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23rd February 2025

AM Edition

Media locked out of court as teen trio accused of rape appear

Reporters were locked out of the Innisfail Court House this morning as three teens appeared charged with rape following a sickening home invasion at Manunda.

Watch the arrest: Depraved teen trio in vile knifepoint rape

Police have released dramatic footage of the arrest of a teenager wanted after a woman was allegedly raped at knifepoint in a sickening home invasion in Cairns.

‘Forced to drink toilet water’: 12yo allegedly indecently assaulted in Cairns Watch house

A Qld youth support group has called for an end to child watch house lockups longer than 72 hours after it was revealed a 12-year-old had been allegedly indecently assaulted in the...

Cairns home ownership challenges at centre of new tax reform

Cairns homebuyers Keely and Aidan Maxwell struggling to get a foothold on the property ladder say the axing of stamp duty would make their first home purchase easier on the hip poc...

‘Gross misjudgment’: Skipper fined over jet boat collision

An experienced mariner with an “exemplary reputation” has expressed his “heartfelt regret” over an accident where a family of three thought they were going to die following his act...

Far North political aspirants look into cyrstal ball for election fortune

The supernatural powers of a Cairns clairvoyant is offering an insight into the Prime Minister‘s mind as Far North political candidates ponder when the federal election will be ca...

Remembering Warren Pitt: Boxing champ to ‘gentleman of politics’

Many will remember Warren Pitt as their schoolteacher, cricket umpire, footy ref or member of parliament. But few know the man who learnt boxing to fight for a cause.