carmichael coal mining project. The Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council said it was requesting urgent intervention under the ... >> view original

Origin equity raising gets strong support from institutions

Origin Energy has had a strong take-up on the institutional part of its $2.5 billion equity raising, with 92 per cent of institutional investors taking the shares on offer at $4 each and the rest sold at $5.20 each to new investors in a subsequent ... >> view original

Global hackers attack David Joneswebsite for customer details

Department store David Jones is the latest victim of global hackers breaking into online sites to steal confidential customer account details, with Australia a rising target for cyber criminals as reported data breaches spiked 64 per cent in 2014-15 ... >> view original