19 Aug | '2024

Severing ties with Netanya is not the answer

The Gold Coast’s sister city relationships and international partnerships are a source of economic growth and provide cultural, educational, and professional opportunities, and boost our international profile. These relationships assist to open our door to the world and create real outcomes for Gold Coast residents and businesses. We are a community that has been a safe and respectful place for all who come here, from all faiths and backgrounds.

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14 Aug | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC AFTERNOON BRIEFING

GREG JENNETT:
Okay, let’s bring in our political panel now standing by to join us Labor frontbencher, Kristy McBain, welcome Kristy and LNP frontbencher Angie Bell is with us. Same to you, Angie, welcome back.

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9 Aug | '2024

More empty promises from out of touch Prime Minister

The Albanese Government have once again shown Australian families they care more about politics then tackling rising cost of living pressures and inflation. Today’s announcement on child care wages is further proof that Labor is all about spin, not substance. It is abundantly clear that the Albanese Labor Government does not have a meaningful plan to restore the Australian way of life.

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17 Jul | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC AFTERNOON BRIEFING

GREG JENNETT:
Okay, let’s bring in our political panel now standing by to join us Labor frontbencher, Kristy McBain, welcome Kristy and LNP frontbencher Angie Bell is with us. Same to you, Angie, welcome back.

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19 Jun | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC AFTERNOON BRIEFING

GREG JENNETT:
Okay, let’s bring in our political panel now standing by to join us Labor frontbencher, Kristy McBain, welcome Kristy and LNP frontbencher Angie Bell is with us. Same to you, Angie, welcome back.

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18 Jun | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST

KIRSTEN WEBSTER:
Well, how much do you think about politics in your day to day life? Do you only think about it when an election is called? Or are you starting to get a bit more interested as we all feel the effects of this cost of living crisis?

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13 Jun | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST

SARAH CUMMING:
You might have heard the saying to never discuss politics or religion at a dinner party. That religion and politics are forbidden topics in polite conversation. But now, another hotly contested issue seems to be joining that list; climate, climate change, climate targets. We often hear the term climate wars these days. Why is it so hard to get consensus on an issue as important as the climate?

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22 May | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC AFTERNOON BRIEFING

GREG JENNETT:
With that in mind, let’s welcome our political panel, Labor frontbencher, Kristy McBain is at Sydney Airport, well away from the New South Wales south coast. And LNP frontbencher, Angie Bell is in Brisbane, less far from her home.

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