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Gold Coast Titans coach Garth Brennan sacked, Kevin Walters ruled out as replacement

The Gold Coast Titans announce they are parting ways with coach Garth Brennan, citing the team's poor performance on field this season, as Kevin Walters rules himself out as a replacement.




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Queensland shivers through coldest morning of the year

A cold dry air mass moving through the state is causing cool mornings in Queensland, with temperatures dropping as low as -4.8 degrees Celsius, and it's forecast to continue throughout the week.




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Couple elope on top of Simpson Desert sand dune at Birdsville's Big Red Bash

A Queensland couple have climbed the biggest sand dune in the Simpson Desert to get married at the world's most remote music festival.




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Federal inquiry into Earle Haven announced as Premier moves to set nurse numbers in state care

A federal inquiry will examine the crisis at Earle Haven on the Gold Coast, as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk declares state-owned aged-care homes will have nurse-to-patient ratios fixed.




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Brisbane goes second with win over Kangaroos, Dockers pip Swans, Giants, Tigers, Blues round out the winners

The Lions' resurgence continues as they edge out North and Freo pip the Swans after the Tigers beat the Power, the Giants thump the Pies and the Blues get the better of the Suns.




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Manly beats Parramatta 36-24 to keep in touch with top four, Melbourne Storm defeat Gold Coast 38-18

Manly sends fans home happy with a win over the Eels at Brookvale after the high-flying Storm down the Titans at Robina.




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Whale freed from shark nets off Queensland's Gold Coast

Footage shows a whale struggling to free itself from shark nets off Currumbin, hours before being untangled by rescuers, in the third incident off the Gold Coast in a month.




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Sun Yang's former training partner speaks about Chinese swimmer's world championships controversy

Former Commonwealth Games competitor Matthew Levings trained for years alongside Sun Yang. Now the Gold Coast tradie says China's Australian coach, Denis Cotterell, would never train swimmers he knew to be doping.




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Casinos to remain exempt from ID scanning laws to help make Brisbane 'new world city'

Despite warnings it could undermine the impact of the Queensland Government's policy to curb alcohol-fuelled violence, casinos will remain exempt from ID scanning and reduced hours. The move comes as the Government scales back the scheme in parts of Brisbane and Ipswich.









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Sex-charged marsupial under threat in south-east Queensland habitat, due to lower rainfall

An endangered marsupial known for mating itself to death disappears from one of its most prominent Queensland habitats.




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Manly beats Melbourne in NRL golden-point extra time, Brisbane and Parramatta celebrate wins

A Daly Cherry-Evans field goal late in extra time gives the Sea Eagles a pulsating 11-10 win over the Storm, after the Broncos beat the Titans 34-12 and the Eels get home 24-22 against the Warriors.




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Cats beat Sydney by 27 points as Essendon and Western Bulldogs enjoy round 19 AFL victories

The Cats rebound to beat the Swans in Sydney, while the Bombers edge out the Suns in a pulsating finish on the Gold Coast and the Bulldogs trump the Dockers.




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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's business partner linked to club which owes thousands to council

A club linked to a long-term business partner of the Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate may escape paying a $137,000 debt owed to the council.




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Need a therapist but can't afford one? This Byron teen is hoping to change that

A teenager from Byron Bay says regularly seeing a psychologist has helped him tackle crippling anxiety. The only problem is he can't afford to keep going.




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South-East Queensland 2032 Olympic bid needs Gold Coast support says AOC president John Coates

The President of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates says South-East Queensland will not win the right to host the 2032 Olympics unless the Gold Coast is involved.




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Biosecurity insider warns fire ants spreading past south-east Queensland detection zones

Fire ants are spreading into new areas across south-east Queensland according to a Biosecurity Queensland insider who says the war to eradicate the potential killers is all but lost, a claim vehemently denied by the man tasked with stopping the spread.





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Calypso and carer pic




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Happy birthday horses especially 50-year-old Calypso, who confounds experts with life span

Calypso may be blind and deaf, but the gelding turns 50 today the day all horses in Australia have their birthday.



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Six people charged following 2012 murder of Adelaide man Jason De Ieso

Six people have now been charged over the 2012 murder of Jason De Ieso, who was shot dead in his Pooraka workshop in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Police say he was caught in a dispute between the Finks and Hells Angels.




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Montezuma's workers Benny Detheiry and Jayne Byrne.




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Gold Coast aged care home residents chemically and physically restrained in lead up to Earle Haven closure

Half of the residents of troubled Gold Coast nursing home Earle Haven were being physically restrained, and 71 per cent received medical restraint, in the weeks before it abruptly closed its doors last month, the aged care Royal Commission hears.




