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P & O Cruises ship Pacific Eden will make Cairns its home port
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THE Cairns economy is set to reap benefits to the tune of $6 million in a two-month period as P&O Cruises ship Pacific Eden officially makes the city its home port on Saturday. The move will see Queensland become the only Australian state to have two ...

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Mother and son walk free after $80000 Gumtree scam
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A MOTHER and son were under the dominance and control of another when they helped him carry out a Gumtree scam totalling nearly $80,000. Their involvement has landed them in the Cairns District Court where they were both jailed with immediate ...

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Former Cairns developer and bank battler backs ombudsman review
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A STAUNCH Cairns campaigner against the big banks has backed a decision by the city's federal MP to not support a royal commission into the financial industry. Former developer Roy Lavis gave evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ...

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Cairns Talk's Pop Con cancelled, organisers blame staffing issues
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INTERNAL staffing problems have been blamed for the cancellation of a second pop culture event in Cairns this year. Fans and retailers have been left devastated after organisers of Cairns Talk's Pop Con announced the October 15 event will not go ahead.

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Cairns' millinery mistress races to get fascinator ready for Amateurs
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AFTER 10 years in the hat business, milliner Maureen Schmitzer has created almost every kind of fascinator imaginable. The owner of Fashion Fascinators said her favourite time of the year was the lead-up to the Cairns Amateurs. “I encourage ladies to ...

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Cairns assault victim's condition improves as police continue investigation
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POLICE are investigating whether a Manunda man was assaulted at a house before he was taken to a car park and attacked again. Police say they are closing in on those behind the vicious attack which left Damon Tait, 35, in intensive care in Townsville ...

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Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine underway
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CAIRNS' future as a hub of tropical medical expertise is gaining momentum after the first sod was turned on the new Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine site yesterday. Adjacent to the existing AITHM facilities on James Cook University ...

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Dettori set for rare slice of Amateurs history
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CHATEAU Dettori is chasing the elusive Cairns Cup and Cairns Amateur Cup double in the same year at Cannon Park on Saturday afternoon. The Trevor Rowe stable claimed its first Cairns Cup last month and the rare double is now on the agenda if ...

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Cairns holding “steady”, according to latest data from property ...
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CAIRNS is holding steady, according to the latest data from national property experts.and more »

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Armed robbery at Mulgrave Rd bakery
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A MAN is being questioned by police after he allegedly held up a Bungalow bakery with a hammer this morning. The 22-year-old allegedly entered the Queen of Tarts store on Mulgrave Rd around 8.45am and demanded cash before smashing a glass cabinet ...and more »