What has Trump done now?

[willedoo]

There's a lot of talk but a council spokesperson said they hadn't received a development application at this stage.

[facthunter]

Trust the Gold Coast Council? Never! If you don't want it, tell Trump that Qld is not really part of  Australia. Nev

[red750]

[kgwilson]

If it ever gets built Trump will probably be dead before it is finished

[rgmwa]

It would probably take around three years to design and build it starting from scratch. Even if it was built, I doubt that Trump will ever get his name on it. He will hopefully be in jail or in an aged care facility by then.

[facthunter]

I'd be worried about it falling over. The Council wouldn't be game to question the Building Specs.  Too busy divvying up the Bribe money. Nev

[onetrack]

The developer who is charging ahead with the Trump Tower has been bankrupt previously - twice. So I guess he's in good company with a U.S. President who has sent six of his business ventures bankrupt.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/trump-tower-developer-went-bankrupt-twice/106379446

[willedoo]

There was another council spokesperson on the ABC radio yesterday saying they have no problems with the developer being an ex bankrupt. He said deveploment is a risky business and lots of them go broke and it's a fairly normal part of developing , so move along, nothing to see here according to council.

[facthunter]

Just what you would expect from THAT Council.  Nev

[old man emu]

So, work is started but the money stops flowing. The Gold Coast is left with an unsighly mess, and the subbies get screwed again.

[facthunter]

Who Cares?  I wouldn't live there ,IF I Won a House or unit in the lottery. Nev

[pmccarthy]

Friends won a house on the Gold Coast. They moved there but couldn't stand it.

[red750]

In his State of The Union speech, which went for about an hour and three quarters, numb nuts claims his tariffs could virtually replace the need for income tax.

 

Other clangers in recent speeches, he claims the highest popularity ratings of any modern president, and confused Bermuda for the Bahamas

[ClintonB]

3 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

Friends won a house on the Gold Coast. They moved there but couldn't stand it.

I’ve been there for holidays with the kids, when you live in Tamworth it’s a a glitzy get away. Plenty for kids. Now they’re grown up we don’t goes for parks. Etc. I do like to go to Twin towns for shows, a lot of good artists play there cheap compared to stadiums and the like. I don’t mind a walk along the waterways fishing either, for a city you can catch good fish.

too much crime and crap to live there though.

[kgwilson]

I haven't been there for at least 15 years but I've driven past it 2 or 3 times a year for the past 15 years when I am heading for Noosa. I did go there a couple of weeks ago but the only reason was to leave it for NZ via the airport. Populated by the very wealthy with all their flash toys who could not care less for the environment. Very pompous & lacking of any good taste in architectural design. A slum for the wealthy. It was named for the high cost of real estate & rapid development in the late 50s. Used to be the South Coast with Southport, Coolangatta & Burleigh Heads the main centres. It was probably quite nice back then.

[facthunter]

Hideous TALL Buildings that Shade out the Beach in the afternoon. Artificial canals. NOTHING beautiful about it at all. Nev