Cairns

THE Portsmith employer of a man who plummeted 8m to his death while working on an airconditioning duct has been accused of failing to meet health and safety measures in the lead up to the tragedy.

While the Western Bulldogs' entire focus is Sunday's assignment against Fremantle in Cairns, forward Mitch Wallis says their confidence could count for plenty thereafter.

G’day Cairns and the Far North, here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening across the region today on Wednesday,.

Reigning AFL Cairns leading goal-kicker Adam Gross is facing an uncertain future in the game with the Port Douglas forward suffering third degree burns earlier this month.

CAIRNS and the Gold Coast have been named ideal quarantine locations as the Federal Government increases the cap on the number of Australians re-entering the country.

A NURSE who was just two weeks into a stint working in a Cape York community has told of sitting with a man who had allegedly killed his partner for several hours until police arrived.

G’day Cairns and the Far North, here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening across the region today on Tuesday,.

A MAN who maintained that a woman approached him and told him she wanted to sleep with him before they had sex has been acquitted of rape.

PLANS to spark the former Courthouse Hotel’s front lawn back to life with performances are pushing ahead, even as the future of the building itself hangs in limbo.

A NURSE who was just two weeks into a stint working in a Cape York community has told of sitting with a man who had allegedly killed his partner for several hours until police arrived. Robyn Taylor was called to the Mapoon house shared by Soan Koko, 40 and …