VIDEO: Airport break-in, police appeal for help
Police have released CCTV footage of two men as they break into an airport and steal tools, machinery and chemicals as they appeal for help identifying the pair.
Police have released CCTV footage of two men as they break into an airport and steal tools, machinery and chemicals as they appeal for help identifying the pair.
A Cape York leader who was instrumental in negotiating land rights and establishing support services for men has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on domestic violence charges of stalking, common assault and assault occasioning bodily harm.
Chilling new details have been revealed 10 years after a psychotic mother killed her seven children and her niece in what has become one of the worst mass killings in Australia’s history.
One of the top cops in Far North Queensland says a “cycle of fear” is turning children into criminals and early intervention is key to driving down crime.
Construction workers have been sacked days before Christmas after the state government tore up a tender to upgrade a Qld hospital.
The Bureau of Meteorology says a tropical low will form off the western side of Cape York, bringing with it a reprieve from a low-intensity heatwave.
Are regional kids worse off than city children? The debate ends now.
The Far North’s smelliest flower, with an odour akin to ‘bin juice’ and ‘rotting fish’ has officially collapsed. What will happen to it now?
The new state government has revealed its position on a youth detention facility for Cairns, while promising “proper” community consultation before building commences.
As we move into summer what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
The deaths of Paul Couglin, Suzanne Elizabeth “Sue” Robinson and Robert James Coghlan have been announced in the The Cairns Post’s My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
Funerals for Nadine Thomas, Douglas Patrick (Dougie) Slater and Boris Mlikota will be held in in Cairns this week. Read the latest funeral notices here.
Here is a list of District Court sittings at Cairns on December 19
A Far North Queensland family has been left heartbroken after their mother’s ashes were stolen from a Cairns cemetery.
After being caught out by rising floodwaters, Tony and Lisa managed to scramble out the car windows. But that was just the start of their hellish ordeal.
Your next trip to the doctor may be quicker and cheaper thanks to a big change in the industry.
Celebrating the positives after what has been a tough year, Cape Tribulation locals celebrated the “first birthday” of the landslide which left the remote town isolated.
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a string of alleged car thefts and break-ins across Far North Queensland.
A Far North council’s push to go paperless could save ratepayers $50,000 a year, while penalising those who refrain from the digital transition as it bolsters its resident database.
After 32 years at the helm of Cairns’ largest theatre company, founder and director Suellen Maunder has called curtains on her career.
Cairns Mayor Amy Eden says even if the new government’s youth crime laws don’t work, she’s prepared to give them a go while explaining why she thinks early intervention won’t always work.
Australian roads have always been a danger and there is new evidence that things are getting worse.
Freight is underpinning the latest international airline flying into Cairns on a seasonal operation, under a “use it or lose it” approach, as the carrier’s management reveals what it will take to secure a permanent route.
The roads were slick with rain when 14-year-old Bradley Smith was killed after a stolen Toyota Yaris, driven by his stoned and high teenage mate, slammed into a tree, changing the lives of the other four children in the car instantly.
After being targeted by criminals for the second time in as many weeks, Edge Hill service station manager Wes Haddon has had enough.
A popular tourist beach has been closed after a large crocodile was spotted near floating just metres away from unexpecting beachgoers.
The Far North is officially the state’s youth crime capital, according to newly-released Queensland Police Service data.
A year on from the devastation of Cyclone Jasper, a Holloways Beach couple’s home has been reduced to a concrete slab and a well-maintained pool.
Preliminary reconstruction works requiring 1200 cubic metres of concrete and 7km of soil nails have started on two sites on the Palmerston Hwy following the devastating damage sustained during Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Emergency services have made a tragic discovery, bringing an end to an extensive search and rescue operation after a hiker fell into water at Babinda Falls and failed to resurface.
A Qld bishop who has supported two of the Bali Nine since their imprisonment says the ordeal has taken a toll on the men and their families, and hopes they can find peace.
Almost two-metres of floodwater stormed through Wujal Wujal in December last year, washing away homes and possessions — including seeing eyeglasses. But now they’ve all received a new pair.
Senior Sergeant Greg Giles details a large scale search for a missing man who went swimming at Babinda Falls and didn’t resurface. VIDEO: Brendan…
Senior Sergeant Greg Giles details a large scale search for a missing man who went swimming at Babinda Falls and didn’t resurface. VIDEO: Brendan…
A night of wild weather brought hail, heavy rain, and gusts of wind that snapped trees and brought down the canopy at a popular boat club over the weekend. And forecasters warn it might not be the last of it.
A croc almost four metres long has been removed from a well-known creek after wildlife officers discovered it had been feeding on livestock in the area and was unafraid of people.
An Argentinian man with victims “up and down the coast of Queensland” posed as a massage therapist for his own sexual gratification, sexually assaulting one woman and taking thousands of photos and videos of others.
Stunning costumes and impressive dance moves by some of Cairns’ best young performers were on show at Dancehouse’s end of year concert, Paws on Parade. View over 70 photos of the entire concert here.