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Watch: Whale rescued from shark net in Australia

A whale has been rescued after it got entangled in shark nets off Australia's Gold Coast.Wayne Phillips, head of marine sciences at Sea World, said the seven-metre (23-foot) whale was calm while being rescued in waters off Currumbin Beach, but it appeared quite sick.Mr Phillips said this was the fifth…

Evening Standard

‘Insanity’: entangled whale in Queensland sparks renewed calls for shark net removal

Fisheries department says an humpback whale was found ‘in poor health’ but ‘not badly tangled at the Gold Coast

The Guardian - AU

Gold Coast beachgoers flag down rescue crews to help whale caught in shark net in Currumbin

A surfer has jumped into action to help alert authorities after another whale was caught in shark nets — the fifth this season. But the Queensland government says it has no plans to remove the nets.

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Ready for takeoff: Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne top list of domestic destinations

A Jetstar report released on Monday found Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast were the top cities people wanted to visit.

The New Daily

Gold Coast police shoot man allegedly armed with a knife during welfare check

A man is undergoing surgery after being taken to a Gold Coast hospital in a critical condition after police shot him when he allegedly lunged at them with a knife.

ABC News

Woman shot in the face during argument on Gold Coast

The woman, 26, was in a parked car with a man who fired a gun during an argument, police said. She was hospitalized in fair condition and the man was arrested.

Chicago Sun-Times

Humpback whales filmed 'training to be romantic' off the Gold Coast

Sub-adult humpbacks have been recorded off the Gold Coast performing courtship behaviours usually seen among older generations.

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Australia’s regional property boom slows but housing stress still a major concern

Beach and country lifestyle areas show market weakness after record-breaking rises during the pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Long COVID fears lead to discovery of coronary heart disease in 'super fit' 70-year-old

Chris Stear turned 70 in June and celebrated the milestone by doing 70 push-ups non-stop on a Gold Coast beach. A few weeks later his health took a sudden turn, and an angiogram detected blockages in his coronary artery.

ABC News

Cats beat Suns, set for AFL top spot

Geelong have defeated Gold Coast by 60 points at Metricon Stadium to effectively wrap up this year's AFL minor premiership.

AAP

Celebrate the on-court showmanship as Nick Kyrgios finally displays champion qualities

If someone had to play the Gold Coast in a Hollywood movie, Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios would undoubtedly steal the show.

The New Daily

Gold Coast rental market reveals gender inequality as more women face homelessness

With more and more older women facing homelessness, support services are warning of a critical shortfall in housing supply. This grandmother has found a short-term solution, but she's one of the lucky ones.

ABC News

Liam Pitchford: Birmingham gold medal feels better than Gold Coast

Pitchford partnered with Paul Drinkhall to repeat their 2018 success against Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal Achanta

The Independent UK

Teenager sentenced to 10 years in prison over fatal stabbing of Jack Beasley on Gold Coast

A 17-year-old boy who fatally stabbed teenager Jack Beasley at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in 2019 is sentenced to ten years in prison. Mr Beasley's mother called the culprits "cowards" who left her son to "die on the footpath".

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Teens jailed over stabbing of 17-year-old

Two boys have been jailed after 17-year-old Jack Beasley was fatally stabbed on the Gold Coast when a fight broke out between two groups in 2019.

AAP

Qld koala boost after research cash swap

The Queensland government will provide more protection for koalas on the Gold Coast, with a four square kilometre site to become a dedicated conservation area.

ABC News

Gold Coast school jumps onboard electric school bus trial to inspire curious young minds

Following the opening of Australia's first 100-per-cent electric bus depot on the Gold Coast, this school is trialling the technology to help teach kids a lesson in curiosity.

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Richmond edges Brisbane Lions in AFL thriller as Essendon, Gold Coast record wins

Richmond pips the Brisbane Lions by seven points in a pulsating finish at the MCG, while Essendon and Gold Coast record victories.

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Gold Coast SkyRidge development pushing greater glider population to brink, conservationists warn

Conservationists say the species' plight is the "flagship" example of the failings of "all levels of government", but developers insist their project complies with strict environmental conditions.

AAP

Gold Coast, Melbourne lead decade growth

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Gold Coast's population has boomed in the last decade, while outback and mining towns declined.

ABC News

City dwellers with deep pockets look to Queensland's Southern Downs for tree change

Nestled a few hours' drive from the bustling lights of Brisbane, the Southern Downs is luring city dwellers with deep pockets to purchase multi-million-dollar properties such as Braeside Homestead.

AAP

Body discovered as flash flooding hits Qld

A man's body has been found near a creek in regional Queensland as an offshore weather system brings wild conditions to Australia's east coast.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three armed robberies reported within an hour in Gold Coast, Wicker Park and East Ukrainian Village

In each attack, a group got out of a white sedan and took the victims’ phones at gunpoint, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 found fatally shot inside condominium complex in Streeterville

A man and woman were discovered with gunshot wounds to their heads inside the residence about 4:30 p.m. in the 200 block of East Ohio Street, police said.

ABC News

Murdered Gold Coast woman Tina Greer's daughter Lili fights for answers a decade after her death

After a decade of pain and the crushing news an inquest would not be held into her mum's death, Lili Greer making as much noise as she can: "Because if we don't take it seriously, it's almost like she's died for nothing".

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