Sunday, February 21, 2016

Cairns MP Rob Pyne avoids vote on controversial lockouts Bill and other top stories.

  • Cairns MP Rob Pyne avoids vote on controversial lockouts Bill

    Cairns MP Rob Pyne avoids vote on controversial lockouts Bill
    Cairns MP Rob Pyne was excluded from voting on the government’s controversial lockouts Bill. Pictures: Jack TranTENSIONS between outspoken Member for Cairns Rob Pyne and the Labor Party leadership do not appear to have healed, with the party excluding him from voting on its controversial lockouts Bill.The Bill was passed last week after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk cut a deal with Katter’s Australian Party MPs Shane Knuth and Robbie Katter.The LNP’s Fiona Simpson missed the vote after she was c..
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  • Paramedic punched by patient in Cairns

    Paramedic punched by patient in Cairns
    Latest In national12:42 PMGRACE MASON A COUPLE were found in possession of a $40,000 ring that didn’t belong to them. But because of the circumstances they weren’t charged.12:37 PMALYESHA ANDERSON A TEENAGER who was bashed in a horrific brawl outside a Girrawheen party on Friday remains on life support in Royal Perth Hospital.12:26 PMCOURTNEY TODD TWO Darwin bartenders are a little shaken and stirred after placing in the top 100 of a prestigious cocktail competition12:26 PMHELEN KEMPTON SEVENTY-..
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  • Couple continue cruise after brush with Cairns police

    Couple continue cruise after brush with Cairns police
    An elderly couple found themselves in hot water with police after finding a diamond ring worth $40,000 and not turning it into police. The engagement ring had been lost in Cairns by a Chinese tourist.POLICE have chosen not to charge an elderly couple found in possession of a $40,000 ring lost in Cairns by a young Chinese tourist.The 24-year-old woman, who had been staying in the Shangri-La in the CBD, called police on Thursday realising her engagement ring was gone.Detectives from the Cairns pro..
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  • Hundreds banned from Cairns entertainment area

    Hundreds banned from Cairns entertainment area
    Acting Inspector Gary Hunter said the number of bans was more than expected. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEALMOST 300 boozed-up and violent patrons played havoc on Cairns’ streets and were banned from the city’s drinking precincts last year.Figures obtained from police show Cairns had the fourth-worst rate for banning orders in the state, higher than both the Sunshine Coast and Townsville.Cairns police Acting Inspector Gary Hunter, who oversees the City Beat station, said they placed a heavy focus on be..
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  • Cairns woman remembered at Latin dance showcase

    Cairns woman remembered at Latin dance showcase
    Dancers at the Life party Latin dance extravaganza at Brother Leagues club Magnolia Brooks, Keiko Fujiwara and Harriet Fergusson. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSAN emotion-charged Latin dance showcase has raised thousands of dollars for local cancer patients and looks set to become an annual event.The Life Party Latin Dance Extravaganza was held at Brothers Leagues Club on Saturday night in honour of Cairns woman Meredith Rundell.Ms Rundell lost her battle with metastatic breast cancer last year.Featuring ..
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  • ICC Cricket World Cup 2003: Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum do ...

    ICC Cricket World Cup 2003: Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum do ...
    Happier days for Brendon McCullum (left) and Chris Cairns © Getty Images New Zealand refused to travel to Kenya during the 2003 World Cup. In fact, they preferred to concede the match, and stayed back at Durban. Taking a day off, Brendon McCullum and Chris Cairns ran into trouble. Paulami Chakraborty recalls a forgotten controversy on February 21, 2003, that had temporarily caused a stir during a World Cup. ICC World Cup 2003. Australia’s ruthless domination. Shoaib Akhtar’s scorchers. Shane ..
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  • Queensland independent MP Billy Gordon admitted to hospital with ...

    Queensland independent MP Billy Gordon admitted to hospital with ...
    Queensland independent MP Billy Gordon admitted to hospital with heart complaint Updated February 22, 2016 12:32:35 Independent MP Billy Gordon has been admitted to Cairns Base Hospital with a heart condition.A member of Mr Gordon's staff said he went to hospital on Saturday after experiencing shortness of breath on a flight from Brisbane to Cairns.Tests revealed a small blockage in his heart, however doctors are not calling it a heart attack.It is understood the Member..
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390 tests ordered in Cairns to detect Zika virus .Funding push for HMAS Cairns naval base .
Cairns Labor MP Rob Pyne raises local govt inquiry again for ... .Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass .

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