Craig Hill is mobilising tens of thousands of Australians to oppose Donald Trump's luxury Gold Coast hotel.

The Queenslander and Legalise Cannabis candidate launched a petition urging the local council and state government to block the US president's plans to erect a $1.5 billion tower, claiming it will cast a long shadow over the Surfers Paradise region.

At the time of writing, the Change.org petition against Trump International Hotel & Tower Gold Coast has surpassed 70,000 signatures – and Hill hopes the US president and his team notice the growing movement.

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