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Overgrown roundabouts cause traffic hazard on Captain Cook Hwy
The Cairns Post
MOTORISTS struggling to see traffic through overgrown Captain Cook Hwy roundabouts should soon have 20-20 vision returned. After the Cairns Post raised the issue yesterday, Main Roads said slashers were scheduled to start work on the highway's ...and more »

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Man jailed for manslaughter over death of his long-term partner
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A MAN will spend eight years in jail for the manslaughter of a woman he described as “the love of his life”. Frederick Thomas Bramwell has a history of bashing Clareen Edwards, who he had been in a relationship with since high school. The Cairns ...and more »

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Cairns man remains critically ill after gas explosion
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CAIRNS Hospital's mental health unit has been described as being under “extraordinary pressure” in the wake of a serious incident last week. It comes as a man who was suspected of causing a gas explosion inside a Kewarra Beach house had allegedly ...and more »

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Entsch names $20m FNQ jobs team
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YARRABAH and Douglas shires will now share in the State Government's $20 million jobs package promised for Cairns. Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has announced the local planning committee for the regional jobs and investment package, which awards ...and more »

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Woman pleads guilty to trafficking methylamphetamines
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Tier Louise Wone, 24, became involved in a sexual relationship with her drug dealer William Thomas Heffernan-Bugden, who was jailed for five years for trafficking methylamphetamines. Over three month between June and September 2015, Wone helped ...and more »

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Skyrail to shut down for a month for massive upgrade
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SKYRAIL is preparing to temporarily shut down for its biggest upgrade since it opened more than two decades ago, to bring the rainforest cableway into the 21st century. But not everyone in the Far North's tourism industry is happy about the upcoming ...

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Cairns man sues Woolworths over serious back injury
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A FORMER Woolworths employee has been awarded more than $650,000 for a serious back injury he claims he received at work. Michael John Perkins had worked for the Raintrees store for three months between August and November in 2011.and more »

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Ray Johnstone's Gumtree ad will rip your heart out
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LADIES and gentlemen, this may well be the most heartbreaking thing you will see today. But before you go and rip your heart right out of your chest, rest assured, this story has a happy ending. We all know Gumtree is a terrifying universe, largely ...and more »

Cairns farewells Year of the Monkey with song, dance, and food
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LIONS and dragons blessed Cairns city and almost 3000 onlookers with good luck as the Chinese Year of the Monkey was farewelled along Grafton St on the weekend. KUR-World Great Barrier Reef Chinese New Year general manager Nathan Lee Long ...