Monday, October 24, 2016

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  • Kowanyama man appears in court charged with murder after ...

    Kowanyama man appears in court charged with murder after ...
    UPDATE: Kowanyama man Garry Paul Hudson has appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court this morning after being charged with the murder of a woman yesterday. Mr Hudson, 55, was accused of allegedly driving a 4WD Toyota Landcruiser through a house where mourners had gathered to pay respects to his recently deceased partner.Delanne Zingle, 48, was killed and 26 others injured, some critically, in the incident which occurred at 10.30am.Magistrate Alan Comans ordered Mr Hudson to be remanded in custody be..
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  • Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans: NBL live scores, blog

    Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans: NBL live scores, blog
    Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans: NBL live scores, blog Roar Guru 195 Have your say The Perth Wildcats will be out to make a statement after dropping their first game of the season when they host the Cairns Taipans who could be in for a long season. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 9:30pm (AEDT). Perth played in the season opener on Thursday night, going down to the Brisbane Bullets by seven points by leading at one point by 13. While it wasn’t a shock loss for the..
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  • Cairns has come a long way in 140 years

    Cairns has come a long way in 140 years
    Cairns’ early reputation as a frontier town filled with drunken, dangerous men where only fools would tread may not be entirely accurate.While “grog shanties” were commonplace, and the oppressive tropical conditions meant only the very tough made the trek to the hitherto poorly known Far North, it wasn’t just single men who arrived.According to local historian and author Tim Bottoms, families seeking to start a new life soon came after the city was officially founded.“They thought they could mak..
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  • Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic underway in FNQ

    Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic underway in FNQ
    ANOTHER milestone is being marked in the Far North’s bumper 2016 game fishing season. A week of high-stakes fishing is under way at the 30th Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic, being held until next Saturday.Veteran angler Bob Lowe said the tournament, 250km north of Cairns, was a top-tier game fishing event.“We will have plenty of fish like always,” the Lizard Island Game Fishing Club president said.“It’s a breeding ground for black marlin up here and all the big ones start arriving in about Se..
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  • A mill-ion reasons to celebrate South Johnstone Mill's 100th

    A mill-ion reasons to celebrate South Johnstone Mill's 100th
    CYCLONES have tried but failed to destroy the South Johnstone sugar mill.The impact of cyclones on the mill is part of the institution’s 100th anniversary celebrations.The mill’s October 10 birthday is being marked by the Australian Sugar Industry ­Museum with a photographic exhibition.Sugar industry museum manager Wayne Thomas said rare photographs and artefacts would be on display.“You’ll be able to see a range of photos of the mill from over the last 100 years,” he said.“We have rare photos o..
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  • Russia says missile move a routine drill

    Russia says missile move a routine drill
    Russia has moved nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles into the Kaliningrad region bordering Poland and Lithuania, the Defence Ministry says, adding this was part of routine drills involving such missiles across its territory."These missile units have been deployed more than once (in the Kaliningrad region)... and will be deployed as part of military training of the Russian armed forces," ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement on Saturday.A US intelligence official said on Friday ..
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  • Pallet creations to make stacks at FNQ auction

    Pallet creations to make stacks at FNQ auction
    PALLETS and power tools do not seem like life-changing objects, but for Cairns woman Sharon Hine they have turned her life around. Ms Hine was in a motorcycle accident almost 10 years ago, which rendered her unable to go back to work as a financial planner. “My leg was broken in half, my collarbone was broken in half, I broke my hand and my foot, I’ve had to have my achilles tendon cut to lengthen my muscles,” she said.She now spends her time transforming old wooden pallets into works of art wit..
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  • I pledge to be a better man: Trump

    US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his lewd comments about women were "wrong" and he pledges to "be a better man"."I said it. I was wrong. I apologise," Trump says in a video statement he posted on Facebook. "People who know me know this isn't me."Trump says he has changed, and the story about the comments he made is "nothing more than a distraction from the important issues we are facing today".Originally published as I pledge to be a better man: Trump
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  • Struggle Street fined for Brisbane filming

    The producers of controversial SBS documentary series Struggle Street have been fined for filming on council land without a permit in Brisbane's west.Brisbane City Council issued the $609 penalty after two crew members were caught shooting on a footpath at Skylark Street, Inala, on Friday afternoon, following a complaint.Lord mayor Graham Quirk said social and economic disadvantage were important issues, but "after seeing series one of Struggle Street, I do not believe this is an informed or bal..
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  • Alun Cairns' comments unwise and baseless, Carwyn Jones says

    Alun Cairns' comments unwise and baseless, Carwyn Jones says
    Image caption Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns The first minister has called on the Welsh secretary to apologise for comments he made about Plaid Cymru. Carwyn Jones has said Alun Cairns' attempt to link Plaid with action against migrants into Welsh-speaking communities was "unwise and baseless". Mr Cairns made the comments on the BBC's Question Time programme on Thursday. A spokesman for Mr Cairns declined to comment.Writing on Twitter, First Minister Mr ..
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Pharmaceutical lobby groups may delay codeine ruling .Sister and nursing home ask strangers to stop visiting Tarzan .
Customers want H & M, Max Brenner, Aldi and Ikea in Cairns .Royal commission: Monsignor John Usher denies protecting Cardinal George Pell .

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