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  • Kate Jones 'no show' atCoastbrekkie

    Kate Jones 'no show' atCoastbrekkie
    Kate Jones. Photo: Liam KidstonLABOR’S Minister for the Gold Coast Kate Jones is a “no show” at a major business breakfast at Southport this morning.About 135 businessmen, a record turnout for a Southport Chamber of Commerce Christmas breakfast, have arrived at the Southport Golf Club to hear Ms Jones as guest speaker.The popular politician’s appearance had led to Coast tourism heavyweights booking seats.COAST LEADERS ‘CONFUSED’ BY RESHUFFLECLIVE PALMER ‘COULD GO BELLY UP’Kate Jones has not turn..
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  • James Roberts seeks clearance from Gold Coast Titans to explore options | GoldCoastBulletin

    James Roberts seeks clearance from Gold Coast Titans to explore options | GoldCoastBulletin
    James Roberts is keen to explore his options elsewhere. Picture: Getty ImagesTHE Gold Coast Titans are set to lose James Roberts to a rival team after the Dally M centre of the year asked for a release from the club.Roberts told Titans CEO Graham Annesley last night he was keen to explore his options due to the contract forgery saga that has plunged the Gold Coast club into another crisis.Roberts effectively became a free agent last month after former football manager Scott Clark admitted to tam..
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  • Uber sending taxi operators to the wall, hearing told

    Uber sending taxi operators to the wall, hearing told
    New Yorker's $15,000 Uber ride0:37$15,000. That's the bill one New Yorker received after an Uber ride.GOLD Coast taxi and limousine owners and drivers say business has dropped by 20 to 30 per cent since illegal app-based ride sharing service Uber began operating on the Gold Coast.The stakeholders yesterday called on the State Government to take stronger corrective action to stop drivers and owners from going broke while they await the outcome of a report into the Transport Legislation (Taxi Serv..
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  • Staff given less than two hours notice before being shipped off to...

    Staff given less than two hours notice before being shipped off to...
    Marina at Couran Cove Island Resort.COURAN Cove resort workers say they are nervously waiting for their wage settlements after being given less than two hours warning before being shipped off South Stradbroke Island.Business searches confirm administrators were appointed on November 27 to the resort managers, CCH Services Pty Ltd.After months of management changes, the frustration and confusion among staff peaked last Tuesday when several were called to the island’s administration building about..
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  • Business leaders confused by Kate Jones losing Comm Games...

    Business leaders confused by Kate Jones losing Comm Games...
    Jo-Ann Miller sacked as Police Minister. Source: 7 News Brisbane2:02Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sacked Jo-Ann Miller as Police Minister following a scathing Ethics Committee report about her conduct. Source: 7 News BrisbaneTOURISM and education remain unlikely bedfellows in the Queensland Parliament after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk revealed her new-look cabinet yesterday.Star performer Kate Jones retained the portfolios of Tourism, Major Events and Education in the shuffle, w..
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  • Move by Anglican diocese to refund parents extend to cases like...

    Move by Anglican diocese to refund parents extend to cases like...
    FLASHBACK: Gary Larson and Peter Jackson celebrate Qld State of Origin win.FAMILIES of boys sexually abused at The Southport School can now claim compensation for fees they paid to the institution.After being lobbied by the mothers of two former students sexually abused at different Brisbane schools in the 1960s and 1990s, the Brisbane Anglican diocese will refund tuition and boarding fees, recognising the trauma for parents.TheGold Coast Bulletinunderstands the policy will extend to the Coast p..
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  • Shock as was paint hurled at a Parkwood woman exercising at night

    Shock as was paint hurled at a Parkwood woman exercising at night
    Maddi Turnbull was exercising in the evening near her home when a group of men hooned up and threw a can of paint over her. Picture: Jerad WilliamsAT first Maddi Turnbull thought the car full of laughing men were content with mocking her as she exercised – until they hooned back and doused her with a can of paint.The 24-year-old graphic design student was doing her usual 5km route around her Parkwood neighbourhood on Thursday night when the group roared past her on Wardley Street about 9.55pm wh..
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  • Titans in crisis as Roberts walks

    Titans in crisis as Roberts walks
    Clubs to receive extra $100 million per year1:33NRL: ARL Commission Chairman John Grant says NRL clubs will receive an extra $100 million per year from 2018 due to the record breaking rights deal.UPDATED: DALLY M centre-of-the-year James Roberts has quit the Gold Coast Titans over the contract forgery saga which has crushed the club’s rebuilding plans.Roberts informed the club on Monday night he was rejecting an increased two-year offer to stay on the Gold Coast.Roberts’ $300,000-a-year contract..
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  • Accused puppy hitter says case against him is all lies and he would...

    Accused puppy hitter says case against him is all lies and he would...
    Thomas Bartlett pictured with Angus the puppy after facing charges of animal cruelty in the Southport Court, he is pleading not guilty. Picture: Mike BatterhamA LOGAN man who says he received death threats after being accused of hurling a cute puppy from a car, says he is a dog lover who would never dream of harming an animal.Thomas Bartlett, 27, faced Southport Magistrates Court yesterday charged with causing a public nuisance and animal cruelty over the incident last month that saw police dram..
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  • Candyman takes sweet revenge on reporter

    Candyman takes sweet revenge on reporter
    Candyman's fake 'terror attack'0:43The Candyman, aka Travers Beynon, defends staging a 'fake' terror attack at his party on the Gold Coast at the weekend.FLAMBOYANT Gold Coast millionaire Travers “The Candyman” Beynon has had another run in with Channel 9’s A Current Affair.On Sunday, Beynon hosted a $250,000 bash at his luxury home, dubbed “Candy Shop Mansion”, with more than 500 guests.But he apparently could not help but have a dig at the Channel 9 program and its reporter,Leisa Goddard.BIG B..
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