Gold Coast

This Month

Hotels

The lower levels of the Atlassian tower will house a flagship YHA hostel.

Atlassian tower the next frontier for reborn hostel operator

As it prepares for its most ambitious opening yet, YHA Australia’s business continues to boom as demand for budget stays grows.

Dec 18, 2024
Larry Schlesinger

Construction

The third stage of the Gold Coast light rail line is causing John Holland problems

John Holland overhauls executive team as projects struggle

John Holland is searching for a new CEO and its major projects boss will leave in January.

Dec 11, 2024
Jenny Wiggins

Federal election

Independent candidate for McPherson Erchana Murray-Bartlett

Why glitzy Gold Coast is the next teal battleground

Erchana Murray-Bartlett ran the equivalent of 150 marathons in as many days last year. Now she’s running for federal parliament as an independent backed by Climate 200.

Dec 3, 2024
James Hall

November

Illness

Errol Baker’s daughter, Jas, consumed methanol at schoolies nine years ago.

What schoolies revellers need to know about methanol

Errol Baker says his daughter is lucky to be alive life after she was poisoned by methanol on a schoolies trip to Bali. He and experts offers tips on reducing the risks.

Nov 29, 2024
James Hall

Australian PGA Championship

Cameron Smith in action at Royal Queensland.

Elvis holds off Smith for clutch PGA win

Elvis Smylie has stared down Cameron Smith at his pet event to win the Australian PGA Championship and book a return to the European tour.

Nov 24, 2024
Murray Wenzel

Property development

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.

Nov 18, 2024
Michael Bleby

October

Queensland votes

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.

Oct 27, 2024
James Hall

Exclusive
Queensland votes

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.

Oct 19, 2024
James Hall

Venture capital

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.

Oct 14, 2024
Tess Bennett

Rear Window

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.

Oct 7, 2024
Mark Di Stefano

September

Queensland votes

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.

Sep 30, 2024
James Hall

Executive shake-up

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.