Why this principal quit NRL career to teach
LISTEN HERE: Principal of one of the oldest Gold Coast Schools, Peter Tong opens up on his upbringing as a child deaf parents, and why he quit his career with the Queensland Crushers for the classroom.
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Covid warning at Gold Coast venue
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‘Why I had to apply for 855 jobs’
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GoFundMe campaign launched to stop light rail
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‘We are in limbo’: Family firm lays off staff due to border block
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