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BumRushDaShow

(169,015 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:50 AM Feb 23

Trump Organization signs deal for first Australian skyscraper

Source: NBC News/Reuters

Feb. 23, 2026, 4:31 AM EST / Source: Reuters


SYDNEY — The Trump Organization has signed a deal to build its first tower in Australia, in a project worth 1.5 billion Australian dollars ($1.06 billion) that developers say will become the country’s tallest building.

The 91-story skyscraper is planned for the Gold Coast, a popular seaside destination in the Australian state of Queensland. It will include a “six-star resort-hotel,” 270 apartments, shops, a beach club and a swimming pool, local property developer Altus Property Group said in a statement.

“Australia’s tallest building will be a Trump Tower, right in the middle of Surfers Paradise — it’s great for Queensland tourism, and fantastic for Australia,” the company said.

“It won’t have a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton brand above the front door, but it will say ‘Trump.’ And that means it is a no-expense-spared, highest-possible-quality building — the best in the world.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/trump-organization-signs-deal-first-australian-skyscraper-rcna260213



U.S. taxpayer-funded from the massive raid of the Treasury.
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Trump Organization signs deal for first Australian skyscraper (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Feb 23 OP
Build it and they won't come........... Bengus81 Feb 23 #1
I like all the buildings without names on them. pwb Feb 23 #2
Let's beat the rush: Karma13612 Feb 23 #3
I doubt it will either never be built or ever finished. nt Javaman Feb 23 #4
That's how I see it PatSeg Feb 23 #11
That there is some big shithouse. How many holes? twodogsbarking Feb 23 #5
Bwahahaha!🤣 mwmisses4289 Feb 23 #6
Just keep stomping on the Emoluments Clause, Bayard Feb 23 #7
Why would anyone be stupid enough to deal with this demented psychopath. travelingthrulife Feb 23 #8
Australians, just say no! Clouds Passing Feb 23 #9
I thought Australia was more enlightened than that? ananda Feb 23 #10
It probably won't be built it's a distraction from the Epstein, tariffs and his starting a war in Iran kimbutgar Feb 23 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Feb 23 #13
*First* skyscraper in Australia??? Munu Feb 23 #14
It will be the first skyscraper to scrape that particular portion of the sky! ToxMarz Feb 23 #16
If Trump just built a resort quietly. Gave it a local name, he'd still profit LiberalLovinLug Feb 23 #15
I hope all the people who are going to be ripped off are RW'ers wolfie001 Feb 23 #17
Exactly. Do all the tradesmen needed to build this know that they might never get paid? Marie Marie Feb 23 #18
WTF Australia!? duckworth969 Feb 23 #19
Remember... this is where Rupert came from! slightlv Feb 23 #20
Fuck That... It's a PEDO TOWER.. how fucking Cha Feb 23 #21
If it's like the other Chump Towers, then someone else is footing the bill FakeNoose Feb 23 #22

Karma13612

(4,978 posts)
3. Let's beat the rush:
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:59 AM
Feb 23

I hereby apologize to the good people of Australia who are going to have to endure seeing Trump’s name on a tacky building on their fine land for the foreseeable future.



mwmisses4289

(3,968 posts)
6. Bwahahaha!🤣
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:55 AM
Feb 23

“It won’t have a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton brand above the front door, but it will say ‘Trump.’ And that means it is a no-expense-spared, highest-possible-quality building — the best in the world.”

ananda

(35,024 posts)
10. I thought Australia was more enlightened than that?
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:03 AM
Feb 23

Why would they ever let anything Trump anywhere near?

Well, I thought that about Scotland too, and they let
him build a fucking golf course.

kimbutgar

(27,198 posts)
12. It probably won't be built it's a distraction from the Epstein, tariffs and his starting a war in Iran
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 01:28 PM
Feb 23

Oahu had one of his hotels and nobody came and it was sold. I have a picture of myself standing outside the hotel looking like I was going to barf !

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

ToxMarz

(2,903 posts)
16. It will be the first skyscraper to scrape that particular portion of the sky!
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:35 PM
Feb 23

NO one has EVER scraped this portion of the sky so bigly!

LiberalLovinLug

(14,659 posts)
15. If Trump just built a resort quietly. Gave it a local name, he'd still profit
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:26 PM
Feb 23

But he's such a narcissist that he will demand his name be front and center as any part of the deal.
It took years to strip his name off of a building here in downtown Vancouver. I don't see Ausies wanting to walk by his ugly fat pedo name daily either

wolfie001

(7,576 posts)
17. I hope all the people who are going to be ripped off are RW'ers
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:28 PM
Feb 23

There's plenty down there. It's just an inevitable fact. That's how he functions.

FakeNoose

(41,347 posts)
22. If it's like the other Chump Towers, then someone else is footing the bill
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:25 PM
Feb 23

They're only paying Chump a certain amount to "lease" his name on the building. The bottom line is that Chump will never own it, and maybe not even "manage" it. He leases his name and nothing else.

At one time the Chump family business was to set up management leases for hotels, resorts and condos. But Uday and Qusay (Jr. and Eric) have done such a terrible job running the Chump business that most of those contracts have been torn up. Now apparently it's starting up again, in Australia.

What could go wrong?

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