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Indigenous constitutional recognition is needed to 'shift national consciousness'

Dani Larkin knows the struggles of a young Indigenous woman in a "nation of divisiveness", and insists that constitutional recognition is the key to unlocking meaningful change.



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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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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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'Best job in the world' winner Ben Southall urges people to disconnect from technology

Ten years after being Hamilton Island's winter caretaker in a popular campaign, its winner Ben Southall is calling on people to disconnect from their devices and reconnect with each other.



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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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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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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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Ron the Bomb butcher




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Ron the Bomb butcher




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




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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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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.




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Firefighters battle blazes across South East Queensland

Fire crews contain a blaze west of Kalbar on Queensland's Scenic Rim, as well as battling bushfires on multiple fronts near Canungra in the Gold Coast hinterland, with the Rural Fire Service saying resources are "stretched to the limit".




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Water restrictions on the radar for South East Queensland as dam levels drop

One of the region's major dams is already at half capacity and with another dry spring forecast, Seqwater warns mandatory water restrictions could be in place by mid next year.




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Catastrophic bushfire conditions forecast for parts of southern Queensland

The Queensland Rural Fire Service says weather conditions indicate there will be an extreme to locally catastrophic fire danger in the Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Maranoa and Warrego today, as thick smoke hangs over the Gold Coast hinterland.




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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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Gold Coast hinterland bushfire out of control, fires expected to increase across Queensland

Crews are battling 57 fires across Queensland including one that is out of control on the Gold Coast hinterland, with the QFES declaring the "unprecedented" blazes are just the start of a very severe fire season.






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Southern Queensland weather conditions ease, but bushfire threats remain

The high temperatures and winds that have fanned severe bushfires in southern Queensland ease on Wednesday, but some communities need to stay alert with about 70 blazes still burning. Despite the reprieve, conditions are expected to worsen again on Friday.




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Queensland firefighters get a break, but blazes continue with no rain in sight

Firefighters from South Australia arrive in Queensland to give local crews a rest from battling bushfires, but the break may be short-lived with conditions forecast to get worse in the state later in the week.




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Storms sweep across southern Queensland bringing welcome rain to Gold Coast hinterland

Thunderstorms have rolled west across Queensland's southern inland, bringing more rain than expected to the Gold Coast hinterland as well as numerous lightning strikes raising concerns about the possibility of new bushfires.




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Bat population in South-East Queensland affected by mass starvation event

South-East Queensland's bat population is in crisis as the species faces a mass starvation event which is seeing rescue groups inundated with as many as 50 calls a day reporting deaths and injuries in public spaces and backyards.




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Putt putt marks 50 years of miniature golf on the Gold Coast

Half a century since the first miniature-golf course came to the Gold Coast, putt putt is still popular with families.




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Putt Putt managers Collette Harvey and Lorna Norton








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Smartphone keyboards designed for traditional languages at cutting edge of their survival

A software firm develops smartphone keyboards specifically designed to write in traditional languages to help people protect their language.




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School principal defamation case prompts questions about pig snorting and 'binge eating'

A Gold Coast principal is asked to make pig snorting noises amid a defamation case in which she is suing five families over comments made about her on social media.




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Holding killer whales in captivity is being phased out, so are dolphins next?

With efforts to ban orca captivity gaining momentum around the world, some experts say it's time to stop treating dolphins "like dogs".



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Objects thrown at police car as bystanders watch burnouts

Bystanders have thrown objects at a police car that appears to be attending the scene where cars at Arundel were doing burnouts.




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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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Shane van Gisbergen leaps out of car during Gold Coast 600 qualifying to help rival Scott McLaughlin after crash

Shane van Gisbergen is desperate to make up ground on Scott McLaughlin in the race for the Supercars championship, but he forgot about that in the wake of his countryman's frightening crash on the Gold Coast.




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Gold Coast 600 crash sees shock absorber from Supercar wipe out table on nearby balcony

The dramatic crash of Scott McLaughlin's Supercar in Surfers Paradise sent a shock absorber flying onto a nearby balcony, wiping out a table but missing two spectators.




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Parents outraged as Tinder and Schoolies organisers partner on 'exclusive experiences'

A Brisbane mother calls on the Queensland Government and Schoolies stakeholders to stop dating website Tinder from partnering with booking website Schoolies.com.





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Schoolies organisers abandon dalliance with Tinder after parent outrage

Queensland's central schoolies booking agency ditches its brief dalliance with the dating app Tinder after it sparked outrage from parents and the State Tourism Minister.




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Gable Tostee complains of 'harassment' after feminist group posts warning about Tinder profile

A Gold Coast man acquitted of murdering a woman he met on Tinder says he has "no ethical obligation" to reveal details of his past online, after a feminist group began a campaign against him.



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Gold Coast Deputy Mayor refuses to comment on donations 'error' following tribunal

Gold Coast Deputy Mayor Donna Gates refuses to comment on a ruling handed down by the Office of the Independent Assessor made public this week.



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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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Linda Woodhead runs a beauty publishing company and has recruited 140 hairdressers to raise funds for Love Your Sister




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Rex Silver gave Samuel Johnson a haircut during his visit to Gladstone