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New figures reveal that Gold Coast workers will be the nation’s hardest hit by last week’s shock decision to cut penalty rates. Figures obtained from the Federal Parliamentary Library indicate that over 50,000 Gold Coast workers in the retail, food and hospitality industries face a potential pay cut of up to $77 per week, if the penalty rates decision stands.
Read MoreStarting university is meant to be a time of optimism and excitement. But for many Gold Coast students, this year's O-Week carries with it the threat of the cost of a degree being jacked up to $100 000.
Read MoreSenator Hanson has once again shown her true colours as an offshoot of the LNP, by siding with the Government to sell out pensioners.
Read MoreLast night in the Senate, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party sided with bikies and other illegal gun runners, ahead of families wanting to stay safe. Astonishingly, Senator Hanson and her two colleagues voted against a Labor amendment to increase jail time for illegal gun traffickers.
Read MoreMinister for Tourism and Gold Coast MP, Steven Ciobo, has today sold Gold Coast tourism down the river, by sucking up to One Nation for a preference deal. Rather than stand up to this Ciobo has shown he’ll put Gold Coast jobs and dollars at risk, just to get a vote.
Read MoreHuge new cuts to family payments supported by the four Gold Coast Federal LNP MPs will hurt up to 49,000 local families. This week the Turnbull LNP Government introduced legislation containing massive cuts to crucial support payments including Paid Parental Leave (PPL) and Family Tax Benefits (FTB).
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