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Port Adelaide have found a way to beat St Kilda by a point after trailing for most of a slogging AFL game in heavy, slippery conditions in north Queensland.

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Federal election: Leaders clash over cost of living as record inflation becomes key election issue

Record inflation and cost-of-living pressures continued to dominate the campaign trail, as the major parties took their election pitches to Sydney and Cairns.

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Coalition commits more Cairns port funds

The Morrison government if re-elected will commit $24 million to the further upgrade of the Cairns Marine Maintenance Precinct.

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Undermanned Kings beat Taipans in NBL

Sydney have held off a late comeback to down Cairns on the road and move closer to clinching securing second on the NBL ladder with one game to play.

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United win to claim top spot on NBL ladder

Defending champions Melbourne United have all but secured the NBL minor premiership for the second year in a row by easing past the injury-hit Cairns Taipans.

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Dionne Batrice Grills manslaughter trial hears ex-director asked her to get toddler off minibus

Jailed childcare centre director Michael Glenn Lewis tells the Supreme Court in Cairns that he asked Dionne Batrice Grills to help Maliq "Meeky" Nicholas Floyd Namok-Malamoo, three, off the bus where he died.

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Qld man charged with woman's murder

A Queensland man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Cairns.

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Getting down with Didg – Queensland’s Deaf Indigenous Dance Group

The Cairns-based troupe provide a safe space for dancers to express their culture and communicate freely

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Qld woman's death treated as suspicious

A possible domestic violence link is forming part of a police investigation into the death of a woman in the driveway of a vacant Cairns unit.

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Cairns inquest hears from police who failed to find missing woman Ms Bernard since 2013

The family of a woman who went missing nine years ago in north Queensland want answers as to why she was never found.

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Taipans ruin Phoenix's NBL finals push

South East Melbourne's NBL play-off hopes are in tatters after Cairns Taipans upset the Phoenix in a thriller.

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Midnight Oil cancels Darwin, Cairns concerts after frontman Peter Garrett tests positive for COVID

The iconic Australian band says it is "profoundly disappointed" to cancel two shows in the group's final tour.

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Queensland's growing COVID-19 outbreak of BA.2 Omicron sub-variant puts health system under pressure

The number of hospitals and ambulances workers isolating or quarantining with COVID doubles in a week and a half, with Brisbane's northside, the Gold Coast, Cairns and the Darling Downs hardest hit.

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Jetstar extends Newcastle flights to Cairns

Jetstar has signed on for a second season of direct flights from Newcastle to Cairns starting in late June.

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Taipans edge bottom of NBL table Breakers

Breakers teenager Ousmane Dieng played the best game of his NBL career but his missed three-point attempt handed Cairns a tense 93-90 win.

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Phoenix back in finals hunt, down Taipans

Brandon Ashley has starred in South East Melbourne's important road win over Cairns as the Phoenix put themselves back in the NBL finals hunt.

ABC News

As the 2022 federal election looms, Scott Morrison announces $60m for tourism recovery

Making the announcement in Cairns, Scott Morrison said $45m would go to Tourism Australia and the remainder to Tourism Tropical North Queensland.

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Fisherman accused of making deckhand swim across crocodile-inhabited river walks free

It took the jury less than half a day to find fisherman Yarn Garrick Ward not guilty, after the Far North Queensland court heard several allegations of torture. Mr Ward suggested his accuser had been under the influence of drugs.

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Cairns' gigantic Captain Cook statue purchased by demolition company owner

Cairns' giant James Cook statue has been purchased by a demolition company owner who says he'd like to keep it in public view, but there will be no refunds if the concrete captain falls apart in the process.

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Where To Rappel Into Rainforest Pools In Aus If You’re Keen To Yeet Off Into Nature

Desperate for an adventure? Fangin’ for some fun? Wanna escape into he rainforest? Do it without having to leave the country.

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JackJumpers ease past Taipans in NBL

The Tasmania JackJumpers have cruised to a 85-69 win over the Taipans in Cairns to put more pressure on the NBL's top four.

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6 Things That All Loose Units Who Love An Adventure Should Do On Their Next Holiday

If you love adventure, head on holidays and do these six things while there to get the blood pumping again.

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Ricky James Cowan sentenced to life in prison for murder of Crystal Ratcliffe

A Supreme Court judge says Rocky James Cowan murdered Crystal Ratcliffe out of "pure selfishness" in an act that "wreaked havoc" on their two children.

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United down Taipans, build on NBL momentum

Melbourne United have cemented their position on top of the NBL ladder with a comprehensive 89-73 away win over Cairns.

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Coach's spray helps 36ers to NBL win

The Adelaide 36ers overcame a poor start to beat the Cairns Taipans 82-71 in their NBL clash in Adelaide.

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