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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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Online mental health monitoring trial keeps track of young people's progress in real time

Regional trials of a world-first digital platform aimed at transforming access to mental health services for young people tracks how participants are feeling in real time.





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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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Horse party pic




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Calypso and carer pic




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Calypso old 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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Gold Coast school took weeks to suspend 8yo accused of sexual assault

Concerns are raised in the Queensland Parliament over the time it took a Gold Coast state school to suspend an eight-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting his classmate.




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Aged care royal commission told staff were threatened during evacuation of Earle Haven nursing home

Arthur Miller faced a demand for almost $4 million for breach of contract the day before his Gold Coast retirement village Earle Haven was abruptly shut, prompting the evacuation of 68 elderly residents, the aged care royal commission is told.




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Montezuma's workers Benny Detheiry and Jayne Byrne.




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Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade likely to be developed into 14-storey apartment block

It has been the beating heart of the Gold Coast for 90 years, now locals fear the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade will be transformed into a 14-storey apartment block.



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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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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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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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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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Accused murderer John Chardon pleads not guilty to killing wife on Gold Coast

Gold Coast man John William Chardon, accused of killing his wife Novy, allegedly told her friend she had "packed her luggage and left", before propositioning her about whether she would be interested in an affair, a trial has heard.




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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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Richmond beats West Coast in a ripper, Western Bulldogs smash GWS, Hawthorn honours Jarryd Roughead against Gold Coast

Richmond edges West Coast by a goal in a game for the ages, while the Bulldogs closed in on finals by thumping the Giants and Jarryd Roughead kicked six on his special night.




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Her son was the first known victim in a new wave of a deadly workplace disease, now Di White is speaking out

Di White says her son Anthony, 36, needed a ventilator to breathe after his diagnosis and "really didn't have a life" in the 16 months before he died in the bathroom at the local tavern.




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Gold Coast councillor Dawn Crichlow bows out after nearly 30 years in local government

One of the longest serving and most colourful local government councillors in Australia, Dawn Crichlow is retiring after nearly 30 years serving her community.



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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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Adelaide Crow Eddie Betts says there has been interest but 'no offer' from rival AFL clubs

The Adelaide Crows fan favourite says other clubs have shown interest in him, but he has not been offered a contract from a rival team, as the club continues to search for answers after missing the finals for a second year in a row.




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Police chase ends in flames with $200k BMW highway patrol car igniting in long grass

One of the most expensive police cars used in Australia goes up in flames following a chase in north-eastern New South Wales.





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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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Surfing champion Owen Wright hopes his Tahiti Pro victory will inspire others to wear a helmet

Australian pro surfer Owen Wright says he hopes others will follow his lead and start wearing safety helmets in the surf, yet one neurologist warns of the "super-hero complex" and says helmets are not a magic bullet.




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Boy who survived pencil lodged in skull meets paramedics who saved him

A Gold Coast mother relives the horror of finding her young son with a pencil lodged in the roof of his mouth as she is reunited with the paramedics who helped save his life.




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Man charged after teenager Harrison Geppert fatally stabbed at Gold Coast dog park

An 18-year-old man is charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of teenager Harrison Geppert, the younger brother of former Hells Angel bikie Ben Geppert.




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Calls for air quality monitoring as northern NSW braces for severe bushfire season

A research team is deployed in response to persistent smoke from a bushfire that has been burning for nearly two months in underground peat on the NSW Mid North Coast.




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Rainbow Beach's colourful stairs fight to be settled by a public vote

A novel idea to paint stairs the colours of a rainbow at Queensland's Rainbow Beach is at the centre of a two-year dispute after four words were added to the artwork.



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Bushfires rage across southern Queensland, residents told to immediately leave Binna Burra and Applethorpe, too late to leave Stanthorpe

More than 50 bushfires are burning in Queensland amid potentially catastrophic, hot and windy conditions. Emergency warnings are in place for fires near Stanthorpe in the state's south.




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Rubbish collected by a beach walker

Rubbish collected by a beach walker




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Canberra Raiders upset by Warriors, Bulldogs comfortable winners against Broncos, Dragons beat Titans

The Raiders miss the chance to move up into third place by narrowly losing to the Warriors, while the Bulldogs knock off the Broncos and the Dragons pile even more pain on the Titans.




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Homes lost as blazes rage across Queensland, NSW with more windy conditions forecast, as it happened

All fires across New South Wales and Queensland are downgraded to watch and act or advice as nightfall eases conditions somewhat. Look back at out coverage as firefighters battled blazes across two states.




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Heritage-listed Binna Burra Lodge 'significantly' damaged by bushfire



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Binna Burra's new Sky Lodges were also significantly damaged by the blaze



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Heritage-listed Binna Burra Lodge in Gold Coast hinterland destroyed in Queensland bushfires

Queenslanders recall the nights in the 60s spent dancing in the hall of the Binna Burra Lodge the same place where hundreds of others have married the love of their life after fire guts the heritage-listed resort.




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Queensland bushfires rage in Binna Burra, Stanthorpe and Applethorpe as firefighters face hot, windy conditions

Authorities and families are on high alert as homes are lost across the state with dozens of fires burning in places including the Gold Coast hinterland at Binna Burra, and Stanthorpe and Applethorpe on the Granite Belt.




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Gold Coast hinterland bushfire leaves animals in recovery hospital as hundreds rescued

A singed and injured koala and her joey, who have become a symbol of hope and resilience amid Queensland's bushfire emergency, are slowly recovering in a Brisbane wildlife hospital.





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Aerial footage taken on Monday of the ongoing hinterland bushfires



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Queensland bushfire threat rises as homes lost in escalating Sunshine Coast emergency situation

Alarming footage shows high winds driving a large bushfire overnight on the Sunshine Coast, where 10 homes have been lost at Peregian Springs and Peregian Beach.




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Queensland Sunshine Coast bushfire emergency continues as Peregian Beach remains under threat

Police are speaking to a number of teenagers over a fire that damaged homes at Peregian Beach overnight, as authorities continue to battle a blaze threatening large areas of the Sunshine Coast. See how events unfolded in our live blog.