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Hawks hang tough to end Kangaroos' record AFLW streak

Hawthorn have ended North Melbourne's record 32-game winning streak, upsetting the two-time defending AFLW premiers by seven points in Cairns.

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In 1950, a 20-year-old photographer dying after a deadly snakebite made one final request: He begged doctors to spare the snake, and 5 years later, its venom helped save a child’s life

Taipan snake bite: A young Australian snake handler asked that the deadly taipan that bit him not be killed. The snake provided crucial venom for scientists working to develop a specific antivenom. Five years later, the antivenom helped save 10-year-old Bruce Stringer in Cairns, who was reportedly the first person…

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Man charged, cops probed after bystander shot in arrest

Ethical standards are investigating two police shootings in one state after a bystander was caught in the crossfire during an attempted arrest.

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Two people shot by police after knives incident

Two people have been shot and injured by police after reports of a man armed with knives.

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Queensland unlawfully detained children in adult watch house without private toilet access, tribunal finds

State ordered to apologise after ruling finds it breached law when detaining teenagers in a Cairns watch house

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'Every road's different': a Cairns to Canberra Wallaby

A 26-year-old who never played representative junior rugby is in line to be Joe Schmidt's eighth different No.10 in the upcoming Nations Championship Tests.

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TRI:Thompson, Slater score breakthrough Ironman tri wins

Australians Nick Thompson and Penny Slater have scored their first Ironman-distance triathlon wins at the 15th Cairns race.

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Thompson, Slater score breakthrough Ironman tri wins

Australians Nick Thompson and Penny Slater have scored their first Ironman-distance triathlon wins at the 15th Cairns race.

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Why young Aussie NBA prospect chose Cairns Taipans

Australian NBA prospect Luke Paul says it was an easy decision to sign with the Cairns Taipans, despite the team's recent on-court struggles.

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Queensland's Regional Renaissance: How Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Cairns, and Townsville Are Quietly Becoming Australia's Best Lifestyle Move

For most of the past decade, the headline on Australia's internal migration story has been simple: people are leaving the southern capitals and heading north. What was once treated as a short-term post-pandemic blip has matured into a structural shift. Queensland now leads the country for net interstate migration, and…

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Queensland magistrate suppresses identity of man with ‘high public profile’ in extortion case

Media outlets argue man’s name should be made public and police acting to protect him from ‘embarrassment’

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Sydney, Cairns and Uluru: unlock Australia on this 12-day wonder route

Take in the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and one of the world’s greatest cities in a single trip. This is one epic adventure, made easy with Qantas Explorer

The Guardian - UK

Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland

The 39-year-old was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal between Cairns and Townsville when emergency services alerted about midday

The Guardian - AU

Deutsche Aircraft Signals Long-Term Commitment to Australia at RAAA Convention, Positioning D328eco® for Regional Connectivity Needs

Cairns, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iconic German regional aviation company Deutsche Aircraft is set to have a high-profile entry at the 2026 Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) Convention as it steps up engagement with the Australian regional aviation market next month in Cairns.Deutsche Aircraft is the Type…

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Twenty pregnant women evacuated from NT hospital as two states prepare for major flooding

BoM issues flood watch covering most of Queensland while NT authorities warn houses and roads could be inundated

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United splutter past Taipans to put heat on Perth

Milton Doyle took over a spluttering Melbourne United offence in a tense defeat of Cairns that kept them in reach of fourth to begin the penultimate NBL round.

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NBL confirms rescheduled Taipans-Bullets clash

The NBL has confirmed the Cairns-Brisbane clash postponed because of a cyclone threat in Far North Queensland will now be played on January 12.

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Cyclone threat forces Taipans-Bullets postponement

The potential impact of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of the Cairns Taipans' NBL clash with rivals Brisbane.

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Melbourne coach 'realistic' about horror NBL slide

Melbourne United's shock loss to Cairns was the seventh defeat in their past nine games, throwing huge doubt over their NBL title credentials.

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Bigs fire to keep Hawks' NBL title defence alive

JaVale McGee and Sam Froling gave another strong showing in their new front-court partnership as Illawarra produced a dominant second half to beat Cairns.

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Ill-fated cruise ship refloated off Papua New Guinea

Safety agencies are assessing if a cruise ship that ran aground off PNG is seaworthy after it was refloated and its 80 passengers flown back to Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Coral Adventurer passengers return with diverging accounts of cruise ship drama

One passenger tells the ABC it was ‘chaos’ and she felt her life was in danger, but others shrug off the incident

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No Christmas cheer for Cairns as 36ers extend NBL lead

Nick Rakocevic has enjoyed his finest hour in the NBL, finishing with 19 points and second top-scorer behind Bryce Cotton in Adelaide's thumping of Cairns.

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Forget Bali Or Euro Summer This Australian Road Trip Is the Ultimate Holiday

Forget Bali or Euro Summer because this road trip is the ultimate holiday to make your life feel like an actual movie.

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McVeigh enters 'dad mode' to lift Taipans over NZ

Days after the birth of his first child, Jack McVeigh scored a career-high 47 points as the Cairns Taipans ended a long losing streak against New Zealand.

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