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Lane, one of the homeless in Carey Park at Southport, believes the conditions there are much safer and better than being on the street.

Inside the Gold Coast’s tent city: ‘We’re second class citizens’

Lane has spent four years on the streets. He says one of the hardest parts is ‘carting your stuff around’, that homeless are treated like ‘second class citizens’, and that the Southport tent city has helped him feel safe. This is his story.

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Southport residents and supporters of the homeless clash about rubbish near the Carey Park tent city for rough sleepers in Southport.

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Locals erupt in tent city clash: ‘It’s beyond a joke’

Tent city supporters and local residents have clashed at Carey Park in Southport as tensions mount over the controversial encampment. SEE THE VIDEO

The same group of alleged thieves were captured on multiple CCTV cameras trying to break into nearby properties. Photo: Damien Price.

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Bizarre item stolen from home amid suburban crime spree

A teenage boy has been charged over his role in a suburban crime spree, including the alleged break and enter of one home where he and his accomplices left with only one very small item. Watch the video.

Generic picture of a Queensland Fire Department truck, taken at Point Arkwright during a rescue. Photo: Jorina Maureschat

Three crashes, caravan fire: Multiple callouts on Sunshine Coast

Emergency crews have rushed to a caravan fire at Maroochydore while three separate crashes on the Sunshine Coast created traffic delays.

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A woman and her dog is attacked by an off-lead dog in Hawthorne on Wednesday. Photo: Supplied

Graphic footage captures Staffy’s savage attack on dog walker

Confronting CCTV footage has captured the moment a Brisbane woman was mauled and her pet Beagle wounded in an unprovoked attack from a Staffy. WARNING: Distressing content

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‘Survival mode’: 20k-plus Qld families forced to sell homes

Queensland is “the worst in the country” for distress listings with more than 20,000 families forced into selling up.

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Home owners have had hundreds added to their property values every day.

$7k richer every day: Homeowners making millions in their sleep

Homeowners are getting richer in their sleep, as values surge as much as $7k a day, with 570 Queensland suburbs seeing homes earn more than $100,000 last year alone. SEE LIST

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos MAY 06 2021: Generic Uber Ride imagery. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

Uber to drop fares nationwide next month in cost of living boost

Uber will drop its rates next month after changing how it calculates fares, based on time and distance driven, in a win for cash-strapped customers. But drivers are nervous their income could be cut. SEE WHEN, HOW MUCH FARES WILL DROP

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The restaurants that have vanished in recent years.

Relics of our dining past: Qld’s vanishing restaurants

Step back in time with us and revisit the famous, sometimes iconic and always memorable Queensland restaurants that have vanished over time.

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$7.3m: New record for Coorparoo after same house sells for $1m more than it did in 2022

$7.3m: New record for Coorparoo after same house sells for $1m more than it did in 2022

$7.3m: New record for Coorparoo after same house sells for $1m more than it did in 2022. READ TODAY’S AUCTION BLOG!

RendezView. Speed dating. (Pic: iStock)

‘Everyone deserves a chance’: Speed dating picking up traction in Warwick

An adventurous Warwick enterprise is taking the stress out of matchmaking with a new romance event, and it’s picking up traction with people from all ages.

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Mapped: Qld’s worst suburbs for mortgage defaults

The number of Queensland homeowners in trouble after missing mortgage repayments is at its highest level since the Reserve Bank’s record low pandemic cash rate. SEE SUBURB MAP

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New suburbs unlocked by $38k borrowing power boost.

100 more suburbs within buying power of singles, couples on July 1

In the biggest rise to borrowing power since pandemic interest rates flatlined, stage 3 tax cuts are set to open up 100 more suburbs for singles and couples in Queensland. SEE WHERE

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Pan-toasted ham and cheese toastie.

We’re officially toast as bakery kills off Aussie staple just to survive

It’s official – the nation is toast and the cost of living crisis is out of control as a bakery is forced to kill off a classic Aussie staple just to survive.

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