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It’s hard to understand M Cash and Turnbull so excited and laughing out loud at the increase in unemployment. What’s so great about an increase in unemployment. Fake behaviour. J.

Rugby league is getting as bad as Rugby Union with a penalty awarded every few minutes and now the new 10 metre rule has slowed the game down so much that the game has become boring. Barney

It’s a choice now if one wants to be microchipped - how long will we have a choice? If the government wants to chip anyone, start with chipping sex offenders, violent offenders, terrorists once exposed. Governments ans banks are making it that if one wants to buy and sell one has to be chipped so ppl won’t have a choice, they want to control us, know our every move. We need a public receiver and database so we know where and what our politicians are up to as well being fair.

Greg Chappel's underarm bowl decision was against the spirit of the game but within game laws. Steven Smith and co’s decision to tamper with the ball was against both the spirit and the laws of the game and has shamed Australia - Curly Bells

Why watching Formula 1 on channel 10 we have to listen to the cricket comments all the time - I like to watch and listen to my motor sports!

Online betting has reduced the odds on Brad Arthur being the first coach sacked. Looks like Hayne strikes again. Chook

Why was the ball tampering cricketer not sacked straight away? He cheated. Australia should concede all previous games that bowler has been in this season. No place for cheats in sport. Tampering of equipment/using steroids etc they are all the same - methods of cheating. This is now common practice in many Australian sports. We must have greater punishments to stamp it out. S

Oz cricket team has embarrassed the nation by stupid cheating. The whole team should be sacked for this and other arrogant behaviour.

Coach Brennan should not get too settled in the Gold Coast way of life after the Titans dismal effort yet again. Maggie

So, it’s official ... we are cheats, we love putting the boot into other cricket teams and making them suffer now it’s their turn, it seems our arrogant chickens have come home to roost. Along with Dave Warner, what goes

around comes around. I just can’t believe they actually sat there and planned it. Vern S

Just pick up the Comm. Games uniform - all black - and also plastic vest on top. This is the hottest country on the planet and the hottest state - another smart idea - by some peabrained public servants!

All those gun activists in USA quoting Australia’s no gun policy have it all wrong as

here guns are not in our constitution as it is in theirs and any change is in their hands no one else’s. Good luck with trying to change that constitution. Doug

Steve Smith you are a joke you wanted a bowler banned for a tiny bump but you condone blatant cheating you even propose it. if it had been another team you would have demanded they were banned. quit you cheat you are an embarrassment to Australia. The Pom

Was talking to my daughter in Melbourne today and during the conversation I mentioned the Games. She asked me when they started so of course I told her. She said there is no mention of them in Melbourne. These are not only Gold Coast they are Australian games. Mr Beattie should be ashamed of himself not having them promoted country-wide. PC

Commonwealth Games spectators please remember you will not be able to access your venue using your iPhones or other mobile devices. You MUST print out your tickets. Volunteer, Southport.

No matter how well organised the security measures are for the Commonwealth Games when the enemy wears no uniform and is not afraid of death security have an unenviable task ahead of them. However I wish them a trouble free and successful games. Sinbad.

Congratulations to the cricket “leadership” team for bringing a new low to the world’s opinion of us as a sporting nation. Australia Cricket, act like you give a toss and dump those involved. Respect will take some earning back and ending the careers of the cheats will at least show you are genuinely making an effort.

Still can’t read Gold Coast in the eyesore called the “gateway lights” but I swear I read “ha ha ha” which is what the “artist” who “created” this must be saying - all the way to the bank with our 3 million smackeroos. Old Codja, GC