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Behind the headlines about individual deals lies a coherent strategy. Gina Rinehart has quietly built a global critical-minerals portfolio that spans rare earths, lithium, copper, potash and gas, with strategic stakes reaching across five continents, a deliberate attempt to place Hancock Prospecting at the centre of the materials that will define the coming decades.
3 August 2026, 4:28 am
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Decades of planning battles, two Olympics bids and a pandemic that reshaped commuter habits have quietly built the political case for extending the city's light rail north to Burleigh Heads and south to the airport.
25 July 2026, 10:05 am
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Gold Coast locals describe daily disruptions from short-term rentals in their streets as council weighs new rules ahead of the 2032 Games.
25 July 2026, 10:04 am
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Gold Coast locals describe daily pressures from rising Airbnb numbers in their streets and call for tighter council rules.
25 July 2026, 10:03 am
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With six years until the Brisbane-South-East Queensland Games, the Gold Coast is betting big on Coomera and Robina, and global precedent says timing is everything.
25 July 2026, 10:03 am
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From Olympic construction deadlines to short-term rental wars and a coastal development free-for-all, the forces pulling at the Gold Coast didn't arrive overnight.
25 July 2026, 9:56 am
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With state and local regulators circling Airbnb-style rentals across the Gold Coast, property owners, investors and long-term renters are waiting to find out which way the rules will land.
25 July 2026, 9:51 am
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As cities worldwide scramble to regulate Airbnb-style duplicate property listings, the Gold Coast is carving out a middle path, but housing advocates say it may not be enough.
25 July 2026, 9:50 am
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With six years until Brisbane hosts the Olympics, the Gold Coast's two venue precincts face a cascade of funding deadlines, planning approvals and infrastructure calls that cannot be deferred much longer.
25 July 2026, 9:49 am
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A growing problem with duplicate and misrepresented property images is rattling Gold Coast's short-term rental market, and the people who know the industry best are not staying quiet.
25 July 2026, 9:49 am
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As Airbnb listings reshape suburbs from Surfers Paradise to Broadbeach, Gold Coast's regulatory approach is drawing comparisons, not always flattering, with cities that moved years earlier.
25 July 2026, 9:46 am
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From Burleigh Heads to Coomera, locals say the proliferation of Airbnb-style properties is reshaping their neighbourhoods, and they want action before the 2032 Olympics construction wave makes things worse.
25 July 2026, 9:43 am
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Years of rapid listings growth and resident complaints have shaped the council's latest regulatory steps.
25 July 2026, 9:42 am
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A closer look at the statistics driving the city's approach to managing short-term rentals and their impact on local communities
25 July 2026, 9:40 am
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Council advances short-term rental registration rules while 2032 Olympics work progresses at two key northern and southern venues.
12 July 2026, 2:40 pm
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As the city navigates the challenges of tourism recovery and coastal development, residents in suburbs like Burleigh Heads and Surfers Paradise share their concerns about the impact of short-term rentals on their neighbourhoods.
7 July 2026, 11:54 pm
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Duplicate and fake listing photos are distorting the Gold Coast's short-term rental market, and the data tells a damaging story for tourists and legitimate hosts alike.
5 July 2026, 10:40 am
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Duplicate and fake listing images are costing Gold Coast renters and guests thousands, and council data reveals just how widespread the deception has become.
5 July 2026, 6:32 am
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Duplicate and stolen listing photos are quietly distorting the Gold Coast short-term rental market, and a new audit is putting hard figures to a problem landlords and guests have complained about for years.
5 July 2026, 6:32 am
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A growing wave of duplicate and misleading listing images is forcing Gold Coast councils, rental platforms and real estate bodies to decide who is responsible, and how fast they must act.
5 July 2026, 6:17 am
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Duplicate and misleading listing photos are distorting the city's accommodation market, and the data shows the scale is bigger than most visitors realise.
5 July 2026, 6:07 am
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Duplicate and misleading property photos listed on platforms like Airbnb are distorting booking data, inflating perceived supply, and costing Gold Coast hosts real money.
5 July 2026, 6:02 am
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Duplicate image scams are hitting short-term rental hosts across the Gold Coast hard, with duplicated property photos turning up on competing listings, and authorities only beginning to catch up.
5 July 2026, 5:45 am
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Duplicate and manipulated listing images are distorting the city's short-term rental market, and calls for regulatory action are growing louder.
5 July 2026, 5:36 am
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As cities worldwide scramble to regulate the Airbnb-driven duplication of residential listings, Gold Coast's approach is drawing comparisons, not all flattering, from housing advocates tracking the global experiment.
5 July 2026, 5:26 am
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City of Gold Coast councillors face a tightening deadline to finalise short-term rental rules that will reshape the housing market from Surfers Paradise to Coolangatta.
5 July 2026, 5:22 am
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City of Gold Coast regulators and property platforms face a defining moment after a surge of duplicate and misrepresenting listing images exposes gaps in the city's short-term rental framework.
5 July 2026, 5:21 am
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As councils globally crack down on misleading Airbnb listing photos, Gold Coast is finding its own path, but questions remain about whether it's moving fast enough.
5 July 2026, 5:16 am
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Duplicate images have quietly undermined trust in the Gold Coast property and short-term rental market for years; here's the trail that led us here.
5 July 2026, 5:16 am
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Duplicate and manipulated property images are flooding short-term rental platforms on the Gold Coast, and regulators, agents and consumer advocates say the problem is getting worse ahead of the 2032 Olympics build-up.
5 July 2026, 5:06 am
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With state regulators tightening the screws on Airbnb-style listings, Gold Coast property owners and councils face a sequence of choices that will reshape the city's housing market before the 2032 Olympics.
5 July 2026, 4:57 am
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City council and tourism leaders share their thoughts on the proposed crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms
5 July 2026, 4:44 am
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As the city balances tourism recovery with residential concerns, crucial decisions loom on the horizon for short-term rental properties in areas like Surfers Paradise and Burleigh Heads.
5 July 2026, 4:43 am