Former caretaker with “anger issues” has been sentenced to a suspended jail term for assaulting three people in his apartment complex using a broomstick, a stack of papers and a sign.
A Cairns man with Parkinson’s disease hasn’t let it stop him from doing what he loves. Now, he’s inviting fellow ‘Parky’s’ and supporters to join him in an epic 140km race.
The shadow treasurer has warned Australia would suffer the most in a global trade war, vowing to work with other countries to campaign against tariffs imposed by the US.
Healthcare professionals are calling on the major two parties to agree to a multimillion-dollar funding boost to expand allied health courses at CQUniversity in Far North Queensland.
The barrister for a “family man” accused of consorting with alleged outlaw motorcycle gang Mongol members in Cairns has had a “bit of a whinge” in court.
Drivers who fail to wave thank you to other motorists could find themselves being pulled over for a stern talking-to by officers today as Queensland Police kick off a new road safety initiative. Vote in our poll.
A rubbish truck has been forced to dump a load of garbage on fire which may have been caused by electrical waste being improperly disposed.
Machine gun preacher Sam Childers is on a new mission and it’s one he says he is willing to die for. Warning, disturbing content
Our firebrand Leichhardt MP is calling it quits after 26 years of serving the people of the North. What he achieved and why his mum’s prompting to ‘get a government job’ turned out to be the best advice.
As autumn sets in what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
The deaths of Larry John King, Richard (Rick) William Henry Pamphilon and Sandra Lee Perrott have been announced in the The Cairns Post’s My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
Funerals for Jeremy Hawke, Jennifer Rose Long and Gordon James ” Wild Child” Wild 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 April 2
US country music stars Zac Brown Band and Jackson Dean will take the stage at the Far North’s premier music festival Savannah in the Round in Mareeba later this year.
A serial stalker held a knife to the mother of children’s throat, in front of their kids, before he called her 114 times from prison threatening to kill her.
After opening to great optimism three years ago access has again been shut down to a troubled mangrove boardwalk and biodiversity hotspot following an investment of $460,000.
A woman in Far North Queensland has been defrauded of a large amount of money after she was conned into making regular deposits into what she thought was a local community bank.
A major hole in Cairns aviation sector is set to be plugged thanks to a new training course that will bring vital skills and capability to the region.
JCU and the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation have teamed up to collect the deadly venom of the irukandji and box jellyfish in the name of research.
An international tourist has been charged after taking intimate photos of a woman and distributing them to others via social media platforms.
A courier driver had been on drugs for four days before he tried to get away from police during a bizarre and dangerous driving episode through several Cairns suburbs in an old Subaru Outback.
A young motorcycle rider who was rushed to hospital with ‘life-threatening’ injuries following a two-vehicle accident has made ‘miraculous’ progress in his recovery.
Heavily-pregnant Elizabeth Janelle Addo, 32, will likely give birth in jail after being sentenced for a “blatant and fanciful” tax fraud that netted her $150,000, which she spent on drugs, alcohol and shopping sprees.
A Weipa-based pest control operator has become an unlikely hero after discovering a missing man on a remote Aurukun road following a five-day search operation.
The relocation of a women’s national rugby league team to Cairns is back on the agenda after a multimillion dollar funding pledge by the federal Opposition.
A Far North business has embarked on a huge task to build a new wharf which will be shipped to the Northern Territory to replace a jetty destroyed by a Cyclone Megan bulk carrier incident.
Crankworx Cairns will debut a world-first race event expected to push elite mountain bike riders to the brink when the event returns to Cairns for the fourth consecutive year in May.
For the husband of one of two radiographers shot and killed at Cairns hospital, the “unnecessary tragedy” feels like yesterday. But on Sunday it will be 30 years since his wife was murdered at work.
Thousands of troops, choppers and ADF vehicles were deployed to the southeast before a breath of wind was felt while in the North flood ravaged communities had to wait until it was almost too late. Theories have now emerged as to why.
A Belgian chocolate cafe has opened in Cairns, boasting a menu of decadent chocolate desserts perfect for any sweet tooth.
Despite direct offshore arrivals soon expected to hit a 17 year high, the Far North has a significant work to do in terms of fully bouncing back to a pre-pandemic international visitation rate.
Its been revealled a Cape York deputy principal was hit in the face last week by a student as a former teacher at a remote Qld school claims to be “traumatised” after threats of rape and having her car smashed up with a star picket.
A teenager with an “atrocious juvenile history” including “almost a hundred” break and enters has been sentenced for a crime spree he ended by crashing into a police vehicle.
The 33-year-old Cairns man who tragically drowned at Behana Creek has been identified.
The furore over the decision by Apple to ‘impose’ Indigenous names on Aussie maps is a pretty big over reaction when you actually look at what they’ve done, writes Mark Furler. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
The Queensland Opposition claims a secret report reveals major works planned at Cairns’ Hospital could be delayed.
Cape York Peninsula Lodge, located in the remote and breathtaking Cape region of Bamaga, has been recognised among the best in the country at a national awards ceremony.
The Far North has recorded its wettest March rainfall totals in history, with records up to 111-year-old records smashed in 2025.