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October 15, 2021

AM Edition

‘Failure and collapse’: Council wants bat tree death warrant

Numbers are in after a council application to cut down a heritage-listed fig tree outside the city library, citing a pathogen that “can remain in the soil and infect other trees”.

‘Pain in her heart’: Gang rapists sentenced in Cairns court

The four men found guilty of the brutal gang rape of a 16-year-old girl beside a Holloways Beach sugar cane field have each been handed hefty jail terms in the Cairns District Cour...

More warships targeted for Cairns in naval base expansion

Australia’s strategic realignment in defence in response to China’s influence in the Asia Pacific could pave the way for lucrative naval investment in Cairns, with more warships ta...

Cairns woman nabbed over alleged government grant fraud

A Cairns woman has been arrested after a fraud investigation involving the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training. Plus we have all your latest headlines, events and...

Award-winning butcher’s tips on beating the meat price rise

A global demand for Australian beef already impacted by low herd numbers caused by drought, floods and bushfires means rising prices, but Cairns butchers have a message for shopper...

Woman jailed for killing violent partner

A woman from a remote North Queensland community who stabbed her partner to death after years of domestic violence will remain behind bars.

Why cops saturated streets after big brawl

A man armed with a fake gun caused immense chaos in a Townsville street on Wednesday night, which ended in him being taken to hospital.

‘There was a lot of blood’: Jawai to return from six-month injury

Taipans centre Nate Jawai will make his return soon after an injury that’s kept him sidelined for nearly half the year.