Gold Chain Articles

Gold Coast Skyscraper Developers Becoming Cautious

THE retreating property market is beginning to hurt the Gold Coast unit and serviced apartment sector.

Black Gold

NEWCASTLE export coal is selling for between $170 and $235 a tonne, turning a once low-price product into black gold.

Private Hospitals Go For Medicare Gold

Leading private hospital groups have swung behind Labor's $2.9 billion pledge to give immediate free treatment to older patients, under its Medicare Gold scheme - which has been dismissed as "a hoax" by the Prime Minister, John Howard.

Exploration 'weak Link' For Gold

New concerns have been raised about the Australian gold industry's ability to sustain its annual $8 billion-plus investment on capital works, exploration and operational expenditure despite the strong gold price.

Surfwear Chain Promoter Jailed

Failed Gold Coast surfwear entrepreneur Lux Daswani has been jailed for up to 12 years, after pleading guilty to charges relating to dishonestly obtaining millions of dollars in bank loans and abusing his position as a company director.