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IcyPeas

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 05:27 AM Monday

WTF Australia??? Trump Tower planned in Australia [View all]

Makes me sick.

Trump Tower planned for Surfers Paradise will be Australia’s tallest building and ‘best resort’, local developer claims

The Trump Organization has announced plans to build a tower on Australia’s Gold Coast – a project its local partner claims will be the tallest building and “the best” resort in the country.

The US president’s business arm said the Trump International Hotel & Tower Gold Coast will be his brand’s first project in Australia, releasing a statement on Monday to announce the “landmark development” would “rise in the heart of Surfers Paradise … one of the world’s most iconic beachfront destinations”.

Queensland property developer David Young posted a picture of himself shaking hands over signed documents with the president’s son, Eric Trump, in a white and gold gilded room in Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida base.

More details:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/23/trump-tower-surfers-paradise-gold-coast-development-australia

The Trump Organization is planning its first branded tower in Australia: a 91-storey building combining a hotel and luxury apartments, on Queensland’s Gold Coast

Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) 2026-02-23T10:03:48.651Z
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