Last Top Stories: Cairns man Nicholas Collins had eyes taped during hammer bashing, court told

Cairns man Nicholas Collins had eyes taped during hammer bashing, court told

Hamish Stewart Murray, nicknamed “Hammer”, bashed Mr Collins and disposed of his corpse in Cairns mangroves in November 2012. The 30-year-old's skeletal remains, including his badly damaged skull, were found five months later. Murray, 39, says he ... >> view original

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

Rand plunges to all-time low against US dollar: John Cairns (RMB Currency ...

JOHN CAIRNS: Exactly the same or even worse. You know, we do have a tendency to focus on our negatives and I'm not saying we shouldn't do that, but it's also worth mentioning that a lot of other markets have got pretty shocking concerns at the moment. >> 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

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

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

Prime Minister Tony Abbott markets the Torres Strait

Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks at a Defence Multi Denominational Remembrance Service on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. The prime minister is visiting the region as part of his annual week in indigenous communities. PICTURE: AAP ... >> 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

Australians set stargazing record

An Australian university said Saturday it had set a world record for the most people stargazing from one place, with hundreds of professional and amateur astronomers turning to the heavens. Organiser Brad Tucker said more than 1,800 people were ... >> view original