{"id":125878,"date":"2026-05-14T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125878"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:14:55","slug":"toxic-trump-hotel-plan-scrapped-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125878\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Toxic\u2019 Trump hotel plan scrapped in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SYDNEY(National Times)- Plans for a $1.1 billion, 91-storey Trump hotel and apartment tower in Australia have been scrapped because the American brand has become \u201ctoxic\u201d, the developer says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump Organisation announced in February the project for a soaring Trump tower on eastern Australia\u2019s Gold Coast, saying it would \u201credefine beachfront sophistication\u201d. David Young, chief executive of Australian developer Altus Property Group, said the project was scrapped because the Trump brand had become \u201ctoxic to Australians\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young said he still aimed to complete the development with another brand. \u201cThe writing was on the wall when the war started and I have been in discussions with many high-end luxury brands,\u201d he said in a post on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump Organisation is run by President Donald Trump\u2019s adult sons, not by the American leader himself, Young said, describing the brand\u2019s deteriorated reputation as \u201cgrossly unfair\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no acrimony between the Trump family and myself, why would there be after knowing them for 19 years when no one here then even knew who Donald Trump was. 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