Gold Coast
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- Crime
Gold Coast nurse who targeted six teen girls to stay behind bars
The mental health nurse accused of having a foot fetish and targeting vulnerable teenage patients was arrested at the airport at the weekend.
- Robyn Wuth and Courtney Kruk
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New ‘world first’ Gold Coast attraction wants to freak you out. It works on me
You don’t need any special skills to enjoy the thrills and views of this new park, just some common sense.
- Craig Tansley
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- AFL 2026
Where the bloody hell are Hugh? The AFL’s two-time champs are waning before our eyes
Hugh McCluggage’s form drop has been the most perplexing. The All-Australian is in a funk this year that is difficult to understand. He had three handballs, 0 marks, 0 clearances and 0 tackles after half-time against Fremantle.
- Michael Gleeson
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- Dreamworld tragedy
Charges discontinued for Perth mum accused of stealing son’s Dreamworld tragedy compensation
Michelle Hanson and her 16-year-old son were in the raft behind the one that flipped at the Gold Coast theme park, leading to the deaths of four people.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Gold Coast grandmother’s outlawed message on Israeli-issued prison clothes
The grandmother-of-eight recounted her journey from Italy to the coast of Gaza and an Israeli holding ship as she touched down in Brisbane.
- William Davis
Hinterland zipline, surf park win millions in state tourism funding
The one-kilometre zipline would be developed next to a camping ground bordering protected land at Springbrook National Park.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Rainfall breaks 20-year record as systems collide
Conditions are forecast to be cooler – and drier – within days, after the region was battered by rain.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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- Emergency services
School group of almost 50 rescued from mountain overnight
The students and teachers were cut off by floodwaters while on a school camp for outdoor coursework.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Cake dust recalled across Australia as young boy returns home after coma
“We’re looking forward to sleeping in our own bed tonight and spending some much needed quality time as a family,” the boy’s mother said.
- William Davis
‘Legacy starts now’: The Gold Coast’s $10m Olympic hockey runway
The hockey centre will undergo a $10m revamp ahead of the 2032 Games, locking in major international fixtures and vindicating Ballymore’s Olympic snub.
- Cameron Atfield