Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. Pedophile Gregory Joseph Sutton, 74, received a wholly suspended 15-month prison sentence in Cairns ...

A primary school-aged girl has been treated for smoke inhalation after fire engulfed a second-story building near Innisfail. Four fire crews and a number of paramedics arrived just after 4.20 am ...

A notorious paedophile who was charged after a Royal Commission inquiry, has walked from court after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting when he was a teacher and the boy’s football coach.