News lists
25. Cairns businessman defends ‘no Israelis’ sign in piercing studio A Cairns businessman who has been accused of racism by having a sign stating “no Israelis served here” in his piercing studio says he has merely been making a political statement. 26. Cairns mother suffering from cannabis-induced schizophrenia when she killed eight children Cairns mother Raina Thaiday believed the innocent sound of a bird chirping was a signal from God to begin killing eight children in a brutal massacre that shocked the nation. 27. Mine needs hundreds of employees by June The owners of the Blair Athol mine site in the Bowen Basin want to start mining in June and they need hundreds of employees. 28. Tributes flow for former Cairns man who died in shipping barge Stephen Woolcott was being remembered as a good mate, a talented sportsman and a true gentleman. The 33-year-old dive instructor and former St Augustine’s College student, who lived in Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, was one of five men to die in an airtight shipping barge compartment. 29. Police declare emergency after blast at metal yard where large fire has broken out Emergency services are responding after an explosion which is believed to have occurred at a scrap metal business in Portsmith. 30. Tropical low could develop into Cyclone Alfred A tropical low hovering in the Gulf of Carpentaria could spin into the Far North region’s first cyclone of the season today.