Wallaby joey euthanased after 'horrific' animal cruelty discovery
By Conor Byrne
Wildlife carers have lodged formal complaints with police and environment officials after stumbling across a scene involving a dead mother wallaby tied to a signpost.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-02/wallaby-death-leads-to-animal-cruelty-complaints/106185200
#AnimalCruelty #WildlifeTrafficAccidentsandIncidents #Animals #ConorByrne
Four stinky corpse flowers to bloom in a week at Queensland botanic gardens
By Sharnie Kim and Conor Byrne
Renowned for their size and stench, blooming corpse flowers are a rare occurrence. But to have four flowering in a week is "something of a record".
#Plants #BotanicalGardens #FlowerGardens #Gardening #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #SharnieKim #ConorByrne
Police investigate fire as man fights for life
By Conor Byrne
A man has sustained life-threatening burns after a unit complex went up in flames in Cairns. Police continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/police-investigate-cairns-unit-fire/106185198
Search suspended for missing deep-sea diver
By Conor Byrne and Adam Stephen
A professional deep-sea diver, with several fish species named in his honour, is remembered as a loving father and well-respected in the science community for his contributions to the study of fish species.
#MissingPerson #GreatBarrierReef #Fish #DeathandDying #MarineIncidents #MarineBiology #ConorByrne #AdamStephen
Health authorities rebrand tropical disease after cases increase fourfold
By Conor Byrne
Cases of melioidosis in Cairns have set records this year, and authorities are uncertain why. But one survivor has joined a campaign to start a conversation about safety as the rains return in the north.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-18/tropical-disease-melioidosis-rebranded-melio-/106157064
Cases of melioidosis in Cairns have set records this year, and authorities are uncertain why. But one survivor has joined a campaign to start a conversation about safety as the rains return in the north.
Conservationists scrambling for alternative funding after USAID cuts
By Conor Byrne, Christopher Testa, and Emma Siossian
Citizen science and AI have never been more important to the environment after White House cuts to USAID are felt beneath the waves, a new report says.
#GreatBarrierReef #AI #EnvironmentalPolicy #ClimateChange #ConorByrne #ChristopherTesta # #EmmaSiossian
Detective who tracked Toyah Cordingley's phone gives evidence in murder trial
By Conor Byrne
Detective Sergeant Matt Mattock gives evidence about cars of interest in the investigation into the Far North Queensland woman's murder.
Accused murderer 'stressed' on day Toyah Cordingley's body found, court told
By Conor Byrne
Rajwinder Singh, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley, is on trial in the Supreme Court in Cairns.
Murder trial jury taken to beach where Toyah Cordingley's body was found
By Conor Byrne
The jury was taken by bus to Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, where Ms Cordingley's body was found buried in a shallow sand grave in 2018.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/qld-toyah-cordingley-trial-rajwinder-singh-cairns/106016662
Cruise ship had mechanical issues before grandmother's death on island
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath, Rosanne Maloney, and Conor Byrne
Passengers have left the the ill-fated Coral Adventurer following the death of Suzanne Rees. Ongoing mechanical problems have cut the journey short and the ship is returning south from the Torres Strait.
#Cruises #Hiking #DeathandDying #KristySextonMcGrath #RosanneMaloney # #ConorByrne
Passengers have left the the ill-fated circumnavigation of the Coral Adventurer following the death of Suzanne Rees. Ongoing mechanical problems have cut the journey short and the ship is returning south from the Torres Strait.
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