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Sugarcane industry to plan for future as worries about urban sprawl grow
Sugarcane industry worries about future as Cairns's urban growth encroaches Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 7:29am In short: Sugarcane growers near Cairns say urban expansion is reducing farmland and putting the region's sugar industry at risk. Industry groups and stakeholders are forming a committee to push for stronger protections for agricultural land in future town planning decisions. Growers see an opportunity to transition into the production of other sugarcane-based products beyond raw sugar crystal.
Queensland magistrate suppresses identity of man with ‘high public profile’ in extortion case
Media outlets argue man’s name should be made public and police acting to protect him from ‘embarrassment’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland magistrate has suppressed the name of a man with a “high public profile” during an ongoing extortion case in Cairns. The man – referred to in court as MM – is not a party to the case, which was back before the Cairns magistrates court on Monday.
Shrek, Captain Cook and the stars: Welcome to Brian Robinson's multiverse
Artist Brian Robinson explores everyday magic in Multiverse at Newcastle Art Gallery Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:30am Every night as he walks across the yard to his studio in Cairns, Torres Strait Islander artist Brian Robinson looks up at the star-filled sky. "All life, for me, starts off gazing at the cosmos," Robinson tells ABC Arts. This deep interest in cosmology forms the foundation of much of Robinson's art, currently the subject of a major survey at Newcastle Art Gallery.
Parents of infant twins questioned about 'inconsistencies in evidence'
Coroner questions parents on use of mobile phone, early morning laundry during infant death inquest Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 7:23pm In short: An inquest investigating the cause of the simultaneous deaths of two infant boy twins mentions "inconsistencies in the evidence". The coroner said the parents of the babies cannot be charged based on truthful evidence given. The inquest continues in Cairns Courthouse for the rest of the week.
Suppression order extended for name of high-profile Qld man in extortion case
Magistrate extends order to suppress name of high-profile Queensland man at centre of extortion case Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 12:29pm A magistrate has extended a non-publication order preventing the identification of a high-profile Queensland man at the centre of an alleged extortion threat. The Cairns Magistrates Court has heard an accused man, who cannot be named, threatened to expose an alleged affair his former partner had with the married high-profile Queenslander in 2017. The woman was...
Claims about high-profile married man's relationship raised in extortion case
The extortion case surrounding a high-profile Queensland man was heard in Cairns Courthouse today.
2,000 years ago in Scotland, people removed a corpse's brain and fashioned the arm bones into tools
2,000 years ago in Scotland, people removed a corpse's brain and fashioned the arm bones into tools A new analysis of 2,000-year-old skeletons found in northern Scotland has revealed an unusual funeral ritual involving the manipulation of dead bodies. About 2,000 years ago in the far North of Scotland, a woman was buried after her brain was scooped out and her bones were whittled into tools, a new analysis reveals. The highly unusual burial is giving archaeologists new insight into social...
Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland
A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef. The incident reportedly occurred at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef located approximately 50km off the Queensland coast.
Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland
A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef. The incident reportedly occurred at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef located approximately 50km off the Queensland coast. Emergency services were alerted to the attack around midday.
Iron Age Britons may have removed the brains of the dead
A woman interred in Scotland 2000 years ago has peculiar scrape marks inside her skull, which suggest that removing the brain after death may have been a funeral tradition in Iron Age Britain. The funerary practices in Iron Age Britain – which ran from about 800 BC until the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 – and the Iron Age more generally are mysterious because human remains from that long ago rarely survive. We do know that some people from this time tended to be buried alongside their...