Childcare shortage on Gold Coast
Demand for childcare is outstripping supply in many suburbs across the Gold Coast and advocates want an overhaul of the system.

Demand for childcare is outstripping supply in many suburbs across the Gold Coast and advocates want an overhaul of the system.
Seriously ill children who present at a major hospital in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will soon be transported to another site 20 minutes away.
Something about the way the sun hit the Alps that day, coupled with a miniature bottle of Schnapps, made me hurl my rule book out the window.
It’s Australian Football Hall of Fame night for another year. There’ll be a number of inductees unveiled tonight as the AFL officially recognises some of the greats of the game.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff arrives at government house to ask Barbara Baker for an early election, after losing a no-confidence vote.
It's the second time the education minister has fought the disease and is hoping that sharing her news will prompt others to get tested.
On her sixth day in the witness box, Erin Patterson was quizzed about how much beef Wellington she ate, the plates she served it on, the leftovers found in her bin, and her claims of feeling unwell.
The ABC is set to axe its long-running current affairs show Q+A after more than 500 episodes and 17 seasons.
Bankstown preacher Wissam Haddad has faced court, accused of vilifying Jewish people in a series of speeches in the wake of the October 7 attacks.
The daughters of a Qantas worker who was seriously hurt after falling from an aerobridge, are pleading for answers.
NSW police are investigating a robbery at a jewellery store in the Sydney CBD.
A man has died after he was struck by a car in an alleged hit-and-run in Sydney's south-west this morning.
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has been accused of lying to the jury when she told them she vomited after eating beef wellington.
We were warned about the president’s destructive nature, and the prophecy seems about to be fulfilled, writes Chris McKimm.
The Swedish activist was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza.
Here’s what happens when a rubber bullet strikes your body.
Erin Patterson’s refutations were of the greatest economy. Accused of three murders by mushroom, she calmly disagreed with earlier witnesses.
Patients taking part in a new coeliac disease screening will not have to consume gluten, meaning less pain and a faster diagnosis.
A stage invader surprised thousands of fans when he interrupted Katy Perry's Sydney concert last night.
Monash IVF has been caught up in an embryo transfer bungle for the second time in just two months.
CCTV footage shows a Mitsubishi Triton hurtling backwards down a street just after 10pm.
A Water Corporation spokesman confirmed there were no further risks of any significant overflow after the spill leaked into the Swan River.
Police have pleaded with motorists to take care on the roads after two teenagers died and a third was injured in a crash on a remote Victorian road.
A construction worker has been impaled after falling from a roof on a building site in Toorak.
The ship’s interception in international waters has devolved into a saga playing out through official diplomatic channels as much as on social media – even Conor McGregor was involved.