‘Go away’: Gold Coast election candidate obstructs journalist
A Gold Coast council candidate has blocked a journalist videoing her heated exchange at a pre-poll booth. WATCH THE VIDEO
Council Election
‘Don’t understand’: Candidate abandoned by community group
A high profile Gold Coast community group, in a shock step, thrown its support behind a surprise party just a week out from the council elections. FIND OUT WHY
‘Maximise the advantage’: How water sports will deliver us $1bn
The Gold Coast will become home to the biggest water sports and para-athlete competitions and be the envy of capital cities, under a proposal to inject an extra $400m into the economy.
‘Just not serious’: Why it should be harder to run for mayor
Tom Tate and Eddy Sarroff are at loggerheads over calls to change the way people nominate for the mayoralty, with the incumbent warning it’s simply too easy.
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AS IT HAPPENED: Weekend of drama as Coast went to the polls
There was nastiness at poll centres, and some big surprises when the counts started to emerge. Catch up on how we covered the elections on the Gold Coast.
Surprising assumption about Gold Coast voters
Every election, politicians of all stripes make this assumption about Gold Coast voters. And every election they’re proven wrong, writes Keith Woods.
Candidate accused of declaring poll win too early
BROOKE Patterson is being accused of calling victory too early in the hotly contested division of Southport, as two rivals launch a stinging attack on her.
‘We’ve won this thing, thanks everyone’
Council candidate Brooke Patterson has declared victory, while other divisional battles are still too close to call.
Key moment that hurt LNP in battle for Currumbin
Smart political campaigners say it is all about the messaging. Like the M1 at peak hour at Tugun, one sentence stopped everyone in their tracks during the Currumbin by-election.
These two key factors will decide LNP’s fate
The Opposition leader was on the Gold Coast yesterday and vowed not to stand down if the party loses the southern city seat in the by-election.
‘How Coast will bounce back from COVID-19’
Third-term Mayor Tom Tate will today start to “pull apart the budget” to fund a coronavirus relief and recovery package. He reveals how he plans to get the economy back on track.
Mayor’s biggest challenge ahead of him
Critics had hoped Saturday’s election would be a rejection of the Tate mayoralty and its pro-development pitch. They were wrong. But now the real work begins for Mayor Tom Tate.
Mayoral candidate ‘gobsmacked’ by voters
Gold Coast mayoral candidate Mona Hecke has released a video saying she is “gobsmacked” by “some people’s voting preferences” after yesterday’s election. SEE THE VIDEO
How major tech issues slowed updates
The Electoral Commission blamed technical issues after a massive delay in updates in the council election and Currumbin by-election last night.
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