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Evidence damning against Jo La Spina's killer
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A SOUTH African national has been jailed for life for the rape and murder of popular photographer Jo La Spina at Mission Beach. Musa Ngwira Brandon, 33, had denied the charges, claiming self defence, but a jury delivered guilty verdicts after an eight ...

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Big business delegates rub shoulders at year's biggest races
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THE Cairns Amateurs is a world of champagne, bets and fashion for some, and for others it is a chance to strike a big business deal. This year's Amateurs will play host to delegates from businesses, including Rio Tinto, Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort ...

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Artist trades Tasmania for the tropics
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Three months ago, Tasmanian artist Richard Klekociuk and his wife Val packed up their lives, drove 4000km and swapped the deep south for the far north. “I started coming here in 1991 and fell in love with the place,” says Richard, who has toyed with ...

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Car looted after mum and bub narrowly survive Cape York crash
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LOOTERS on Cape York are targeting broken-down and crashed cars, swooping on the vehicles and stripping them to the bone while the occupants are searching for help in the remote region. In the most recent incident, a woman and her 18-month-old son ...

Courier Mail
Mulpha Australia buys Rydges Esplanade Cairns | The Courier-Mail
Courier Mail
MALAYSIAN-backed tourism property investor and developer Mulpha Australia has snared another Australian hotel paying 40 million for Rydges Esplanade ...
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Hotel snapped up for a cool $40m
Courier Mail
MALAYSIAN-backed tourism property investor and developer Mulpha Australia has snared another Australian hotel paying $40 million for Rydges Esplanade Cairns. It is the third major hotel sale in the Far North Queensland city in a month and boosts total ...
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Cairns commercial fisher hooks into review of Coral Sea marine reserve
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A PROMINENT Far North Queensland commercial fishing family is contemplating pulling out of the industry amid a review of marine parks. The Lamasons of Great Barrier Reef Tuna have been catching pelagic fish species such as tuna and swordfish in the ...and more »

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Cairns State Special School principal shares vision for $25 million facility
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CAIRNS residents with disabilities will be encouraged to volunteer at the city's new special school in a bid to foster ties with the local community. Newly-appointed principal Chris Simmons has shared her vision for the highly-anticipated $25 million ...

Herald Sun
Cairns Shangri-La Hotel GM Nic O'Donnell's secret life as a tradie
Herald Sun
THE general manager of Cairns' Shangri-La Hotel is also pretty handy at whipping up a table or a set of shelves. Nic O'Donnell started work at 16 as an apprentice carpenter, a job he stuck with for seven years. “I got the job through the traditional ...

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Jury begins deliberations in Jo La Spina murder trial
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THE jury has begun deliberations in the trial of Musa Brandon Ngwira, who is accused of killing Jo La Spina at Mission Beach in April 2014. Mr Ngwira, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murder and to rape or indecently interfering with a dead body. Ms La ...

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High profile players to contest key state seat in 2018
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POLITICAL manoeuvring ahead of the next state election has started in Cairns, where the major parties are targeting a vulnerable sitting member. Member for Cairns Rob Pyne. PICTURE: MARC McCORMACK. Member for Cairns Rob Pyne spectacularly quit ...

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Green fluid spills from Casino after refurbishment accident
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A GREEN liquid spilt across Wharf St from the Cairns Reef Hotel Casino yesterday after a pipe rupture. The Casino's executive marketing manager Carol McFarlane said the spill was “harmless''. “We're currently refurbishing the property, and one worker ...

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Cairns overnight media wrap, Wednesday September 7 - Far North
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Assault occasioning bodily harm charges, Manoora: A 21-year-old Manoora man is due to face Cairns Magistrates Court today charged with two counts of ...
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