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Gold Coast businesses lobby council for small, alcohol-only bars

Business owners on Queensland's Gold Coast are lobbying the council to allow small, alcohol-only bars in the region. Under the current town plan there are no bar licences available, forcing venue owners to operate as restaurants, taverns or hotels. It ... >> view original

Gold Coast academic joins international talks on future of maths, science ...

Dr Alison Sammel, who lectures in education and professional studies at Griffith University, said countries around the world recognised the need to equip citizens for a shift to a knowledge-based economy but some were taking a broader view than Australia. >> view original

Gold Coast MP proposes French-style civil union instead of same-sex marriage

A Gold Coast-based Federal MP suggests Australia consider a French-style civil union which would cover both heterosexual and same-sex couple as an alternative to marriage. France in 1999 developed its system of civil unions as a way of allowing ... >> view original

Wallabies' World Cup jersey design slammed by fans

It's still green and gold and it still features the southern cross, but that's more or less where the similarity between the Wallabies' redesigned jersey for this year's World Cup and its previous jerseys ends. And the fans aren't happy. In fact, they're furious if their ... >> view original

Attempted kidnap of Vic soccer coach

A Melbourne soccer coach was threatened by armed men who attempted to kidnap him after a training session. The 42-year-old man was walking through the car park of the Altona Magic Soccer Club on February 24 when two armed men with balaclavas ... >> view original

State of Origin: South Sydney duo Alex Johnston and Dylan Walker on verge of ...

South Sydney duo Dylan Walker and Alex Johnston are on the verge of a call up to the Blues squad as NSW look to bring in cover for their outside backs. It is understood Walker or Johnston will be added to the NSW team once they play for the Rabbitohs ... >> view original

Brad Haddin admits his focus on Ashes series midway through West Indies tour

"You get off on it a bit," Brad Haddin observes of Ashes campaigns, really leaving no doubt as to how consumed he is about taking on the old enemy. While his team-mates are reticent to be seen getting ahead of themselves by talking about what comes after ... >> view original

DCE dominates Maroons team call

At one stage Queensland chairman Peter Betros interrupted the Maroons team press conference in Melbourne as the inevitable Daly Cherry-Evans questions came thick and fast early. "Do we have any other questions about the game, other than Daly? >> view original

Major could provide stage for changing of the guard in Australian women's golf

Minjee Lee poised to dethrone WebbThe West Australian >> view original

NBA Finals: Matthew Dellavedova stars again as Cleveland Cavaliers upset ...

As it happened: Cavaliers v Warriors. Matthew Dellavedova has stepped into the spotlight again as Cleveland Cavaliers upset Golden State Warriors in game three of the NBA Finals but he was taken to Cleveland Clinic after his heroics to receive IV treatment ... >> view original