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Cairns alleged fugitive returned to faces charges after capture in Sydney

POLICE ESCORT: The suspect who fled south is flanked by Queensland detectives at Cairns airport after being extradited from Sydney charged with property offences between Mackay and Cairns over the past three months. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN ... >> view original

The tall and short of policing: Queensland Police Service officers John and ...

John and Monique, both constables based in Cairns, have a 51cm height difference between them. John measures up to 206cm (6 foot 9) — too tall for the doorways in the Cairns police station, and a touch taller than the average NBA player 200cm (6 foot 7). >> view original

Scrub pythons brawl in roof of Cairns home

Snake catchers David Walton (right) and Steve (left): Two scrub pythons were found fighting in the roof of a Cairns home, with another two snakes watching on. Photo: David Walton. Possums in your roof are bad enough, but what about fighting snakes? >> view original

Teen charged after Mooroobool home invasion ends with 'citizen's arrest'

But in an unfortunate turn of events for the vigilante, his visit to the police station to provide a statement resulted in him being charged over an unrelated assault in May when he allegedly “threw an ice-cream” at a cab driver on the Cairns Esplanade. >> view original

Huge snakes found fighting in Cairns roof

Snake catcher David Walton found these four pythons living in the ceiling of a family home in north Queensland. Source: Cairns Snake Removals. HUGE snakes have been found brawling in the ceiling of a Queensland home. A Cairns family became ... >> view original

Chatham mum Kacey Cairns unexpectedly gives birth to girl, continuing five ...

Kacey Cairns had the shock of her life when she gave birth expecting a bonnie boy and out popped pretty little Aliyah Hussain. Five generations of women have celebrated after the birth of a great-great-granddaughter – expected to be a little boy. Baby ... >> view original

Five Up Front - Stephen Cairns

Ryan Green, the manager. He wears all kinds of funky stuff. It's hard to describe, but he doesn't dress his age. I think he thinks he's 10 again! Biggest joker? Stevie Matthews. He's a complete joker, right through from training to the match, and at ... >> view original

Battle brewing over pop culture expos Townsville Comic Con, MagnetiCon and ...

A BATTLE more fierce than Batman v Superman has been brewing over rival pop culture conventions being held in Cairns and Townsville next year. Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Tropicon in Cairns last month, there are now potentially ... >> view original

Asian tiger mosquito: Disease-carrying insect detected in Cairns, far north Qld

An aggressive, disease-carrying species of mosquito that is regarded as a public health threat has been detected at the Port of Cairns in far north Queensland. The Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, has a voracious appetite for blood, can ... >> view original

Elderly Cairns man recovering after alleged assault

Arama James Marama, 39, appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court yesterday morning facing charges of burglary and serious assault. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services solicitor Mark Savic told the court his client had been heavily ... >> view original