Superyacht operator arrested allegedly trying to flee country after drug drop death

Superyacht operator arrested allegedly trying to flee country after drug drop death

A Queensland superyacht tour operator has been arrested during an alleged attempt to flee the country,after a diver’s death alerted police to a large cocaine shipment in Newcastle.

  • byJenny Noyes,Sarah Keoghan andCloe Read

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‘Happens every year’:Cold buyers hunting hot holiday homes

‘Happens every year’:Cold buyers hunting hot holiday homes

With winter just weeks away and the weather turning cooler,it’s no surprise that home buyers from Sydney and Melbourne are looking for an escape from the cold and damp.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Where you can buy a holiday home for almost the same price as five years ago

Where you can buy a holiday home for almost the same price as five years ago

Forget Byron Bay,but if you’re willing to look further afield for a holiday escape,some holiday home markets offer surprisingly good value for buyers.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Cairns,Queensland,places to eat:Six of the best

Cairns,Queensland,places to eat:Six of the best

Great food in Cairns isn't just about the seafood.

  • byTim Richards
Tourist hubs report highest per-capita COVID rates,even before border changes

Tourist hubs report highest per-capita COVID rates,even before border changes

The Gold Coast and Cairns are both outpacing Brisbane in the number of new cases when adjusted for population.

  • byMatt Dennien
Cairns tours:Hipster&Street Art Tour shows the cool side of north Queensland city

Cairns tours:Hipster&Street Art Tour shows the cool side of north Queensland city

Move over,Melbourne - Australia has a new hipster capital and it's not where you'd expect.

  • byTim Richards
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The properties that used to be beach bargains and what they’re worth today

The properties that used to be beach bargains and what they’re worth today

The pandemic has put what once were secret beach locations on the map,drawing out buyers and pushing up house prices.

  • byTawar Razaghi
Man who had throat slit in Qld shopping centre named as father-of-five
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Man who had throat slit in Qld shopping centre named as father-of-five

Michael John Eaton,51,was a daily visitor to the Cairns shopping centre and he was known and liked by centre staff.

  • byJocelyn Garcia andToby Crockford
Man dies after stabbing in the throat at Qld shopping centre
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Man dies after stabbing in the throat at Qld shopping centre

A man is in custody after the death of the 51-year-old,who was stabbed at Cairns Central Shopping Centre on Wednesday morning.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
‘Skinny-dipper’ in public lagoon swore at onlookers:Police

‘Skinny-dipper’ in public lagoon swore at onlookers:Police

A Queensland man is accused of swearing at onlookers before stripping off and going for a late-night swim in a public lagoon.

  • byToby Crockford
Growing calls for wages help as state expands COVID business support

Growing calls for wages help as state expands COVID business support

Queensland business and tourism groups have welcomed extra state COVID-19 support but warn that it’s unlikely to meet needs,particularly in the hard-hit far north.

  • byMatt Dennien