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Signs erected outside Cairns Central following alleged sexual assaults
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MULTI-lingual warning signs have been erected at a spot outside Cairns Central where two women were allegedly sexually assaulted. The makeshift wooden signs, which are in Chinese and Korean, are believed to have gone up some time on Tuesday night ...

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Prime Minister keeps Cairns maritime sector afloat
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DID Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accidentally let slip that $300 million worth of federal expenditure for Cairns' maritime sector will be fast tracked by an entire decade? During the PM's first visit to Cairns since the federal election yesterday ...and more »

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Croc warning signs could be changed as part of review
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CROCODILE warning signs could be changed as part of the Palaszczuk Government's wider review of croc management in Queensland. Cairns Regional Council and Douglas Shire Council have suggested improvements to permanent and temporary ...

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Cairns White Party wins right to sell tickets on the door
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A DECISION to allow a portion of tickets for an upcoming music event to be sold on the door has been welcomed as a win for future festivals in Cairns. Yesterday, Cairns councillors approved a request from the organisers behind Cairns Annual White Party ...

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Cairns residents list most annoying road user habits
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TAILGATING may be the biggest bugbear of Queensland motorists, but there are multiple more issues on Cairns roads that are sending local drivers into a spin. Speeding up in overtaking lanes, inability to use roundabouts and failing to indicate have ...and more »

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Cairns man accused of co-ordinating Mt Isa drug syndicate
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A CAIRNS man accused of being the head of a major Mt Isa drug network threatened to kill people, bash them and break limbs as he chased up drug debts in the community, it has been alleged in court. Lee Freestone, 37, faced the Cairns Magistrates Court ...and more »

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Cairns man accused of co-ordinating Mt Isa drug syndicate | Cairns ...
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A CAIRNS man accused of being the head of a major Mt Isa drug network threatened to kill people, bash them and break limbs as he chased up drug debts in ...and more »

Joe Hockey's G20 dream goes troppo in Cairns' wake
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The contrast between the G20 finance ministers' meeting in the Chinese city of Chengdu last weekend and the one presided over by Joe Hockey in Cairns two years ago could not be greater. In Chengdu, it was as though the ministers were passive observers ...

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Missing couple in Cape York found safe and well | Cairns Post
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UPDATE: A COUPLE reported missing in Cape York yesterday have been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and public for their ...and more »

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Cairns living to be asked to claim their graves
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CAIRNS council officers will begin contacting people who have reserved a plot at one of the city's five cemeteries, but not paid for the full reservation, as part of a buy back scheme. Councillors today voted unanimously to approve the buy back to help ...

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Cairns North man flees Gold Coast police after crash
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A MAN has been charged after he crashed an allegedly stolen car and was later found with drugs and a firearm on the Gold Coast last night. The 30-year-old Cairns North man was allegedly driving a stolen car when it collided with another car at the ...and more »