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Cairns Hospital clamps down on staff travel costs to drill down debt
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HEALTH workers claim they have been forced to walk more than a 1km every time they want to use a taxi, as Cairns Hospital clamps down on staff travel costs. The Together Union has raised concerns about recent cost-cutting at the Cairns and Hinterland ...and more »

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Cairns Christmas shopping expenditure tipped to grow in 2016
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THIS year's Christmas shopping frenzy is tipped to deliver a $400 million gift for the Cairns business community. Shoppers are expected to spend nearly $400 million in the lead-up to December 25 in Cairns alone, and more than $9 billion across the ...and more »

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Del Lythall kicks own goal in helping kids succeed | Cairns Post
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AFTER more than four decades working in sport in the Far North, Del Lythall would not have it any other way.and more »

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Real estate experts buoyed by strong auction results in Cairns
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THE Cairns auction scene is set to end 2016 with a wet sail after a string of strong results in recent weeks. A four-unit complex at 8 Ingham Court, Mooroobool, on Sunday sold under the hammer for $679,000 after bidding started at $500,000. Auctioneer ...and more »

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Cairns Hospital appoints Clare Douglas as permanent CEO
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THE acting chief executive of Cairns Hospital has been permanently appointed to the top level position. Clare Douglas, who has been filling in as interim chief executive since May, will remain in Cairns. Ms Douglas replaces Julie Hartley-Jones, who ...

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Biggest hurdle in Cairns murder cold case revealed
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RED tape and interstate privacy laws may prove the final and greatest hurdle to solving one of Cairns' most gruesome murder mysteries. It has been just over 20 years since Mooroobool residents made a grim discovery on a Hayward St driveway — the body ...

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Forward thinking with Cairns Taipans veteran Mark Worthington
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With less than two minutes remaining, our first match-up against the Brisbane Bullets was cut short due to a Cairns-wide power failure. Although we technically we didn't lose, we also didn't win. Truthfully, Brisbane had wrestled all momentum at the ...

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Champion Muay Thai fighter escapes time behind bars after damaging blow
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A CAIRNS-based champion Muay Thai fighter has been jailed for punching another man out of jealousy. Cairns District Court Judge Brian Harrison said the only reason Jacob Sean Breen would not spend actual time behind bars for the “gutless” attack was ...

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Elder sways itinerants in Cape return
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THREE Aurukun locals who had been living rough on Cairns streets have been convinced to return home by a community elder. Billy Koo'oila, a traditional owner and long-time police liaison officer in the Cape York community, spent last week in Cairns ...and more »

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The Cairns Post sports team of Rhys O'Neill, Jordan Gerrans and Jacob Grams talks all things Far North sport including Taipans and the Pakistan Test team's arrival in Cairns. December 2nd 2016; a day ago; /video/video.news.com.au/Sport/. Sports Talk: ...and more »

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Boys and girls on best behaviour as Santa Claus visits hospital
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BOYS and girls at the Cairns Hospital got to have their very own early Christmas when Santa Claus visited yesterday. Eleven-year-old Brock Bryant said he was over the moon to see Santa while he was in hospital undergoing liver treatment. Santa Claus ...and more »

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Cairns Post Sports Talk - News.com.au
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The A-team is back on The Cairns Post sports desk for our latest edition of Sports Talk.and more »

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Cairns police hunting heartless thieves after life saving hut break-ins
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FAR North life savers are fuming after heartless thieves targeted their huts across Cairns' Northern Beaches and stole mobile phones and radios. The offenders forced their way inside huts at Holloways, Trinity, Kewarra and Clifton Beaches, along with ...and more »