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Man to front court over alleged assaults near Cairns caravan park
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Police and ambulance officers attend the scene of multiple alleged assaults at and around the Cairns Villa and Leisure park in Pease St. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS Source: News Corp Australia. A MAN who allegedly assaulted three people including a ...and more »

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Cairns performing arts centre won't cost ratepayers a cent
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Cairns Mayor Bob Manning says the Cairns Performing Arts Centre project will “do nothing” to residents' rates. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE Source: News Corp Australia. TOTAL costs for the Cairns Performance Arts Centre and Munro Martin Park ...and more »

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Police to check video after man dies in accident at Smithfield
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INVESTIGATION: Police at the scene of a crash at the corner of McGregor Road and Cheviot Street at Smithfield. PICTURE: MARC McCORMACK Source: News Corp Australia. POLICE will review footage from a bus camera as they piece together events that ...and more »

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Force with Far North Star Wars fans ahead of mammoth premiere
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Event Cinemas staff members Megan Mansfield and Amy McLaws are super keen to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens when it screens at Event Cinemas Cairns Central at midnight tomorrow. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE Source: News Corp Australia.and more »

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Cairns pushbike riders given more peddle power options
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Member for Barron River Craig Crawford says cycleways help boost fitness. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY Source: News Corp Australia. KEEN Cairns cyclists have welcomed the official opening of yet another link in the ever-expanding network of bike paths ...and more »

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Cairns paramedics and lifeguards remind residents to stay vigilant this summer
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Swedish tourist Camilla Antonsson, 30, stays hydrated at the Cairns Lagoon. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE Source: News Limited. CAIRNS residents are being urged to avoid complacency as the city sizzles under the summer sun. Scorching temperatures ...and more »

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Budget headed in right direction: Morrison
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Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is set to release his first mid-year budget review in Perth. Source: AAP. TREASURER Scott Morrison insists the federal budget is heading in the right direction despite growing deficits, more debt and the promise of a ...and more »

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Home price rise moderates in Sept quarter
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Australian capital city home prices rose 2.0 per cent in the September quarter, new data shows. Source: AAP. OFFICIAL figures have confirmed a cooling in the property market, with residential price rise moderating in the September quarter. THE increase ...and more »

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On patient road to surplus: Morrison
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Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is set to release his first mid-year budget review in Perth. Source: AAP. THE 2015/16 budget deficit forecast has been increased to $37.4 billion from the $35.1 billion predicted by former treasurer Joe Hockey in May.and more »

Qld debt to grow to almost $80 billion
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TREASURER Curtis Pitt's mid-year economic statement shows the government will cut net debt from $74.1 billion in 2014-15 to $73.8 billion this financial year. However, net debt is still set to march towards a figure of $79.6 billion in 2018-19. "Of ...and more »

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Man missing from Cairns home found alive
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Neil Marshall, 80, who has been missing from his Westcourt home since Monday afternoon. Source: Supplied. UPDATE: A man reported missing from his Westcourt home has been found safe and well. Police have thanked the public for their assistance in ...

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Cairns killer Klaus Andres who dissolved wife's body in acid seeks High Court ...
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A 72-year-old man jailed for dissolving his wife's body in a wheelie bin of acid is trying to appeal against his sentence in the High Court. Klaus Andres was jailed for life for killing his wife Li Ping Cao, 42, in Cairns in 2013. He was convicted of ...