Police tracked car full of youths before deadly crash, inquest hears
A coroner hears police covertly followed the stolen car through Cairns, then failed to stop it with a tyre-deflation device…
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Cairns hospital patient dies from rare, soil-borne disease
Thirty-two people have died from melioidosis in Queensland this year, with the latest fatality recorded in the past seven days.
Woman accused of torturing 19yo and detaining her for two days
Police have charged a 34-year-old Townsville woman after a woman, 19, was allegedly detained for two days and repeatedly assaulted…
Retirement village residents facing 800pc rate hike accuse mayor of spying
Cairns Mayor Amy Eden is under fire for saying she had conducted online checks on retirement village residents opposed to…
Prisoner at large after fleeing prison farm on red tractor
A 43-year-old serving a sentence of more than six years is believed to have left the Lotus Glen low security…
Cyclist dies in crash on Queensland mountain bike trail
The 57-year-old man died at the scene near Cairns after sustaining head injuries.
Toyah Cordingley was ‘unhappy with boyfriend’ days before death, Queensland murder trial told
Jury hears 24-year-old wanted to leave her boyfriend before she was found fatally stabbed and buried on a beach north…
Jury chosen for trial of man accused of killing Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley
More than 400 witnesses could be called to give evidence in the trial of a man accused of killing Queensland…
What is melioidosis? What to know about the soil-borne disease
Three people have died from melioidosis in the Townsville area which follows four deaths from the disease in the Cairns…
Three teenagers arrested after alleged break-and-enter and sexual assault in Cairns
The boys are accused of breaking into a home in Cairns and threatening a couple with a knife early on…
