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Tourist mecca fighting to turn tide on Mother Nature

The Gold Coast could be pushing sand uphill as it works to restore beaches eroded by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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Plumes of flying sand to save iconic beaches

Efforts are under way to revitalise the glitter strip's beaches after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred's monster waves eroded the golden sand on the famous coastline.

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Extent of beach erosion revealed post ex-cyclone

A snapshot of a global tourist hub shows the extent of beach erosion inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred barely a week after it impacted Australia's coast.

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Beach damage may cost global tourist hub: expert

A global tourism hub is "open for business" but an expert has warned beach erosion by ex-cyclone Alfred may inflict a financial hit on the glitter strip.

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Australian company Gilmour Space gets country's 1st orbital launch license

Gilmour Space has received Australia's first orbital launch license for the test flight of its Eris rocket

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Room with a view comes at high price on tourist strip

High-rise apartment owners at a popular Australian tourist spot have been slugged with a "view tax" sending council rates to new heights.

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Re-elected Brisbane mayor slams 'slow' vote count

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says a post-mortem is needed into slow counting and polling booth problems as residents cast their ballots.

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Power back on at 125k Queensland homes after wild storm

Thousands of Queenslanders are back on the power grid after crews worked for days to rebuild a network damaged by storms.

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Next Commonwealth Games could move from Australia: CGA

Commonwealth Games Australia chief Craig Phillips says it's increasingly likely the next edition of the event will be shifted outside the nation.

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Dutton urges PM to put preventive detention on national cabinet agenda – as it happened

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Gold Coast out of running to host 2026 Comm Games

Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says the city will no longer pursue its $700 million bid to host a "streamlined" 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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Australia could lose 2026 Comm Games hosting rights

Australia could lose hosting rights of the 2026 Commonwealth Games as three other regions emerge as potential saviours of the multi-sport event.

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Gold Coast unveils bold bid to salvage 2026 Comm Games

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has revealed a bold bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, three months after Victoria stunned organisers by pulling out.

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Gold Coast mayor says city ready to step in as 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts

Gold Coast, which staged the 2018 Games, could step in after Victoria withdrew as hosts earlier this week.

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Report sounded alarm on Games headaches for Victoria

A Victorian government-funded report suggested Commonwealth Games athletes could be housed in a docked cruise ship as a solution to accommodation challenges.

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Gold Coast mayor wants services to stay on at South Stradbroke Island's Couran Cove amid legal dispute

The Gold Coast mayor pleads for utilities to remain open to Couran Cove residents amid an ongoing legal dispute.

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Tropical cyclone frequency in Queensland will decrease but become more severe, reports predict

The frequency of tropical cyclones in Queensland is likely to decrease but the weather events may become more severe, according to two new government reports.

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Baz Luhrmann lauds Gold Coast screen industry as it lures more international players

Baz Luhrmann's feature film, Elvis, was the first major Hollywood film to be produced from start to finish on the Gold Coast, with the Academy Award nominee liking the location so much he relocated his production company there.

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‘Plenty of room’: Councils play it cool amid beach cabana debate

Cabanas have taken Australian beaches by storm recently, and councils are telling grumblers they're here to stay.

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No acknowledgment of Aboriginal country for Gold Coast council. Mayor says national anthem is 'enough'

The City of Gold Coast has not been conducting acknowledgements of country at its ordinary meetings. While mayor Tom Tate says he'll consider it after the next election, a local Indigenous leader says the move is "disappointing".

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Gold Coast council considers waste-to-energy facility as it predicts $158 million landfill bill over next decade

With an anticipated landfill bill of $158 million over the next decade, Mayor Tom Tate is keen to investigate the prospect of a trash-fired power plant, but one expert says it's not the panacea it appears at face value.

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Dozens of Toolies arrested, but behaviour otherwise good at first weekend of Schoolies

Police say only 18 of the 67 people arrested over the weekend were school-leavers.

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Uncertainty over weather and flood forecasts hits Gold Coast businesses with more La Niña disruption ahead

While the Gold Coast avoided heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, an accommodation provider says the uncertainty of La Niña has changed the ways he does business.

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BOM's Queensland weekend weather forecast includes heavy rainfall, severe storms as warnings issued

Heavy rain is set to lash parts of Queensland this weekend as the Bureau of Meteorology issues several flash flooding and severe thunderstorm warnings for the south-east corner.

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Gold Coast Mayor says Queensland's casino culture problem could be fixed by building another one

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate wants another casino to make the industry more accountable in Queensland, insisting competition will ensure "all of the legislation is ticked off".

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