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The Latest Breaking News from Cairns

December rainfall records smashed – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland tourism takes estimated $60m hit as floods leave towns isolated

Businesses ‘suffering significantly’ as ferries are cancelled and Cairns airport remains closed, leading to shortage of supplies

The Guardian - AU

Flights stopped and crocodiles seen roaming streets as severe floods hit Australia’s Queensland

Queensland residents facing heavy rain and power outages as hundreds evacuate or forced to cling to roofs

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Hundreds Evacuated As Flood Disaster Unfolds In Northeastern Australia

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.

International Business Times

North Queensland's record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what's to come under climate change

Unprecedented rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Jasper has triggered widespread flooding in far north Queensland, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Cairns airport is closed, roads are extensively damaged and residents in the city’s northern beaches are cut off by floodwaters.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: ATO lashed over ‘on-hold’ debt letters; flooding fears in Cairns; increased pressure for Gaza ceasefire

Ombudsman criticises ATO’s robotax initiative; Cairns airport remains closed due to flooding; global leaders ramp up calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

The Guardian - AU

Breakers' Lithuanian prospect delivers NBL breakthrough

New Zealand Breakers' Lithuanian NBA hopeful Mantas Rubstavicius has come up huge on his first NBL start in the thumping of Cairns Taipans.

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Enigmatic Breakers hammer hapless Snakes in Cairns

The up-and-down nature of the New Zealand Breakers this NBL season continued with a dominant performance in Cairns as they beat the Taipans 111-82.

AAP

Cyclone Jasper weaker but floods remain a threat

Tropical Cyclone Jasper may have passed but far north Queensland is still under threat with flooding set to test locals in coming days.

AAP

Ex-Cyclone Jasper: warning of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters far north Queensland

More than 36,000 homes without power but BoM downgrades storm to tropical low despite warning of more rain and high winds

The Guardian - AU

Tropical storm Jasper approaches Australia as authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ floods

Cyclone expected to bring more than month’s rainfall in just six hours

The Independent UK

Jasper hits north Queensland with Cairns urged ‘take shelter now’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Shelter warning as Cyclone Jasper bears down on coast

People are bunkering down and authorities are on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Jasper crosses the Queensland coast as a category 2 system.

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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

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‘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

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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.

International Business Times UK

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.

AAP

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.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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.

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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.

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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.

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