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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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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
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 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
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
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
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
‘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
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 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