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Uluru isn't the only place where tourists are asked to respect Indigenous cultural history

As the ban on climbing Uluru fast approaches there remains many locations attracting crowds, despite calls from local Indigenous people to stay away.




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Gold Coast husband and wife jailed for 'high-level' drug trafficking via online black market

A Gold Coast couple who funded a "lavish lifestyle" peddling MDMA and cannabis on the dark web is jailed after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.




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Gold Coast Suns handed assistance package by AFL, including number one draft pick

An assistance package which includes the first two picks in the 2019 player draft will be handed to the struggling Gold Coast Suns to help the club "deliver upon their football strategy".




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Synchronised swimmer Rachel Presser one trial away from 2020 Olympic selection

Champion synchronised swimmer Rachel Presser wants you to know that there's a lot more to her sport than floral caps and sequential dives. Come the next Olympics, she might have a chance to prove it.




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Queensland lifesavers using Wi-Fi to lure people back between the flags after spike in drownings

Concerned about a spike in drownings on Queensland's beaches most of which occur outside the flags lifesavers have come up with a unique way to get people where they want them.





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Sara Tait racing




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Whale experts say Gold Coast humpback nursery needs marine speed limits

Marine scientists are calling for new speed limits in waters off the Gold Coast in response to an increasing number of humpback whales calving in the area.




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Gold Coast has 'lost its mojo' as development and population boom throws character into question

With an influx of 350,000 new residents expected by 2041, locals are concerned the planning and development will continue to alter the Gold Coast's unique identity.




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Gold Coast a hotspot for illegal hooning spurred on by car races, senior police warn

After a police car is pelted with bottles, a senior officer says Gold Coast industrial estates are increasingly becoming gathering places for illegal car hoons.




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Jack Harbour's portrait on the sound wall. He is wearing a yellow shirt.



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Faces Mural Brad Mansour Photographer




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Gold Coast faces more flooding and fires, but has no climate change strategy

While one in six Gold Coast properties could become 'uninsurable' due to natural disasters, its council has not had a climate change strategy since 2014.




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Black Swan Lake saved in 'inspiring' victory convincing Gold Coast Council the worth of its conservation

Conservationists are claiming a coup after convincing Gold Coast Council to save a freshwater lake from being turned into a carpark.




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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate did not support Black Swan Lake decision









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Talisman Sabre war gaming sees largest Australian-led beach invasion exercise

About 34,000 troops from several countries are playing out high-end war games in a mammoth training exercise designed to improve military cooperation.




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Adani facing prosecution for allegedly providing false information in Carmichael mine report

Mining giant Adani is being accused of providing false information to Queensland's environment department over land clearing at the site of its proposed Carmichael mine.





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Suicide 'crisis point' for central Queensland region spurs community into action

A Queensland community was hit hard when seven young people took their own lives in the space of six months. It's now striving to get more support to those in need.





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Bush accountants get mental health first aid training to help farmers through drought

Accountants based in regional areas receive mental health training to help them work with clients whose financial pressures are causing emotional distress.







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4.7 metre crocodile MJ had an orthopaedic plate in his stomach





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Crocodile's metal plate of human origin, orthopaedic surgeon says, after find in stomach of 4.7-metre 'MJ'

An orthopaedic surgeon has identified the plate found in the corpse of 4.7-metre crocodile 'MJ' as a bone plate used to heal fractures in humans.








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Vintage machinery collectors urge next generation to get behind the wheel

A group of vintage tractor enthusiasts and restorers like nothing better than rummaging for old parts in the hope they can bring a machine back to life.




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Racial discrimination evenly spread across urban and rural Australia, report finds

Researchers say there used to be an expectation that there was an urban/country divide in racist attitudes in Australia, but a recent study has challenged the assumption.




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For these women, contact sports' health benefits outweigh the risk of injury

As opportunities increase for women in contact sports, concerns about injury rates are also on the rise. But for some the health benefits outweigh the risk of injury.










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Ambulance service marks 100 years helping outback Queensland community of Longreach

Before the ambulance existed, if outback Queensland locals had an emergency, they had to drive to themselves to hospital.





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Perfect poo and good health connect in teaching tool for children

A kit, designed by a researcher and nurse, aims to take the taboo out of poo and help children identify what a perfect poo looks like and how to make one.




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Jewfish dominate black market to meet Asia demand

Considered a delicacy and aphrodisiac, the bladder of the Black Jewfish now fetches up to $900 a kilogram, prompting higher fines in Queensland for trafficking as well as catch limits, catching commercial fishers unaware and out of pocket.