Madeleine Cross

Nov 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Julia Andre |Bern Young |Madeleine Cross

Channel 7 has cut its nightly Gold Coast 7News television bulletin, with the final bulletin to air this Thursday. In a statement, Seven said it was modernising the way it operated its nightly 6pm metropolitan news, with the Gold Coast office to run as a bureau. Channel 7 said a small number of roles will be affected with the majority of staff able to stay on the Gold Coast or offered positions in Brisbane.

Nov 7, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jessica Lamb |Madeleine Cross |Tom Forbes

Russ Thompson's mind often replays the final conversation he had with his granddaughter before she was allegedly murdered. It has been more than two years since he received a last text from 18-year-old Emily. She was about to sit her final exams at Pine Rivers State High School in Queensland's Moreton Bay region and had big dreams for her future. But like most young girls about to graduate, she had her eyes fixed on the night when she could dress up and let her hair down.

Oct 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jessica Lamb |Madeleine Cross |Bernadette C Young |Nicole Dyer

Queensland doctors say they plan to fight the Liberal National Party's vow to scrap free pill testing at next month's schoolies celebrations. Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) president Nick Yim said the group was seeking a meeting with the newly-elected state government to discuss the election promise.

Sep 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tom Forbes |Madeleine Cross |Nicholas Mcelroy

Nurse Erica Roberts can see a brand-new hospital from the end of her driveway on the NSW far north coast. A trip to the Tweed Valley Hospital would be an enviable commute in an area where she's worked on and off for almost 20 years. But, like many colleagues, the grandmother says she is thousands of dollars better off working in Queensland. While she occasionally picks up shifts in her local area, she much prefers conditions on the Gold Coast, north of the border, after making the switch last year.

Sep 20, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jessica Lamb |Julia Andre |Tom Forbes |Madeleine Cross

A cheap family holiday that keeps you fit and reconnects you with nature sounds too good to be true, but for Isaac Vitesnik and his family, "bikepacking" is a way of life. The 42-year-old from Northern NSW recently spent the school holidays cycling 400 kilometres with his partner Natasha Kasselis, 37, and their two children, aged 10 and 13, around the Gold Coast. The nine-day adventure cost the family of four less than $230 a day.