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Charlton HartSenior Crime Reporter

Charlton Hart is a Senior Crime Reporter for the The Gold Coast Bulletin. His journalism career began in regional New South Wales covering drought, bushfires, floods, a mouse plague and, the Covid19 pandemic. Charlton is committed to using his reporting to hold government and powerful institutions to account.

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Police & Courts

Timezone Coolangatta. Picture: Supplied.

‘Stupid choice’: Tradie’s Timezone toy theft lands him in court

A Gold Coast tradie’s afternoon on the turps has landed him in trouble after a trip to Timezone with his mates. Read what he stole

EXCLUSIVEGold Coast

M1 traffic.Traffic congestion near IKEA and Coomera on the Pacific Motorway M1.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

Tens of millions ‘vanishes’ from budget for GC transport projects

Ten transport projects on the Gold Coast are in doubt after previously committed funding quietly disappeared from the latest state budget. SEE THE FULL LIST

Police & Courts

A 23-year-old man was arrested by police at a tram stop in Southport. Picture: QPS.

Tram stop take-down: Man charged over alleged violent GC robbery

A man has been hospitalised on the Gold Coast after he was allegedly bashed and had his phone swiped in an early morning attack. Read what happened.

Transport

Record-breaking: Why light rail is more popular than ever

New data in the state budget reveals the Gold Coast light rail is more popular than ever before but what does that mean for its future? FIND OUT MORE

Police & Courts

Man charged over alleged violent robbery at Labrador. Picture: Archive.

Alleged e-bike bandit bashes teen in brazen Gold Coast robbery

A teenager has allegedly been dragged from his bike and savagely beaten in a broad daylight robbery on the Gold Coast. Read what happened.

Police & Courts

The IGA at Tugun Beach where Rawlings attempted to take a number of items before leaving. Picture: Supplied.

Gold Coast stick wielder’s wild night: Arrested twice within hours

A man who had to be arrested at taser-point by police after wielding a stick inside a Gold Coast IGA and banging it on windows has left a Magistrate scratching her head with his bizarre reasons for the offending. What he said in court

EXCLUSIVEPolice & Courts

Reo Te Whetu Marama Marsh has been charged with the murder of Mary Benedito. Photo: Supplied

Ex allegedly strangled mother of his child – court

A man is accused of strangling his ex, leaving her for dead on a Gold Coast apartment floor and taking their child, a court has heard. FULL STORY

Police & Courts

Crime scene images at Emerald lakes (Carrara) on the Gold Coast where 10 year old Sophie Wang lost her life, a 46 year old woman has been charged with her murder Picture Keith Woods

Alleged knife drama in Surfers: Car damaged, cash taken in holdup

A man will face court on the Gold Coast in connection to an alleged knife-wielding holdup in which a victim was forced to hand over cash and had his car tyres slashed. Read what happened

Police & Courts

Gold Coast police arrest a man allegedly spotted

Man dragged from car, bashed in broad daylight

A shocking daylight attack on the Gold Coast has left a 68-year-old man in hospital after he was dragged from his car and beaten. Read the latest

Police & Courts

An Queensland Police Service vehicle outside the Ingham Magistrates Court on Thursday. Picture: Cameron Bates

‘Don’t handcuff her’: Woman’s meltdown as cops moved in

A Gold Coast woman’s protective instincts to comfort a family member during a stolen car bust has gone horribly wrong and landed her in court. Read what went down.

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