Lifeline for the Great Barrier Reef

THE potential creation of an underwater art museum is being hailed a “game changer” for reef tourism.

Controversial plan to boost tourism

KATTER’S Australian party has a controversial plan to lure tourists to Queensland, and it involves crocodiles.

‘Dear Debbie’: Qld’s heartbreaking note

SHE swept them off their feet, but this is no love letter. Check out the emotional Facebook post that’s got the world siding with Queensland.

Dreamworld resembles ghost town

IT should have been one of the biggest days of the year, but two months after the death of four patrons, the theme park is quiet.

Queensland’s desert has turned into an oasis

ALTHOUGH it’s still in the grip of drought, welcome rain has temporarily turned parts of outback Queensland green.

Forget Syd v Melb: This is our best city

WHILE everyone fights about Melbourne and Sydney, we’re forgetting about the greatest city of them all. This is who really reigns supreme.

How to expose a toolie

THE Gold Coast will be injected with teenagers, tequila and testosterone this weekend as eager school leavers embark on their annual week of debauchery.

Dreamworld nightmare spreads

THE horrific deaths of four people at Dreamworld last month has led to a drop in visitor numbers across all Gold Coast theme parks.

Wicked Campers could be no more

COULD this be the beginning of the end for the sexist slogans emblazoned on the side of Wicked Campers? Warning: Obscene language

Crackdown on obscene campervans

WARNING: OBSCENE. Could this be the beginning of the end for the sexist slogans emblazoned on the side of Wicked Campers?

Forget the Gold Coast, go here instead

SOME might say the Gold Coast is to Australia what Justin Bieber is to music: brash, and largely tolerated. But here’s something better.

No more dolphins at Sea World?

ACTIVISTS say it’s only a matter of time before tourist attractions such as Sea World lose the right to keep dolphins — but they’re in for a fight.

Mega resort’s reef casino mystery

WITH its futuristic buildings and man-made seas, it looks like belongs on Mars. Instead, it’s a huge casino proposed for the Great Barrier Reef.

‘What really happens on the Gold Coast’

CHANNEL Seven has started to air a new reality show which goes behind the scenes on the Gold Coast. It’s a world of “bikini babes, millionaires and broken rules”.

Chinese billionaire’s ambitious plan

CHINA’S richest man has a wildly ambitious plan for Australia. It will cost him billions of dollars, but the result might just be worth it.

There’s a cheeky new trend at Schoolies

SCHOOLIES has kicked off with as many as 25,000 young people flocking to the Gold Coast. They’re certainly having a crack at standing out.

Schoolies will be different this year

INSTA-ready teens are packing their Nutri Bullets and swapping booze for juice as an anti-terror crackdown and possible ban on beach parties threaten this year’s Schoolies.

The Aussie town with a big secret

IT’S A TINY town that few outsiders have heard of — and yet it’s been named the destination that Australians are loving the most.

Before and after: What $45 million did

THIS Aussie island was wiped off the tourist map, despite being a rival to Hamilton Island. Its transformation is now complete, and the results are remarkable.

Why does QLD need this K-pop star?

QUEENSLAND’S government has roped in one of South Korea’s biggest pop icons for a very important campaign.

Pirates of the Whitsundays

THE Whitsundays are more than a cliched couples’ destination. They’re Johnny Depp’s winter hide-out of choice, and I was determined to find him.

This is Australia’s most underrated city

THE mere mention of this city can emit sighs of sheer boredom from many. But now, it’s starting to wake up, and prove its haters wrong.

Carnivale comes of age in Port Douglas

YOU don’t have to go to Rio to experience Carnivale. It’s right on your door step, in tropical, gorgeous Port Douglas.

Is town ‘1770’ Australia’s best kept secret?

IT COULD be Australia’s best kept secret. This tiny coastal town has an important history and one of the strangest names we’ve ever heard.

Surf, sand, sun and … snubbed

IT’S Australia’s holiday capital, but the Gold Coast has been snubbed by a new list of Australia’s best tourism destinations. Find out who makes the list.

$100 million attempt to save Aussie icon

THE Government has unveiled its long term plan for the Great Barrier Reef, hoping to avert a UN declaration that the natural wonder is in danger. But is it already too late?

Skytrans grounded: Travel plans up in air

TRAVELLERS will be caught unawares by the sudden collapse of a regional Queensland airline.

Tourist to become a “dirty” word

This view is Australia’s best kept secret

CRISP air and uninterrupted majestic views. Best of all, there is no one else around. Where is this place of natural beauty?

Dear Surfers Paradise, where did it go wrong?

ONCE a destination for family holidays, has the Goldy lost its way? What’s happened to the notoriously glitzy Surfers Paradise?