Residents and visitors stockpile board games and beer before cyclone crosses Australia coast Up to 500mm of rain and 140km/h winds predicted among wild weather associated with category two cyclone The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2023
‘Stay safe’: Bureau of Meteorology staff evacuated and businesses close as Queensland braces for cyclone As the school summer holiday season brings an influx of tourists to the area, Jasper is expected to intensify as it travels towards the coast overnight The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023
Residents warned of Cyclone Jasper's destructive power Tropical Cyclone Jasper is heading for far north Queensland and is predicted to unleash widespread destruction with the loss of power, water and the internet. AAP · Dec 10, 2023
Spanish Woman Drowns While Snorkeling On Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Second Death In 2 Weeks The woman was wearing a lifejacket when she drowned while snorkelling. International Business Times UK · Dec 6, 2023
Bullets survive another late fade to oust Cairns Brisbane have broken a three-game NBL losing streak, but not without a scare as they limped home 84-79 winners in Cairns. AAP · Dec 1, 2023
McVeigh nails OT winner for JackJumpers against Taipans Jack McVeigh's long three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime has clinched a 90-87 NBL win for Tasmania over the Taipans in Cairns. AAP · Nov 18, 2023
Women in power: the push to get more diverse female candidates in Australian elections ‘Leadership incubator’ workshops aim to correct the severe underrepresentation of Indigenous and women of colour in public office The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2023
Taipans steamroll struggling Hawks in NBL The undermanned Taipans were in some bother before Bul Kuol and Tahjere McCall came to the rescue in their 10-point NBL win against Illawarra in Cairns. AAP · Nov 11, 2023
Great Barrier Reef annual coral spawning begins east of Cairns Divers captured the spawning of soft corals on Moore Reef with researchers to analyse next generation The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2023
Diamonds beat South Africa by 19 in first Test Australia's world champion Diamonds have scored a 62-43 win over South Africa in Cairns in the first match of their three-game series. AAP · Oct 25, 2023
Diamonds open to fifth Test Constellation Cup decider Despite a busy schedule that takes the Diamonds to Cairns this week to meet South Africa, coach Stacey Marinkovich is open to a fifth Constellation Cup Test. AAP · Oct 24, 2023
Tigers beat Hawks to stay in AFLW finals race Richmond have pulled off a fourth-quarter comeback to score an 11-point AFLW win over Hawthorn in Cairns. AAP · Oct 20, 2023
Cairns, Breakers denied fairytale NBA pre-season wins Washington and Portland have emphatically avoided becoming the next shock NBL scalps, breezing by Cairns and the New Zealand Breakers in NBA pre-season action. AAP · Oct 11, 2023
NBL reviews derby incidents after players, coach clash Brisbane's Aron Baynes and Cairns duo Adam Forde and Lat Mayen are at the centre of incidents being reviewed by the NBL after a heated Queensland derby. AAP · Oct 8, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023 Locking up young people doesn’t create safer communities, Queensland children’s advocate says ‘Compassion just dissipates’ among public when young victims of abuse become offenders, expert says
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023 Dozens of vulnerable children allegedly preyed upon in Cairns, upending Queensland’s youth crime debate Police operation Uniform Kalahari reveals horrific alleged abuse and challenges popular narrative about the state’s youth crime ‘crisis’
AAP · Sep 20, 2023 Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on Yellow crazy ants have been eradicated from two large sites south of Cairns after years of intense effort, but many more battlegrounds remain.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023 Pencils with teeth: meet the tiny cookiecutter shark that attacked a catamaran off Cairns These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small size
The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023 Afternoon Update: Labor under fire over Qatar Airways decision; sharks attack yacht off Cairns; and AFL clubs rake in $40m from pokies Transport minister defends decision not to grant Qatar Airways additional capacity, claiming the request was ‘unprecedented’
TechRadar · Jul 20, 2023 How to watch Below Deck Down Under season 2: stream all-new BDDU online from anywhere How to watch Below Deck Down Under season 2 online and stream every episode of BDDU from anywhere, as Captain Jason and Chief Stew Aesha lead an inept new crew into Cairns.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 23, 2023 Year-round Cairns flights the dream as Newcastle's seasonal route returns 'Demand for travel in both directions is incredibly strong.'
ABC News · Jun 4, 2023 Cassius the crocodile hits the 120-year milestone on his Green Island home The giant animal's birthday will be celebrated at its home on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef.
ABC News · Jun 1, 2023 Billionaire Benny Wu may lose Double Island lease, but it's not his only property to fall into disrepair Developer Benny Wu is at the centre of legal action over a dilapidated former destination for Hollywood stars as he faces further scrutiny over other run-down properties in Queensland's far north.
ABC News · Jun 1, 2023 From humble beginnings, tiny Lizard Island is a major player on the global research stage It has been 50 years since a couple of tents were the humble beginnings of what's become an internationally renowned research station on one of Australia's most remote tropical, tiny islands in the Coral Sea.
The New Daily · May 26, 2023 Blue skies ahead: Five homegrown places to chase the sun this winter Winter is just around the corner, making now a great time for those in the southern states to chase the sun.