A very local publication · Gold Coast, Australia
Paradise has a personality disorder.
An occasionally affectionate, frequently accurate look at life on Australia's Gold Coast.
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Locally observed. Lightly exaggerated.
Somewhere between a lifestyle and a punchline.
From the M1 to the morning matcha, we document the characters, contradictions and uniquely Gold Coast moments that make this place impossible to explain — and even harder to leave.
No hard news. No unnecessary seriousness. Just Gold Coast Things.
From the editorial desk
Things we can't unsee.
Everyone on the Gold Coast knows at least eleven real estate agents.
Some of them are the same person.Sunshine State files formal complaint against cloud cover.
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