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Paramedics help deliver baby boy on side of road

Paramedics have safely delivered a baby boy on the side of the road in Cairns in far north Queensland. Rebecca Howell and Michael Papa were taking a 31-year-old Redlynch woman in labour to the Cairns Hospital but had to pull over in the suburb of ... >> view original

Cairns industrial port proposal ruled out over Great Barrier Reef impact fears

The infrastructure, planning and natural resources committee moved unanimously for the government to consider adding Cairns to the “priority” list, weighing up the economic benefits to the region beside impacts on the reef and its commitment to Unesco. >> view original

Alleged HMAS Cairns bomber in court

Kalisa Winn, 32, has been held in custody since February when she was arrested over an alleged plan to blow up HMAS Cairns naval base using petrol. The matter has been listed for trial later in the month but the Cairns Magistrate Court on Wednesday ... >> view original

Cairns free diver braves depths of more than 80m to break record

BREATHLESS WAIT: Cairns free diver Ant Judge dives deep in Bali, setting a new Australian record of 87m in the free immersion class. The feat took 3min 11sec to complete. Source: Supplied. CAIRNS free diver Ant Judge has resurfaced after the Australian ... >> view original

Alleged HMAS Cairns bomber case adjourned

A woman accused of plotting to blow up a far north Queensland naval base has had her matter adjourned as lawyers attempt to remove some of the 17 witnesses involved in the case. Kalisa Winn, 32, has been held in custody since February, when she was ... >> view original

ARTEFACTS: An Offshoot of Cairns Botanic Gardens

LOVERS of Offshoots: A Florilegium from Cairns Botanical Gardens is a vibrant exhibition of contemporary botanical illustration by Cairns artist Julie McEnerny. This beautiful display at Grafton Regional Gallery documents the extraordinary plant ... >> view original

Woman joins mango tree protest in Cairns

A SECOND north Queensland activist has climbed into a Cairns mango tree as the first protester descended to meet with council representatives. FORMER Greens candidate Geoff Holland spent the night in a hammock in one of the trees at Munro Martin Park ... >> view original

Gordon Cairns' path to enlightenment could be a long one for Woolies investors

If Woolworths investors felt a warm inner glow envelop them last night it might just have been the peace and serenity being projected by their newly appointed chairman – Tibetan meditation guru, Gordon Cairns. His serenity took the chairmanship from ... >> view original

Man to be sentenced Cairns Airport scare

A man accused of causing a security scare at Cairns Airport by dousing himself in flammable liquid and threatening to set himself alight is set to be sentenced. South Korean Hanback Chae was charged with one count of acts of violence at an airport ... >> view original

Can we guess who you are based on the pages you've liked on Facebook?

A vaguely disconcerting app from researchers at the University of Cambridge can guess how old you are, how smart you are and who you like to sleep with. It's not magic, and it's not psychic. Instead, the recently redesigned tool, called "Apply Magic ... >> view original