Cairns Airport IronMan / Everything you need to know about the Event and its Road Closures
The Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns is back in 2023 for the twelfth time. This year’s event is expected to attract over 4000 competitors over the six-day period. The IRONMAN Group, in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland, Cairns Regional Council, Douglas Shire Council and Queensland Police Service, are coordinating the event and have put together the following information…
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Crispin Hull / Threat to Albanese Government
High immigration threatens multiculturalism in two ways. First, the pressure it brings on infrastructure, particularly housing, and government services hits recent immigrants hardest.
Over the Moon-Space Opportunities for the Far North
Following the arrival of US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy into Cairns, high level dignitaries from all over the world met recently in the lead up to preliminary works commencing on Australia’s first large-scale, multi-use spaceport in Weipa.Following the arrival of US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy into Cairns, high level dignitaries from all over the world met recently in the lead up to preliminary works commencing on Australia’s first large-scale, multi-use spaceport in Weipa.
Wonderland Spiegeltent Festival Hub is Back for Port Douglas Carnivale 2023
Hold onto your suspenders and circus hats – the crowd favourite Wonderland Spiegeltent returns to Port Douglas for Carnivale 2023 with a spectacular line-up of live entertainment for all ages!
Cafe del Mar to present unforgettable Sunset Session at Sheraton for Carnivale
As the sun gets ready to set on Carnivale’s Sunday, Port Douglas’ iconic beachfront resort will come to life as colourful cocktails, Mediterranean bites and Café Del Mar tunes by DJ ‘Jus Joe’ will flow onto the shore of the Sheraton Grand Mirage’s main pool beach.
Crispin Hull / Murdoch Cases: Best to do Nothing
The disappointment – especially among people in the media – at the settlement of the defamation action between Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems was almost audible.
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