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Legendary Olympic runner and former Gold Coast mayor Ron Clarke dies aged 78

Considered one of Australia's greatest long distance runners, Clarke suffered heart and kidney problems, reported The Gold Coast Bulletin. Clarke won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000 metres. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, he collapsed ... >> view original

Man stabbed in face on Gold Coast

Police are hunting for two offenders after a man was stabbed in the face on the Gold Coast. The 26-year-old was attacked at his Labrador unit in the early hours of Tuesday. He was taken to the Gold Coast University hospital in a serious condition. >> view original

30 alleged bikies arrested in Gold Coast, Mackay drug raids, police say

Thirty alleged bikies and associates have been arrested during drug raids on Queensland's Gold Coast and in Mackay in the state's north, police say. Officers from Taskforce Maxima searched a number of properties this morning, with detectives saying ... >> view original

Time up for Gold Coast high rise as concrete cancer warnings loom

The problem is being seriously examined by Queensland's strata title authorities including Strata Community Australia. In January 2015 – and after the demolition of the Iluka resort - Strata Title Queensland president Simon Barnard suspected the ... >> view original

Uber drops prices by 10% in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast prior to GST ...

Digital technology is now 5% of Australia's GDP, but IT graduate numbers still falling short. by Broede Carmody. Digital technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Australian economy but the number of graduates with STEM skills is not ... >> view original

National Front forms bloc group in European Parliament

Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders and far-right leaders from Italy, Austria and Belgium have combined to form a common bloc in the European Parliament, a year after a Eurosceptic surge in EU elections. Splits among parties opposed to the EU and mass ... >> view original

Tunisia: Train Strikes Truck, Killing 18

A Tunisian passenger train smashed into a semitrailer truck racing to cross the tracks early Tuesday, killing 18 people as two cars derailed. At least 86 people were injured when the speeding train hit the truck outside the town of Fahs, southwest of the capital, ... >> view original

Mohamed Morsi sentenced to death over jailbreak and other offences

Comment: Death sentence puts Western democracies on notice. Cairo: Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to both death and life in prison on Tuesday in two separate court cases that supporters say were based on trumped-up ... >> view original

U.S. Pledges More Than $133 Million in Extra Aid for South Sudan

The U.S. pledged more than $133 million of extra aid for South Sudan, citing an upsurge in fighting and deteriorating humanitarian conditions over the past two months. A U.S. delegation made the announcement at a Tuesday summit on South Sudan's relief ... >> view original

Man dies after drinking wineglass full of soap

A man is dead after drinking a glass of dishwasher detergent that he thought was wine. Andres Lorente, 50, was served an industrial cleaner after ordering a white wine at a cafe in eastern Spain. Lorente was rushed to a health centre and then a hospital in ... >> view original