Millions told to prepare for a week without power
Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses across the southeast are without power and Energex has warned that it could take a week for it to be restored in the hardest hit regions.
Gold Coast
‘I was in shock’: Rough sleepers’ reality as cyclone bears down on Coast
Rough sleepers on the Gold Coast have been overwhelmed by community generosity as they prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to hit.
‘SatCat’s positioned’: Telcos ready to mobilise
Additional telecommunication employees from other states are ready to deploy to Queensland in anticipation of Cyclone Alfred cutting phone and internet lines.
Broadwater chaos: ‘Homeless have strapped their boats to wharves’
Up to 100 boats are unsecured in the Broadwater with some belonging to the homeless as Cyclone Alfred creates dangerous wave conditions, warn residents. SEE THE PHOTOS
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WATCH: Moment woman swallowed by Gold Coast sinkhole
A woman has been swallowed up in Surfers Paradise after a sinkhole formed following an explosion. SEE THE VIDEO
New bridge opens at The Lanes, Mermaid Waters
New bridge opens at The Lanes, Mermaid Waters by Panthera Group and Mermaid Beach MP Ray Stevens. Video: Andrew Potts
Major new challenge to hated ‘View Tax’
Council is facing a fresh challenge to its controversial ‘View Tax’, with the Queensland Ombudsman investigating the fairness of the rates rise.
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‘I thought I was dead’: Influencer allegedly ‘king hit’ on Gold Coast
A Gold Coast influencer has shared the shocking moment she thought she was dead after allegedly getting ‘king hit’ in Surfers Paradise, stating she is never going back to the party strip again.
Market mutiny: ‘Abandoned’ stallholders lash out at owner and council
The future of a long-standing Gold Coast beach market is in doubt again, with furious stallholders claiming they’ve been ‘short-changed’ and ‘abandoned’.
‘Learning to walk again’: Matilda’s injury hell
She was one of the star’s of the Matildas’ World Cup surge but it hasn’t always been smoooth sailing.
Bizarre or brilliant? AI takes on the people of SEQ
Southeast Queensland, this is what we look like … apparently. SEE THE IMAGES
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