‘No one as magnificent’: Inside world champion’s family tragedy
Gold Coast boxer Sky Nicolson became a world champion this week after a devastating family tragedy which claimed the lives of her two brothers. THEIR STORY
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‘Sooner it goes the better’: Downfall of live music landmark
One of the Gold Coast’s best-loved live music venues was closed and demolished by the state government, with the declaration that the sooner it was gone “the better”. FIND OUT WHY
Inside story: How the Bulletin came to bring you the news
As the Gold Coast Bulletin today marks 139 years of publication, we look back at its humble origins and the incredible true story of how it took shape. FULL STORY
Never again: Solution to Spit concert traffic chaos
A major music concert promoter and the authority for The Spit say it will be a case of Fred Again chaos never again with drastic changes made. FIND OUT WHAT
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Meet the Gold Coast’s most notorious white-collar crooks
The city has long had a reputation as a sunny place for shady people – but what is it about the city that seems to attract those with bad intentions? DISGRACED SUITS NAMED
COMPARE THE PICS: Biggest floods in Gold Coast’s history
Many have compared the current flood crisis to that of the devastation experienced in 2011. Take a look back on Gold Coast’s flooding history in pictures.
‘Drastic’ land shortage’s impact on exclusive enclave
This Gold Coast suburb is breaking property records, with houses going for $4.8m this year. But a “drastic” land shortage had a significant impact on its older houses.
‘Not white trash’: Death threats in exclusive suburb battle
Death threats were made as a dispute between two Gold Coast suburbs dramatically escalated. Residents of one area insisted they were not “white trash” while the others declared they weren’t snobs.
Bold new plan for Oz Day could bring ‘a lot of healing’
Gold Coast Aboriginal artist Goompi Ugerabah says a new tradition is needed to heal the hurt surrounding Australia Day, but it has nothing to do with changing the date.
‘Too exclusive’: Truth about Couran Cove’s troubles
The sad state of the once-exclusive Couran Cove resort is again on show for the world to see. This is the inside story of what went wrong.
Exclusive suburb’s ‘Pandora’s box of fear, anger and xenophobia’
It is home to some of the Gold Coast’s most expensive beachfront property, but controversy has long surrounded development in this suburb, with one proposal unleashing a ‘Pandora’s box of fear, anger and xenophobia’.
Inside story: Real reason Coast singer faked her own kidnapping
A Gold Coast singer who later posed nude for Penthouse Magazine faked her own kidnapping to boost her career while hiding out in a local hotel. This is the true story behind one of Queensland’s most bizarre crimes.
High-rise bongs, protester’s horse play: 2021’s biggest WTF moments
Wild border protests, a snake orgy, and a real-life superhero’s epic take-down of a car thief. These stories were the biggest ‘what the…’ moments of 2021. See the full list.
‘Terrorism’: Violent murders and a ‘campaign of attacks’
Two muffled gunshots and the sight of two men running towards a car in Surfers Paradise. The violent and bloody killings led to one of Queensland’s greatest manhunts and the biggest product recall in Australian history.
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