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Sally Breen wanted to know more about real police work after she met a Queensland top cop who seemed good. The stories she found sit under her skin like lava.
Colonialism criminalised local knowledge systems.
Many African abolitionists who fought and lost their lives in the struggle against slavery have gone unacknowledged.
Brisbane is aiming to be the first Olympic Games host to make carbon savings greater than the emissions the event produces. That’s easier said than done, so what’s the plan to achieve this goal?
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Ghana’s national museum has been reopened after being closed for seven years.
We must heed lessons from past storms and plan ahead, as climate change will only exacerbate future coastal disasters.
Studying local Africans’ contributions to the abolition of slavery provides a fuller understanding of its history.
The new HOTA Gallery, with its colourful organic facade and exciting exhibitions, happily refutes popular images of the Gold Coast.
Like many great men, the legacy of Ghana’s independence hero is not uncontested.
Local planning rules have prevailed in a long-running dispute over a proposed Gold Coast quarry that threatened the amenity of nearby residents and koalas.
The main winner of Commonwealth Games 2018 is … the City of Gold Coast.
Behind the built-up glitz of Surfers Paradise lies a deep history that has been written and overwritten in successive layers that have become thinner and thinner as time goes on.
The Gold Coast is mostly relying on existing assets, and most refurbishments and extensions were completed long before the Games, meaning the community has been able to use these facilities.
Events like the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony present history as a simplistic story of progress and reconciliation.
The consumption of sport has already changed dramatically, and esports in major competitions is the next step.
Scenes of sand, sea and skyscrapers will add a glitzy veneer to an Old Empire at play.
Preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast are pushing homeless people out of town, and out of the state. Sadly, that’s not unusual for events of this sort.
The light rail project pushed up property values within 800 metres of the stations by over 30% from 1996 to 2016. Gains on this scale offer a potential source of finance for public transport.
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Strategic Advisor on the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Griffith University
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