Police target cocky hoons

CAIRNS police are chasing a group of young cocky thieves hooning up and down the North Queensland coast in stolen cars.

Report reveals JCU's sexual harassment shame

AN INDEPENDENT review has revealed damning evidence of sexual harassment and sexual assault at James Cook University.

Assault crimes on rise

POLICE figures reveal that reported­ assault crimes in Far North Queensland have jumped with the majority of these occurring between people who knew each other.

Prime weekend forecast

TEMPERATURES will sneak above the September average with prime outdoor coastal conditions this weekend.

Fugitive arrested after foot chase

A FUGITIVE who has been on the run for almost two months has been arrested in Earlville.

Jobless figures boost

THE State Government is claiming a major win in the ongoing unemployment battle with the Cairns region enjoying its best rate in more than eight years.

Cancel noise and tune in to news

NURSING student Hyun Keun Park likes to cancel out any surrounding noise when getting stuck into his studies at the Cairns City Library.

Joshua reckons Cowboys will rope in Roosters

ISABELLA State School student Joshua Lloyd lives and breathes the North Queensland Cowboys.

Projects on the way up

GHASSAN Aboud's $370 million trio of Cairns hotel developments are starting their vertical ascent with concrete trucks at the ready.

Taipans drop preseason game to Perth

THE Snakes fell in the first of their two game preseason series against the Perth Wildcats last night.