Cairns morning briefing

Riverfire crowd well behaved but 18 arrested

Good morning, Cairns. Clear and 15 degrees, a cracking start to Sunday.

Weather

15C, Clear

That’s a wrap – Riverfire 2026
The Queensland Police Service has thanked Riverfire 2026 attendees for their good behaviour overnight, reporting only 18 arrests for offences including public nuisance and drug offences.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Drug trafficking charges, South Brisbane
Police have charged three people with nearly 100 drug trafficking related offences across the South Brisbane District, after intercepting a woman driving on Logan Road in Holland Park on 2 September.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Australia’s housing prices are trending down. See which suburbs have had the biggest falls
Australia's property market is facing a rare price correction, with Cotality reporting prices have declined in most capital cities over winter as rising interest rates take hold.
theguardian.com
Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says
Australian tunnelling expert Arnold Dix says the rescue of two workers alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal is 'one of the great' triumphs and gives hope amid the flash flooding disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border.
theguardian.com

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