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Gold Coast woman Theresa Dalton jailed for hiring hitman to murder her husband

Gold Coast woman Theresa Dalton is sentenced to six years in jail for hiring a hitman to kill her husband during their divorce battle, telling a Brisbane court it is a "catastrophic miscarriage of justice" because she is innocent.




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Hiroshima clean-up remembered by elderly Australian war veteran

An elderly Australian war veteran remembers helping to clean up in Japan after the atomic bombs.




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Teen dies in hospital after allegedly evading police and crashing stolen ute on the Gold Coast

Police say the 18-year-old man lost control of the vehicle at Southport after an alleged crime spree, causing it to roll several times.




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Footage shows a man and woman attempting to break into a vehicle during traffic on M1

The pair continued south on the M1 before again confronting a driver of a vehicle near the Palm Beach exit.



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Police searching for man and woman who attempted to hijack two vehicles on Pacific Motorway

Gold Coast police are searching for a man and woman after they stopped their car in the middle of the Pacific Motorway before attempting to hijack two vehicles.




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Eels edge Knights, Bulldogs beat Wests Tigers, Dragons cruise against Titans in NRL round 21

The Bulldogs held on to beat the Wests Tigers at the Olympic stadium, after the Dragons broke their losing streak with a win over the Titans and the Eels pipped the Knights.




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Cats, Lions close in on AFL top two finish, Bulldogs embarrass Bombers, Pies smash Demons, Power beat Swans

Massive wins for Geelong and Brisbane over North Melbourne and Gold Coast respectively have them closing in on a top two finish, while the Bombers are completely dismantled by the Bulldogs.




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Rising crime rates stem from Queensland Police Service restructure, criminologist says

Criminologist and former detective Terry Goldsworthy says the move to reduce Queensland's police zones is a key factor behind a rise in the state's crime rates over the past 12 months.




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Brisbane Broncos beat Penrith Panthers 24-12, Parramatta thumps Gold Coast Titans 36-12

The Broncos get the job done at Lang Park with a four tries to two win over Penrith, after the Eels crush the Titans at Robina.




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The Coomera Connector between Loganholme and Nerang would run parallel to the Pacific Motorway

The proposed state-controlled corridor between Loganholme and Nerang would run parallel to the Pacific Motorway.




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The police helicopter tracks an armed man stealing cars on the Gold Coast




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CCTV vision of a gunman holding a petrol station attendant hostage (Supplied)




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Video shows gunman taking Gold Coast petrol station attendant hostage in police siege

Security vision reveals the moment a Gold Coast service station attendant is taken hostage by a man with a gun in what became a four-hour stand-off with police.




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Queensland's transport turmoil sees major roads slowing, commuters driven to despair

As the congestion issue in south-east Queensland brings traffic to a grinding halt on major roadways and a heightened scrutiny of the public transport system, the ABC takes a look at how commuters are being impacted across the region.




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Gold Coast Councillor Dawn Crichlow announces her retirement from local government in her electorate of Southport




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Hawthorn upsets Eagles, Cats beat Carlton as Giants, Swans and Kangaroos win in AFL round 23

Hawthorn keeps its finals hopes alive by beating premiers West Coast, Geelong remains a chance of claiming the minor premiership, while the Giants, Swans and Kangaroos enjoy victories.




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Manly beats Raiders 18-14, Storm defeat Titans 24-8 in NRL round 23

The Sea Eagles hang tough to defeat the Raiders 18-14 in a thrilling clash in Canberra, as the Storm consolidate top position on the ladder with a 24-8 win over the Titans.




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Coolangatta Beach music festival causes uproar amongst locals

It's described as Big Day Out on the beach, with promoters of Australia's latest music festival promising it will deliver the ultimate party on Coolangatta Beach, but community opposition is growing over the event.




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Qld versus NSW feud erupts over sand pumping project on Tweed coast

An interstate feud has erupted between NSW and Queensland beachgoers after Tweed Coast residents accused their Queensland neighbours of taking too much sand while their own beaches suffer from erosion.



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Street CRED leader Saga Selsby greets a young man on the Gold Coast




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Melbourne Storm beat Manly to seal top spot, Roosters beat Panthers and Knights smash Titans

Melbourne Storm claim the minor premiership and bragging rights over Manly Sea Eagles, while the Sydney Roosters tune up with victory over Penrith and the Knights get a feel-good win over the Titans.




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Accused murderer 'philanthropist' admits to sex with Filipino people he helped, court told

Millionaire Gold Coast businessman and self-described "philanthropist" John Chardon tells a Brisbane court he sometimes had sex with students he sponsored, but says he never "intentionally" hurt his wife, Novy.




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Soaring temperatures in South East Queensland a 'taste of what's to come' this spring

South East Queensland is expected to experience summer-like weather this week due to predicted hotter-than-average temperatures, with Ipswich set to hit 36C and Brisbane 33C.