COMING UP IN NBN NEWS AT SIX

**Gold Coast councillors have voted to leave water retailer Allconnex, but will ask the State Government to compensate the $73-million divorce cost
If the option isn’t agreed to, Council will ask the Government to give the council power to set its own water price.
The State Government has already indicated it won’t be covering any costs incurred by Council.

**Northern New South Wales tourism operators are beginning a new campaign to have international visitors head south when they arrive at the Gold Coast Airport.
Northern Rivers Tourism will work alongside a major Malaysian airline and the airport, to launch the initiative next week.

**And Cowboys officials will try to clear Johnathan Thurston of a contrary conduct charge, threatening to keep him out of the state of origin decider.
Thurston collided heavily with the ref during the weekend’s game against the Warriors.