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Changes to holiday lagoon closure considered after visitor backlash

Disappointed tourists from NSW locked out of a public swimming area have lashed council for closing the Esplanade Lagoon during NSW, Victoria and SA school holidays.

Best Far North visitor experiences as voted by you

Favourite Far North tourism experiences have been acknowledged for excellence through the TripAdvisor 2024 Travellers’ Choice Awards. Full winners list.

Judge rules arrest of tasered man was unlawful

Two police officers acted too hastily when they instantly put three men leaving Dunwoody’s Hotel under arrest for assault, with one police officer telling a Cairns court he subsequ...

‘Don’t be alarmed’: Simulated battle noise and blank ammo warning

The ADF has given a heads-up about blank round gunfire, pyrotechnics and simulated battle noise ahead of military vehicle convoys arriving in Cairns next week.

‘Code name and hidden memory stick’: MH17 bombing secrets

Ten years ago Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian missile. Charles Miranda got to the crash site before police. He had a coded identity, and had a secret memo...

‘Needs to be investigated’: LNP backs alternate Tablelands access

Concerns about key Far North transport routes have been aired at an Opposition forum in Mareeba amid assurances the LNP will investigate a long called-for alternative Tablelands ac...

‘Don’t be your own glass ceiling’: Meet the women behind Qld’s mining might

Not so long ago, mining companies could be fined for sending women to work underground. Now, mums, daughters and wives are not only part of the resource family, but many are also l...