Cairns news headlines

The captain asked crew and fellow passengers to intervene after she allegedly consumed her own alcohol on board.

Video shows the man fishing on the Russell River south of Cairns as the crocodile watches on just metres behind him.

A dog has been rescued from a tight spot by Queensland firefighters armed with a bottle of olive oil and a lot of patience.

The final moments of a flight in far north Queensland were "unexceptional and quite normal" before the aircraft ploughed into a sand dune claiming the lives of all five people on board. 

A breast cancer survivor is hoping for change after meeting with the Health Minister over surgery delays.

A quarter of a million Queenslanders could be missing out on a $1072 electricity bonus, the state government has said.

After winning $40 million on Lotto, a Queensland man has fulfilled his dream of owning a racehorse - and is now standing to win even more money.

The earthquake's shallow depth of 10km gave it a greater impact, but there's little chance of any more large aftershocks.

A Gold Coast man who cheated death after being attacked by a crocodile in Queensland's Far North has described the incredible moment he pulled his own head free from the creature's jaws.

A Qantas flight has turned back to Cairns after what the airline described as a "controlled shutdown" of one of its engines.

A Cairns man has been charged with murder after a 57-year-old was allegedly stabbed to death in Far North Queensland overnight.

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has stepped in to allow a family facing deportation to stay in the country.

Melbourne has been usurped as the most popular travel destination for Australians in winter, according to new search trends.

Queensland Police believe the remains will solve the mystery of what happened to Kevin Darmody, who vanished on Saturday while fishing the croc-infested Kennedy River.

Kevin Darmody was fishing with a friend when he mysteriously vanished. A series of unusual sounds are the only clues in his disappearance.

A car crash in Far North Queensland helped police catch an elderly man who had allegedly murdered a 65-year-old woman hours earlier.

A hospital patient has allegedly been sexually assaulted in a toilet block outside a hospital in northern Queensland.

New data has revealed the Australian suburbs with the biggest drop in listings. Here is the top 20.

A father who was found dead alongside his son following a double drowning at a waterfall near Cairns is being remembered as a "kind-hearted person".

A 44-year-old man's incredible fight for survival as croc tried to drown him while he was fishing in Queensland.

The fatal shooting in the remote town of Mareeba near Cairns is now at the centre of an independent investigation.

The vision - showing a group of teens ramming the back of a Cairns man's car - comes as calls mount for stronger action over the state's growing youth crime crisis.

Joel Herrington said he "didn't see the snake coming" when "all of a sudden" the beast "dropped down from above".

A banned drinker's register is being suggested by three Queensland Mayors, who say their towns are being plagued by alcohol-fuelled violence.

Officers from Cairns found the 4.2 metre crocodile about 200 metres from where the attack occurred, during a spotlight search last night.

Footage reveals the moment a man and his dog wade into Far North Queensland waters when a crocodile lunges and attacks the pair, killing the dog.

Flight JQ16 was due to leave on Tuesday January 24 at 9pm but did not leave until January 26 about 4.15pm.

The information given to police was in relation to the religious sect the suspect was allegedly living with.

The 20-year-old allegedly stabbed another woman in the neck, leaving her in a critical condition.

Autistic actress Chloe Hayden has thrown her support behind a Cairns family facing deportation over their child's diagnosis.

A Queensland police dog has uncovered a hidden underground bunker full of weapons, jewelry and drugs during an investigation into an alleged kidnapping case in the state's far north.

A snorkelling guide in Queensland has become the first to capture the rare oarfish on the Great Barrier Reef.

Eleven people were injured and four left in a serious condition after a mini-bus and car collided in Far North Queensland this morning.

A 58-year-old Queensland man has been charged following a six month investigation into child grooming and sex offences.

Police are urging caution from hikers after a third person was rescued from Queensland mountains this week.

The new owner of a controversial statue of Captain Cook in Cairns promises "it will stand again" after it claim close to being bulldozed.

A Queensland superyacht tour operator has been arrested as he allegedly attempted to flee Australia just days after a scuba diver was found dead and $20 million worth of cocaine was discovered in Newcastle, NSW.

A 19-year-old woman has died following an accident at a Far North Queensland waterfall.

Police have charged a 47-year-old man after the death of a woman in Cairns.

A six-year-old child has been left injured and shaken after a group of wallabies attacked him at a Far North Queensland sports field.

Mosquito populations have boomed in persistent wet weather, with pools of water providing ample opportunity for the blood-sucking insects to breed.

Queenslanders will soon have access to a digital drivers license, the first in Australia to be valid overseas.

A 14-year-old boy has been killed and five others aged 12-15 have been injured after one allegedly crashed a stolen car in Cairns overnight.

An earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Far North Queensland with dozens of people reporting they felt the tremor.

A 22-year-old Queensland man has been charged with murder, following investigations into the death of a two-month-old baby boy.

Over 130 aged care facilities in Queensland are facing outbreaks of COVID-19, as experts fear for the state's most vulnerable.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old was allegedly stabbed to death in Cairns.

A teenage boy has died in Cairns after he was taken to hospital with stab wounds in early hours of New Year's Day.

Parts of northern Queensland are on flood alert, with warnings severe storms could cause power outages and trigger a cyclone in the coming days.

New rules are in effect for Queenslanders from January 1, from new rental mandates, to mandatory collars for problem dogs.