Nikki Bruce thought she was just a “bit off” when she went to her shift as a security guard in Cairns last year. She gave her boss the heads-up that she didn’t feel 100 per cent — which would possibly end up saving her life. The now 61-year-old didn’t know it, but she was having … Read more
A man who stole a company helicopter before crashing it into a Cairns CBD hotel was “well liked” by people at the school where he learned to fly. Hundreds of hotel guests were evacuated when Blake Wilson crashed into the roof of the waterfront DoubleTree by Hilton early on Monday in a helicopter taken from … Read more
Australian researchers warn the Coral Sea is the warmest it has been in at least 400 years, putting the Great Barrier Reef in danger. Lead author Benjamin Henley said the research, published in Nature journal on Thursday, involved drilling the cores of coral to identify geochemical changes and reconstruct past sea-surface temperatures. Co-author Professor Helen … Read more
The surviving wife and three children of a man killed by a crocodile in far north Queensland have been inundated with community support. More than $112,000 has been raised for the family of David Hogbin as he is being remembered by people in his home city of Newcastle as an exceptional general practitioner and “amazing … Read more
Newcastle doctor David Hogbin has been identified as the man killed and eaten by a crocodile in far north Queensland. Hogbin, 40, was taken from the banks of the Annan River in Cooktown while on holiday with his family on Saturday afternoon. The general practitioner reportedly leaves behind a wife and three children. Know the … Read more
A large crocodile believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on a 40-year-old father in far north Queensland has been euthanised. Rangers had targeted a crocodile with a distinctive scar near its snout as an extensive search for the NSW man near Cooktown entered a third day. It is believed the man had been … Read more
Fears crocodiles are habituated to humans at a Queensland river where a man was taken by a “large” croc have been increased by the discovery of footage of people apparently deliberately feeding them. The social media footage shows people throwing fish scraps or meat into the water, which are then abruptly eaten by crocodiles. WATCH … Read more
A 10-year-old boy has been released from custody after being accused of sexually assaulting an Italian tourist in a far north Queensland holiday hotspot. The juvenile has been charged with several offences after the 23-year-old woman was allegedly attacked in the Cairns CBD on Wednesday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tourist allegedly sexually assaulted by … Read more
An international tourist was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 10-year-old boy before being “set upon” by other youths at a busy Cairns intersection. The 23-year-old Italian woman escaped with minor injuries in what police have described as a “traumatic experience” at the Lake and Spence St intersection, near the city’s main hotel precinct, at 10am … Read more
A 14-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a man while breaking into a unit on the Cairns waterfront. The boy allegedly broke into the Esplanade unit about 5am on Saturday, waking up the 29-year-old man and sparking a “short altercation”, police said. The boy allegedly stabbed the man in the chest before running from the … Read more
