‘Completely alone’: How Coast man outran Boxing Day tsunami
Stephen Carroll was just 18 years old when the Boxing Day tsunami hit the holiday resort of Phuket. This is how he outran the waves and survived one of the world’s darkest days.
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‘Chronic lack’: Why this suburb needs more than $9.2bn
One Gold Coast suburb has more than $9.2bn worth of development in the pipeline and far more is needed to cope with its dramatic population boom. FIND OUT WHY
Serious side of bizarre Aussie fart campaign
It’s a truly bizarre campaign but the goal is something far more serious.
Inside story of Australia’s most controversial escort
From Schoolies scandal to basement terror: A Gold Coast-based sex worker recounts her most horrifying encounter on the job, involving a married man and a basement bedroom unbeknown to his wife. FULL DETAILS
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‘Gold Coast’s Double Bay’: The rise, fall and rise of ‘vain beach’
Millionaires, movie gods and rock stars were once a common site in Tedder Ave’s restaurants and cafes in Main Beach. Then it all fell apart. HERE’S WHAT WENT WRONG
‘We lost it’: How to revive public support for 2032 Olympic Games
Let’s be blunt: if the lead up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games was a 100-metre sprint, we’d be 20m behind with our shoelaces undone, writes Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate.
Games supremo reveals: How to save the 2032 Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Olympics bid supremo has revealed what needs to be done to save the 2032 Games and restore faith in the world’s biggest sporting event.
‘No-brainer’: The decision costing the Gold Coast $1.3bn annually
The Gold Coast Convention Centre is at capacity, is having to turn away events and is a “victim of its own success”, something now costing the city $1.3bn annually. FIND OUT WHY
Done deal: $500m redevelopment of landmark Coast shopping centre
One of the Gold Coast’s most famous shopping centres will be demolished and redeveloped into a high-end hotel run by one world’s biggest luxury accommodation giants. SEE THE VIDEO
Driverless cars may be the answer to the city’s traffic problems
As the city surges towards one million residents, we simply can’t take a wrong turn when it comes to forward planning… even if what’s around the corner seems a little scary.
I poured all my trauma into this business – and boom
This Gold Coast make-up artist to the Hollywood A-list and music stars reveals how tragedy sparked her success.
Top cop: ‘We’re not robots — ‘I saw the most evil behaviour’
Brian Swan as a veteran detective investigated our city’s most shocking murders. Now the Gold Coast’s top cop, he outlines his plan to protect his officers and keep the region safe.
Why mum’s the word
For the first time this Currumbin mum can celebrate Mother’s Day with her miracle baby … thanks to her own mother’s intuition, which saved her life.
‘My clients come out floating’: Day in the life of a sex shaman
From helping victims of rape to kicking men in the privates as hard as she can, this “sex shaman’s” job is anything but a standard nine to five. She opens up on how her work “heals”.
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