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The Cairns Post, 2 Sep 2026

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The Cairns Post is a leading Australian daily newspaper serving Cairns and far north Queensland. First published in 1883, it provides comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news, with a strong emphasis on stories that impact the region’s communities. A weekend issue, The Weekend Post, is also published on Saturdays. The newspaper is known for its focus on regional reporting, covering local government, business, infrastructure and community developments alongside breaking news. It also features human-interest stories and in-depth reporting that reflect life in Queensland, offering readers insight and perspective. Its clear and engaging style makes it accessible to a broad audience. The Cairns Post delivers extensive sports coverage, including local competitions as well as major national and international events. In addition, it includes content on lifestyle, travel, entertainment and culture, creating a well-rounded reading experience. Available on PressReader, The Cairns Post newspaper keeps readers informed with timely news, local insight and engaging stories from across the region.

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ArticleFULL THROTTLE INTO WEEKEND

It could be time to wave good­bye to damp weather and go full throttle into the week­end. Far North res­id­ents tired of damp days can expect clearer skies and higher tem­per­at­ures later in the week, accord­ing to the Bur­eau of...

FULL THROTTLE INTO WEEKEND

ArticleAUSSIE FRONT DOOR

Tour­ism lead­ers have wrapped up a US blitz aimed at lur­ing high-spend­ing Amer­ican tour­ists, pos­i­tion­ing Cairns as the new front door to Aus­tralia through a major new air­line con­nec­tion. Eight North Amer­ican cit­ies were tar­geted where...

AUSSIE FRONT DOOR

ArticleMayor vows to get ‘back to basics’

Born-and-bred Tablelander Kevin Cardew has won a may­oral by-elec­tion with nearly half the primary vote. He has vowed to get the region’s coun­cil “back to basics”. Mr Cardew, received 48.28 per cent of the first pref­er­ence votes after a postal...

Mayor vows to get ‘back to basics’

ArticleRegion a rare mar­ket ‘bright spot’

Cairns is a rare bright spot, buck­ing a nation­wide prop­erty down­turn. New data shows the city stood apart from other regions, pulling off pos­it­ive monthly growth of 0.35 per cent, quarterly growth of 0.03 per cent and an annual surge of 10.13...

Region a rare mar­ket ‘bright spot’