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Robot queen from Cairns builds brain-controlled Teleport robot
Brisbane Times
Ever wanted to be in two places at once? A Cairns woman has created a robot that allows you to do just that. 2012 Young Australian of the Year and technology ...and more »

The Cairns Post
Cairns restaurant guru realises dream of running new aquarium venue
The Cairns Post
CAIRNS restaurateur Gordon Kean could not let a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass him by. After hearing the city would host Australia's first new public aquarium in 17 years, he took bold steps to get his foot in the door. Mr Kean sold his stake in ...and more »

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Cairns restaurant guru realises dream of running new aquarium ...
The Cairns Post
CAIRNS restaurateur Gordon Kean could not let a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass him by. After hearing the city would host Australia's first new public ...and more »

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Mount Sheridan's Forest View cemetery targeted by thieves
The Cairns Post
Rosanna Disavia visited her father's resting place at Mount Sheridan's Forest View cemetery to find vandals had stolen a cross she had brought back from Ireland. It was the second time thieves had targeted the grave. “The thing is, the cross was ...

Nightclub gunman 'trained in Afghanistan'
The Cairns Post
The suspected gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day was born in Uzbekistan and received training in Afghanistan, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin says. After police caught him and four other suspects at a hideout in an ...and more »

BAT agrees to buy Reynolds for $49.4b
The Cairns Post
British American Tobacco has agreed a $US49.4 billion ($A65.6 billion) takeover of US rival Reynolds American Inc, creating the world's biggest listed tobacco company after it nudged up an earlier offer by more than $US2 billion. BAT, which already ...and more »

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Radjah shelduck family spotted in Cairns Botanic Gardens
The Cairns Post
SEVEN fluffy, brown ducklings are the latest generation in a family of radjah shelducks which took up residence in the Cairns Botanic Gardens more than five years ago. The new family was spotted this week searching for food and exploring the freshwater ...and more »

The Cairns Post
Radjah shelduck family spotted in Cairns Botanic Gardens | Cairns ...
The Cairns Post
SEVEN fluffy, brown ducklings are the latest generation in a family of radjah shelducks which took up residence in the Cairns Botanic Gardens more than five ...and more »

The Cairns Post
Samsung's 'crown prince' facing ruin
The Cairns Post
HE'S the billionaire “prince” and de facto heir of one of the world's largest companies — and very soon he could facing the possibility of a jail term. Lee Jae-yong, the 48-year-old vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, is facing an arrest warrant ...and more »

The Cairns Post
Cairns parents rate meningoccal B strain as worth every dollar
The Cairns Post
WHEN his daughter turns one next month, Cairns dad Nick Bradt will order the meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero for her. He will fork out around $300 for the B strain vaccine, which is not included in the National Immunisation Program, despite it now ...

Basketball coaching clinics help Aurukun youth kick a bad habit
The Cairns Post
TURNING youth off the smokes and on to the basketball court was the goal of coaching clinics in Aurukun last week. Teenagers braved pouring rain to get to the daily sessions at the Aurukun PCYC, which were held by Apunipima Australian Indigenous All ...and more »

Aussie ski family found in Japan
The Cairns Post
An Australian woman and her family who had gone missing at a popular Japanese ski field have been found safely after a night of freezing conditions. The search for the woman aged in her 50s and her family resumed on Tuesday morning and information ...and more »

Sterling braces for May's Brexit speech
The Cairns Post
The British pound flirted with a three-month low on Tuesday, hit by fears that Prime Minister Theresa May's speech later in the day will set Britain on course to lose access to the lucrative European Union single market. Concerns over US President ...and more »

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Man tossed behind bars in FNQ after late-night bust
The Cairns Post
A MAREEBA man has been caught red-handed and red-faced after a late-night bid for some “light relief” went horribly wrong. So desperate was the 22-year-old that he allegedly scaled a three-metre chain metal fence surrounding a Rankin St business, got ...and more »

Aust Day billboard with hijabs taken down
The Cairns Post
An Australia Day billboard featuring two women in hijabs has been removed from a site in Melbourne after threats were made to the company behind it. While the digital sign featured rolling images of people from various cultural backgrounds, one picture ...and more »