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The Latest Breaking News from Cairns

A 13 Y.O Boy Was Allegedly Sexually Assaulted While Locked Up In An ‘Overcrowded’ QLD Watch House

A 13-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by an older teenager in a cell at a Cairns police watch house.

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Boy, 13, allegedly sexually assaulted while being held in crowded Cairns watch house cell

Exclusive: Concerns mount over safety of Queensland children being held in adult watch houses, sometimes for weeks at a time

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Huge croc captured at popular recreation area

A 2.3-metre crocodile has been removed from a recreation area near Cairns as part of an ongoing program to remove animals bigger than two metres.

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JackJumpers star Magnay being roughed up, says coach

Coach Scott Roth doesn't expect Will Magnay to miss any basketball after the big centre copped a heavy hit to the sternum in Tasmania's NBL win over Cairns.

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Magnay hurt as JackJumpers beat Taipans in NBL

Pint-sized Jordon Crawford has knocked down six triples in Tasmania's eight-point NBL win over Cairns, but teammate Will Magnay suffered a sternum injury.

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Former police deputy commissioner known for ‘vagina whisperer’ comment running for Cairns mayor

Paul Taylor apologised for comment before resigning in 2022, as former officers and locals express mixed views on his political campaign

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Cairns watch house worker sounds alarm over ‘massive deterioration’ in children’s physical and mental health

Exclusive: anonymised notes reveal concerns about injuries, self-harm, security incidents and sickness in overcrowded cells

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Booed Baynes has last laugh as Bullets beat Taipans

Brisbane have moved back to fourth in the NBL standings, beating Cairns 102-84 thanks to a dominant first half and some handy buckets from Aron Baynes.

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Assaults, isolation and deprivation: what life is like at Cairns watch house for children and staff

Exclusive: Rare photo and staff testimonies paint bleak picture of Queensland lockup where situation is said to have reached ‘a tipping point’

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Cyclone forecasting boosted by artificial intelligence offers earlier path tracking

European AI model predicts tropical cyclone nearing the Queensland coast closer to Rockhampton than Cairns by late next Thursday

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Clean-up continues as region braces for another cyclone

Another cyclone could make a "severe impact" on far north Queensland as the region cleans up from record flooding caused by a system just weeks ago.

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Morning Mail: Houthi missile hits US ship, Cairns watch house ‘inhumane’, De Minaur through in Open

Fears of escalation in Middle East crisis; young people facing ‘horrendous’ conditions in Queensland lockup; Australian Open action heats up

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Psychologist treating children in Cairns watch house warns of ‘horrendous’ and ‘inhumane’ conditions

Exclusive: Government is failing to meet basic needs of youth in Queensland lockup, putting staff at ‘risk of harm’, psychologist alleges

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Morning Mail: Danes celebrate coronation, concerns for children in Cairns custody, Djokovic survives Open scare

King Frederik and Queen Mary take the throne after Margrethe abdicates

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Police ‘cannot meet’ expectations for children in custody amid Cairns watch house overcrowding

Senior officer calls for help providing basic necessities to juvenile inmates, including food and toilet paper

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Desperate boat rescue as monsoon drenches north Qld

Already saturated communities in north Queensland are expecting further heavy rain as a monsoon trough moves over the Cape York Peninsula.

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Woman charged after elderly man dies of stab wounds

An 80-year-old man has died of multiple stab wounds in far north Queensland, with a 58-year-old woman charged with murder by police.

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Far north open to tourists as flood clean up continues

Queensland's deputy premier has encouraged tourists to return to the far north as volunteers help Cairns residents clean up their homes after flooding.

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Hopes fade for missing man as flood bears down on town

A Cape York community is bracing for major flooding, as the search for a missing man is scaled back.

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Flood funding to get far north Qld back up and running

A funding package has been announced by the prime minister on a visit to Queensland's flood-ravaged far north amid concern for residents and the tourism sector.

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Tourism takes a hit from Cairns flooding

Although tourism attractions in Cairns have started re-opening, holiday cancellations for December and January have hit the region hard.

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Cape York braces for flooding as Jasper could intensify

Ex-tropical cyclone Jasper is still having an impact on far north Queensland eight days after hitting the coast and could intensify again on Christmas Day.

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Renewed flood menace as cyclone carnage mounts

Far north Queensland is bracing for more flooding as the evacuation of a community and the search for a missing elderly man continues.

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Afternoon Update: disaster relief payments for FNQ flood victims; NT chief minister resigns; and $1bn cocaine bust in Sydney

Cairns airport has reopened but situation remains desperate for remote communities in far north Queensland

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