Conor Byrne
Producer, Breakfast and Backfill Present Breakfast and Morning Shows at ABC News (Australia)
brekkie show producer @ABCDarwin.
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5 days ago |
abc.net.au | Conor Byrne |Sharnie Kim
A cyclist has died from head injuries after a mountain bike crash on a trail in Far North Queensland. Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) was called to Smithfield Mountain Bike Park at McGregor Road, north of Cairns, at about 10:30am. A QAS spokesperson said the cyclist was not taken to hospital. a Queensland Police spokeswoman confirmed officers attended the scene at about 11:15am "following the sudden non-suspicious death of a 57-year-old man".
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6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Conor Byrne |Sophie Mcmanus
A jury has found Nathan Morris not guilty of murder or manslaughter after he stabbed a man five times. The judge asked the jury to consider the cumulative effects of domestic violence on Mr Morris' life. Mr Morris now walks free. A 22-year-old man has been found not guilty of murder or manslaughter despite stabbing his sister's boyfriend to death in far north Queensland.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Christopher Testa |Conor Byrne
The doors have closed to the only supermarket, service station and campground in Seisia after a board takeover at its community-owned enterprise. Staff at Seisia Enterprises say they have been turning up to work despite being owed weeks of wages. The new board refutes suggestions it is responsible for the closure saying it's reviewing the company's financial position, while the registrar of Indigenous corporations has ordered a full examination.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Christopher Testa |Conor Byrne
In some parts of Far North Queensland, paying $3 a litre for fuel – twice as much as other Queenslanders – is just a fact of life. The electorate of Leichhardt spans 150,000 square kilometres and stretches from suburban Cairns, all the way through Cape York to the Torres Strait. Live: Albanese and Dutton both in PerthThe median weekly income is $200 less than the average Australian and locals say the cost of living is only becoming harder to bear.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Conor Byrne |Christopher Testa
Leichhardt is Australia's 10th largest seat, larger than Greece. It's the only seat with an international border. Far north Queensland can suffer bushfires and cyclones — in the same day. The populations include the metropolitan tourist mecca of Cairns to impoverished remote Aboriginal communities. This seat is about to be vacated by incumbent LNP stalwart Warren Entsch. But both of the major parties think they have a shot. Conor Byrne reports.
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