The Cairns Post
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The Cairns Post is a major News Corporation
newspaper
in Far North Queensland
that exclusively serves the Cairns area. It has daily coverage on local, state, national and world news, plus a wide range of sections and liftouts covering health, beauty, cars and lifestyle.
It is the oldest business in Cairns and has been operating continuously for 100 years. It currently employs more than 100 people.
A prior newspaper that was also called The Cairns Post was first published on 10 May 1883. It was founded by Frederick Thomas Wimble. It was published weekly until 1888 then bi-weekly until 1893.
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in Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns north to the Torres Strait...
that exclusively serves the Cairns area. It has daily coverage on local, state, national and world news, plus a wide range of sections and liftouts covering health, beauty, cars and lifestyle.
It is the oldest business in Cairns and has been operating continuously for 100 years. It currently employs more than 100 people.
A prior newspaper that was also called The Cairns Post was first published on 10 May 1883. It was founded by Frederick Thomas Wimble. It was published weekly until 1888 then bi-weekly until 1893.
See also
- Cairns Sun
- Port Douglas and Mossman Gazette
- Tablelands AdvertiserTablelands AdvertiserThe Tablelands Advertiser is the weekly newspaper published for residents of the Atherton Tableland and Mareeba area.The Tablelands Advertiser has a home delivery system that covers around four times the area of any other publication in the region...
- Gavin KingGavin KingGavin King was a newspaper chief of staff and opinion columnist for News Limited. As Editor at Large for the The Cairns Post he regularly attacked Federal Labor, State and local governments...