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A conceptual image of the planned 12,000-seat Gold Coast Arena at Southport. The final design has not yet been released.

Gold Coast snags Olympic stadium architects for new $480m arena

Mayor Tom Tate says the 12,000-seat Carey Park arena will give the Gold Coast “first chop” at global acts usually destined for Brisbane.

  • Cameron Atfield

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The Gold Coast City Council’s plan to construct a new 12,000-seat indoor arena at Southport.

Gold Coast council gives go-ahead for new Olympic arena

A shortlist of developers has been finalised for the 12,000-seat indoor arena at Southport, which is slated to host Olympic events.

  • Cameron Atfield
Mary Benedito.

Young mother’s strangler pleads guilty to murder

Paramedics had found the woman unconscious, after neighbours had called for help. She died in hospital of her injuries, with family members wearing shirts at court to honour her memory.

  • Cloe Read
The water at Burleigh Heads can appear to be crystal blue. But looks can be deceiving.

The cleanest and dirtiest beaches in south-east Queensland revealed

Where have you been swimming this summer? We crunch the numbers on water quality at beaches and swimming spots from Rainbow Bay to Noosa Heads.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Craig Butt
Ian George Taylor arrives at Southport Magistrates Court on Friday.

Man, 80, faces court accused of supplying ‘whale drugs’

An 80-year-old man accused of links to an illegal assisted dying business has sought to view police evidence alleging he trafficked whale euthanasia drugs alongside his son.

  • Rex Martinich
South Sydney Player Brandon Smith attends Southport Magistrates Court  on drug charges. 

NRL star Brandon Smith faces court over charges of drugs, insider tips

The 29-year-old did not comment to waiting media on Thursday morning as he appeared at the Southport Magistrates Court on the Gold Coast.

  • Cloe Read
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People were warned to avoid Main Beach after a suspicious device was found.

Torpedo washed up on Gold Coast beach

A Gold Coast beach was closed down after a training torpedo was found washed up on the sand shortly after dawn.

  • Cameron Atfield
The Tesla sped past an unmarked police car outside a Gold Coast highschool at 8.30am.

‘Did you know that’s a school zone?’: Tesla clocked at 92km/h outside high school

The Tesla Model Y was travelling through a school zone at 8.30am last Wednesday when it sped past an unmarked police car.

  • William Davis
PSPA declared at Southport on the Gold Coast after weapons were surrendered.

Grenades handed over at Gold Coast force streets into lockdown

Streets were closed in Southport after someone surrendered grenades and firearms to a lawyer’s office on Wednesday morning.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
Police are calling on anyone with information to come forward after three women were allegedly drugged, raped and sexually assaulted.

Police plea over Gold Coast torture and kidnapping

Two men were assaulted and robbed before one was kidnapped from a Gold Coast basement car park, sparking a plea for dashcam footage of the incident.

  • Robyn Wuth