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Gold Coast, where sands are shifting in the apartment development market.

Risks rise in Gold Coast apartment development

As banks focus on smaller and more secure projects, developers of bigger projects are turning to riskier and more expensive sources of credit.

  • Michael Bleby

October

David Crisafulli with his wife, Tegan.

Labor’s loss in Queensland reveals a problem for Albanese

David Crisafulli will become just the third Liberal-National leader to win an election in the state since 1989 after a late surge in pre-poll flowed to his party.

  • James Hall
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli at the Namba Pub in Nambour, Queensland on Friday.

How ‘invisible’ Crisafulli built a profile – and pressure on Labor

Queensland LNP Opposition Leader David Crisafulli is the hot favourite to win next weekend’s state election, but he remains a mystery to many.

  • James Hall
Amanda Andriano, Ryan Holsheimer and Stuart Haslam have started a new venture capital fund, called Admiralty Capital Group, on the Gold Coast.

Investment banking expats launch $50m VC fund

Three investment banking alumni have launched a $50 million venture capital fund on the Gold Coast, headed by ex-JPMorgan banker Ryan Holsheimer.

  • Tess Bennett
Poker machine and pub baron Bruce Mathieson.

Billionaire Bruce Mathieson’s rare Viennese cancer treatment

The pub entrepreneur has taken to a “copper igloo” in Europe to treat an aggressive blood cancer.

  • Mark Di Stefano
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September

Jay Topping is a fresh arrival to the Sunshine Coast and who could blame him?

Why Queensland is a nightmare for political strategists

Queensland’s population surged by about 260,000 in the two years to the end of March, with more than 150,000 arriving from overseas and over 60,000 flocking from other states.

  • James Hall
Chairman David Foster at the Star inquiry on April 23.

David Foster out of Bendigo and Adelaide after bruising Star inquiry

He had been on the bank’s board since 2019, and was its chairman until April when he went on leave amid a NSW inquiry into the casino, where he was also chair.

  • Lucas Baird
Hotel mogul Jerry Schwartz at his Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour hotel.

‘Pay to stay’: Average Sydney hotel room rate to hit $426 by 2033

Sydney will be the standout hotel market over the next decade as occupancy rises to 86pc and few new hotels are completed to keep up with demand.

  • Larry Schlesinger
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ASX nears record; Trump shooting crisis; Bunnings CEO hits back

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

The six-unit block of apartments with scope for a 10-storey building on the same site at 1199 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach, sold for $10 million.

The $1.5m sale that shows Gold Coast buildings and people are ageing

Housing stock is being recycled on a key part of Australia’s coastline. But sales that make sense on paper aren’t always easy to achieve.

  • Michael Bleby
Dissh co-founder Lucy Henry-Hicks and her partner Mitch Lau have bought 1A Fourth Street, Palm Beach, QLD.

Fashion duo splash $40m on mega block, breaking Gold Coast record

The duo behind Brisbane cult label Dissh have reset the suburb’s property records after purchasing three blocks fronting the beach.

  • Bonnie Campbell
AFR. NEWS. GOLD COAST. Lawyers Sienna Marshall and Charles Lethbridge on Coolangatta Beach on the Gold Coast. Picture by Paul Harris. Wednesday 11 September 2024 .

Happy lawyers are better ones: Firm provides unique ways to decompress

Attwood Marshall’s location next to Snapper Rocks means lawyers can catch waves to decompress from the stresses of legal work.

  • Maxim Shanahan

July

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Inflation picks up; 600 Rex jobs at risk; Navy’s ‘criminal price tag’

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Novotel Brisbane Southbank Assistant Manager Michaela Barbeler. The hotel is experiencing high demand due to the origin decider taking place in Brisbane this week.

$2400 a night: Hotel prices soar as Origin fans flock to Brisbane

A perfect storm for the blockbuster rugby league series decider has sparked a surge in hotel rates across the city.

  • James Hall
The Franklins have listed their Gold Coast hinterland home, known as Villa Casa.

Jesinta Franklin on selling ‘life-changing’ Gold Coast hinterland home

Jesinta and Buddy Franklin are selling their luxury Gold Coast hinterland mansion Villa Casa as they plan to build a luxury farm.

  • Bonnie Campbell
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June

Developers have snapped up a new fund to increase density in Queensland.

Developers rush to snap up $350m Qld fund to boost housing density

The industry has called for new tax incentives to increase housing supply following the mad rush to snap-up a development fund.

  • James Hall
The hotel is part of the Roche family’s Calypso Bay master-planned estate.

Rich Listers list Gold Coast waterfront tavern

The billionaire Roche family are selling the large-format Harrigan’s tavern within their Calypso Bay waterfront estate as they focus on their NSW assets.

  • Larry Schlesinger
Patrick Farrugia.

Gold Coast prequel to Star’s Hard Rock overture

A storm erupted last month about Hard Rock’s ties to a deal for casino operator Star. This was not the first time such perplexity had emerged, it can be revealed.

  • Liam Walsh and Zoe Samios

May

Simon and Tah-nee Beard, the founders of Culture Kings.

The Young Rich Listers set to smash Queensland property records

Simon and Tah-nee Beard have listed their luxury penthouse for $30 million, more than double what they paid.

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  • Julie-anne Sprague and Bonnie Campbell
The gender pay gap is baked into Australia’s labour market, with men out-earning women just months after graduating from university.

Female graduates beat males on all fronts – except salary

The gender pay gap is reducing – slowly – over time. But women who graduate at the same time as men can still expect to earn significantly less.

  • Julie Hare

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