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Mayor in absentia: Voting patterns emerge as watchdog returns

Investigators have swooped back into the city as a long-running inquiry into Cairns Regional Council conduct edges towards an end.

Today in Cairns: Double casualties in separate crashes

Paramedics have rushed to the scenes of two separate crashes with a car hitting a power pole and a motorcycle losing control on a Far North road. Plus we have all your latest headl...

Grieving partner granted leave to file claim against Cairns business

A court has granted the grieving partner of Sol Fagan leave to lodge a personal injury claim against the company he was working for when he died in a workplace incident in 2018.

Councillor attempts to amend defamation defence during trial

A former MP and current Cairns Regional Council councillor has sought to amend his defence to a $500,000 defamation suit on day four of the trial.

Cairns Covid: What stage 3 restrictions mean for you

Masks are off from 4pm on Friday and suddenly the city is gearing back into action with sports, weddings and pride in Cairns and Yarrabah’s quick Covid response.

What the Far North has learned from the Covid-19 pandemic

Cairns can face the future with greater confidence after learning some key lessons from our short, sharp lockdown.

Cops deploy secret weapon to take on ‘hardcore’ youth crims

Queensland police are turning to a new secret weapon to help them take on the worst of the worst juvenile criminals in court, as senior officers admit they are frustrated by repeat...

‘Woo hoo’: Albo’s deleted tweet

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese apologises after unfortunate tweet following Mayor Jenny Hill verdict.