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Bus driver to face court over Cairns crash

A man will face court after the bus he was driving collided with a tourist train at a level crossing in Cairns, injuring his passengers. The 51-year-old has been issued with a notice to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on July 30 for dangerous ... >> view original

Brian Cairns earns third PGA Championship berth in five years

FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- It took Brian Cairns six tries in the PGA Professional National Championship to earn a spot in his first PGA Championship. That was down road in Hershey, Pa., over at Hershey Country Club in 2011. Here at the Philadelphia Country Club ... >> view original

US woman suffering from amnesia looks to Cairns to help find her identity

Far North Queenslanders are being urged to assist with a global search to find the family of a US woman with amnesia, who has memories of living in Australia, including Cairns. Interpol is seeking assistance in tracking down the family of “Sam”, a ... >> view original

US 'missing' man found by police in Cairns

A US citizen listed as missing while holidaying in Australia five years ago will be deported after he was found by police in Cairns. THE man, now 60, was reported missing in December 2010 near Port Douglas, where he was last sighted and believed to be ... >> view original

Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk tells Cairns businesses no exceptions to ...

Premier launches new reef tourism campaignMy Sunshine Coast (press release) >> view original

Cairns council adopts budget with 1.5pc rate rise, $142m capital works spend

The Cairns Regional Council in far north Queensland has handed down its final budget before next year's local government election, with an $8 million surplus. Most ratepayers will see a 1.5 per cent increase in rates in the next financial year. The ... >> view original

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk heads to Cairns for northern ...

The Queensland Premier will arrive in Cairns this afternoon to talk up opportunities to develop northern Australia, at a business roundtable. Annastacia Palaszczuk has just returned from Singapore, where she and Prime Minister Tony Abbott held ... >> view original

Cairns boy, 3, dies after being hit by car

A three-year-old boy has died in Cairns hospital after being hit by a car. Photo: Edwina Pickles. A three-year-old boy hit by a car in Cairns last week has died in hospital. The boy was taken to Cairns Base Hospital in a critical condition after being ... >> view original

'New lines of enquiry' into murder of Jonathan Cairns

Raymond and Hazel Cairns are adamant someone out there knows exactly what happened the night their “always smiling”, “quiet” son Jonathan was murdered, and hope they will “do the right thing” and come forward to police. Information can be given on the ... >> view original

Trade deficit has economist asking 'is Australia still a developed economy?'

Australia's trade deficit narrowed in May, but April's record trade deficit has been revised to be even wider at more than $4.1 billion. Bureau of Statistics figures show that Australia imported $2.75 billion more in goods and services than it exported ... >> view original