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5th January 2025

PM Edition

‘225mm+, intense storms, rain’: Mossman smashed in isolated weather event

A severe weather warning has been cancelled for the Daintree following a severe thunderstorm which brought intense localised rainfall, recording almost 100mm in one hour.

Repeat Cairns Central shoplifter placed on probation

Repeat shoplifter, Kaitlyn Ann Orrell, 26, has been sentenced to probation to address her offending and provide support for the health issues that have plagued her since a serious ...

Gallery: ‘CFN Returns’, All the shots from Mulgrave v Rovers, Norths v Cassowary Coast

Cricket Far North returns for 2025. All the snaps from the grand final replay between Rovers and Mulgrave, plus the matchup between league leaders Norths against Cassowary Coast &g...

Thar she blows: Drug cartels hiding a ‘sh**load” of cocaine’ in fake whales

International drug traffickers are building hi-tech fake marine animals such as whales to mask underwater vessels amid increasingly brazen efforts to smuggle illicit shipments into...

$450k in taxpayer cash spent on welcome to country ceremonies

Welcome to country ceremonies at Australian government events have cost Aussie taxpayers more than $450,000 in the past two years. See the big spending agencies here.

White Lotus star’s husband found dead

Tributes are flowing for filmmaker Jeff Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, after his tragic death at the age of 47.

Madonna flaunts huge sparkler amid engagement rumours

Music superstar Madonna has hinted that she could be engaged to a toyboy boyfriend half her age after proudly flaunting a huge diamond ring.

Puberty blockers: J.K. Rowling backs ban — but they’re legal here

Author J.K Rowling has openly condemned the use of puberty blockers by children after they were banned in the UK but the treatment remains legal in Australia.