Get your Mr Men books
THE Cairns Post and The Sunday Mail are giving a head start to time-poor parents struggling to find time to read to kids.
Cancer fight peak aim
ELOISE Johnson will swap the wards of Cairns Hospital for the snow-capped peak of Africa's highest mountain as she raises money and awareness for breast cancer.
How to get free fortune cookies
CHINESE New Year celebrations will roar to life today as thousands of revellers pack the CBD for the annual street festival.
Cairns Taipans can deal with Doomsday Double
Cameron Tragardh There is a much better feel in the Cairns Taipans camp after a pair of hard-fought road wins in the NBL.
Faces of our future on Australia Day
Lauren Dor THE future of Cairns and the surrounding region is looking bold, bright and multicultural.
Flooding in the Far North
As a tropical low heads toward the Queensland coastline, combined with king tides, the region is getting some localised flooding.
23Australia Day
All the highlights from across the Cairns region as the Far North celebrated Australia Day.
16Wong: Helping SPC 'value for money'
SENATOR Penny Wong has accused the Abbott government of taking a hard line on SPC Ardmona, and said assisting it would have been value for money.
Bushfires deadlier, more destructive
BUSHFIRES are almost twenty times more deadly and eighty times more destructive than a century ago - and experts warn worse is to come.
Airlines card fee crackdown fails
AN RBA crackdown on airlines gouging customers hefty credit card surcharge fees has failed with consumers still being charged excessively.
Activists to ramp up 'anti-cull' fight
UPDATE: ACTIVISTS are gearing up for more 'anti-cull' action as Fisheries officers unsuccessfully rushed to drop baited hooks today to catch a 4m shark.
Who is the real Amanda Knox?
FROM an "Ice Maiden" to naive girl-next-door, Amanda Knox's true character has been central to a murder case which has had numerous twists.
Bizarre mayor can't help himself
TORONTO Mayor Rob Ford has continued to make headlines after he had a crazy night out that went from being fined for jaywalking to a dance floor.
Sea Shepherd 'rammed' by whalers
ENVIRONMENTAL group Sea Shepherd has accused the Japanese whaling fleet of ramming one of its vessels in the Southern Ocean.
Judge 'suffered' over Knox verdict
BREKKIE WRAP: The judge who presided over Amanda Knox's second murder conviction says he "suffered" over the verdict but believes she is guilty.
Cairns
Question of the day
Why Ricciardo is jealous of mates
HE'S the latest Aussie F1 superstar, racing with the championship team and living in luxury. So why is Daniel Ricciardo jealous of his mates back home?
Falappi comes of age
CAIRNS cyclist Tennille Falappi has quickly adapted to racing with the grown-ups.
No easy ride to world's best
THESE guys are discovering it takes more that just a few pumps of the pedals to get to the World Championships.
Cats edged out in overtime
THE Perth Wildcats dropped their second straight home game in heartbreaking circumstances.
How to get free fortune cookies
CHINESE New Year celebrations will roar to life today as thousands of revellers pack the CBD for the annual street festival.
Taking it to The Sweet
LEGENDARY band The Sweet had hits such as ballroom blitz, blockbuster and fox on the run.
The INXS telemovie we had to have
IT'S the story of how one Aussie band rocked the world, and the INXS telemovie, Never Tear Us Apart, reportedly made original band members cry.
Arts whiz leads the way
EARLVILLE'S Eben Love is the first person in Queensland and second in the country to be offered a prestigious arts vocational traineeship.
Get your Mr Men books
THE Cairns Post and The Sunday Mail are giving a head start to time-poor parents struggling to find time to read to kids.
Rug up, rug down
A favourite wrap may look as good draped over the couch as it does on your shoulders,
Treat yourself to bushland bliss
A BLISSFUL bushland bubble at Tallebudgera Valley is where stars and stressed execs choose to escape an increasingly fast-paced world.
Far North strikes chord with Nikita
THE great- granddaughter of a Far Northern tourism pioneer says she is eternally grateful that he migrated to the region.
New attraction on cards for Skyrail
SKYRAIL boss Max Shepherd has revealed planning is under way for a surprise new attraction.
Barras a big fishing lure
THRONGS of well-prepped fishermen and crazy weather are fuelling a stellar barramundi season.
Cairns Taipans can deal with Doomsday Double
There is a much better feel in the Cairns Taipans camp after a pair of hard-fought road wins in the NBL.
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'Listen to us' say tourism operators
A GROUP of tourism heavyweights wants State Government, tourism marketing bodies and council to listen to them.