Call for end of ‘shameful and ineffective’ shark nets
Shark nets could be a thing of the past on the Gold Coast if candidates from two political parties get their way. READ THE FULL REPORT
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‘The train has left the station on his watch’: Brutal light rail takedown
Light rail continues to divide opinion like few other topics on the Gold Coast, sparking a fresh war of words. READ THE FULL REPORT
MP’s message to young girls after ‘vile personal attacks’
Gaven MP Meaghan Scanlon has shared a heartfelt message “to all the little girls and young women out there” after a series of vile posts by an LNP volunteer targeting her and her family were made public.
$1m to stop hooning gangs ‘causing misery’
The LNP have pledged $1 million to stop hoons – and slammed the idea of giving them a designated spot on the Gold Coast.
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Premier demands M1 fix after close call
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk is preparing to shirt-front Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over funding for the M1 the next time she sees him.
Polling booths bust up
BOOTH brawls have erupted on the eve of today’s Federal poll with One Nation and unionists supporting Senator Glenn Lazarus trading insults in front of shocked elderly voters.
Where to find a sausage sizzle
ELECTION day isn’t the same without a polling booth snag. Here’s where to get one in your electorate!
Q & A Federal election special
THE Bulletin organised a Federal election Q & A special with the city’s three federal MPs — Fadden’s Stuart Robert, Moncrieff’s Steve Ciobo and McPherson’s Karen Andrews.
Heavyweights fed up with M1 delays
GOLD Coast heavyweights are fed up with the government failing to deliver on critical M1 upgrades and say the city’s growth and development will be affected because of it.
State MPs brawl over M1 funding
THE fight between the state and federal governments over funding of the M1 upgrade has spiralled into a war of words between MPs.
Unusual Coast senator suspects
THE Gold Coast has been left to languish in the wasteland of minor parties and single issue candidates after all major parties failed to name a single senate candidate for the region.
Veteran puts hand up for Fadden
COMPETITION is heating up for the seat of Fadden with yet another candidate putting their hand up for the seat.
Ciobo pressed on Coast’s NBN rollout
WHILE Trade Minister Steve Ciobo was visiting an innovative business at Yatala, Lumieye boss Peter Herring used it as an opportunity to hit him up about NBN.
Coast MPs in line for front bench gig
GOLD Coast MPs are set to reap the benefits of yesterday’s LNP leadership change, with key lieutenants of new Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls in line for promotion.
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