Cairns unites in grief following national week of tragedy

By Cameron Atfield
Updated December 20 2014 - 9:08pm, first published 8:13pm
Distraught: Friends and extended family leave flowers at the tree outside the house. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Distraught: Friends and extended family leave flowers at the tree outside the house. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Children leave paintings and toys at a tree near the house in Cairns. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Children leave paintings and toys at a tree near the house in Cairns. Photo: Edwina Pickles

A day after a mass killing that is almost impossible to comprehend, the far north Queensland city of Cairns is a community united in grief.

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