As many as one in five shops are vacant in parts of the Gold Coast, and some small business owners say it’s because they cannot afford to pay the rent.
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'The beauty of hanging out with friends': Welcome to inclusive rugby
Thanks to an altered form of footy, kids with disabilities are getting the chance to do what so many of their peers take for granted — play sport on a Saturday.
An inside look at Australia's own Capella Hotel
While the world’s attention will be focused on the Capella Hotel on Tuesday as the meeting point for Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, half a world away is Australia’s own Capella Hotel.
Wallabies draw first blood against Ireland in tight Test series opener
The three-match series between the Wallabies and Ireland gets off to a cracking start in Brisbane, with Australia edging a tight, enthralling Test 18-9 in the first of three matches.
'Am I going to die?': Korean backpacker describes week lost in bushland
Cravings for mee goreng, cereal, and bananas were never too far from the mind of Joohee Han, the Korean backpacker who survived nearly a week lost in bushland in far north Queensland.
Kayaker killed in remote 'jungle' rapids accident in far north Queensland
Authorities describe the “very arduous” conditions they battled trying to retrieve the body of a 37-year-old man from Sydney who died while kayaking with friends on a remote far north Queensland river.
A legend in Winton, now a Queensland Great
One of outback Queensland’s favourite sons, Graham ‘Butch’ Lenton, joins Eddie Mabo and Steve Irwin in a list of extraordinary people honoured posthumously at the Queensland Greats Awards.
World wide web of grief: The mourners live streaming their loved ones' funerals
When Sergio Rotta’s mother died, the pain was not only felt in his family home in Brisbane’s south — it was felt half a world away in Annamaria’s hometown of Milan.
'Borrow to build' budget needs no apology, Queensland Treasurer says
Queensland’s state debt is set to increase to $83 billion in the next four years, with new Treasurer Jackie Trad saying she makes no apologies for spending to drive the economy.
Patriotic spirit of Greek-Australian boy endures 100 years after tragic death
After 100 years people still gather to remember a young Greek-Australian boy who died while throwing gifts to soldiers returning from World War I.