THEY always hold the marathon at the end of the Commonwealth Games. At the Gold Coast it was called the Closing Ceremony.

FROM a scathing attack on air by Channel 7 hosts, launching an Australian Idol reunion, dead possums and a flag handover that resembled ‘fish n chips’, the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony has had a mixed reaction.

ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk has used her highly-anticipated closing ceremony speech to spruik Queensland to the world — declaring the state is entering a “golden age” and “nothing can stop us now”.

DID Melbourne get ahead of itself?

NRL: Paul Green talks to the press about his new contract and the his personal goal to coach the QLD Origin team.