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Onlookers after the mysterious explosion in Surfers Paradise.

Underground blasts in Surfers Paradise caused by electrical fault

Tourists and workers scattered after the first of several explosions rocked the Glitter Strip on Sunday afternoon.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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Bondi killer Joe Cauchi.

‘Truly horrific’: Family laments troubled son who became Bondi mass murderer

Joel Cauchi’s family also offered their support for the NSW Police officer who shot dead their son after he took the lives of six innocent people on Saturday afternoon.

  • Sally Rawsthorne, Perry Duffin and Amber Schultz
A father and grandfather from Victoria drowned at the Top of the Mark apartment building in Surfers Paradise on Sunday.

Gold Coast Easter drowning tragedy: Two Victorians drown trying to save toddler in hotel pool

A father and a grandfather have drowned while trying to save a two-year-old girl who slipped into the deep end of a Surfers Paradise hotel pool.

  • Cloe Read
Coolum Beach house prices have soared.

‘People love living here’: South-east Queensland suburbs where house prices doubled in five years

Home buyers are flocking to coastal havens and lush hamlets – but on the flipside, a handful of areas are cheaper than five years ago.

  • Sarah Webb
Bondi: Sydney has far better beaches than this.

Ten Australian places we love to hate

A friend arrives from overseas, all excited about seeing Australia, and then you ask where they’re planning to visit. And it’s a terrible answer.

  • Ben Groundwater
Brisbane rents are at record highs.

Brisbane rents just reached a record high. Is any relief in sight?

Brisbane is now the second most expensive capital in which to rent a unit after the median weekly rent climbed $90 over the past year.

  • Sarah Webb
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The fatal brawl happened outside a Surfers Paradise kebab shop.

Video of brawl over chips played at manslaughter trial

A Queensland jury has been shown CCTV footage of a brawl over stolen chips that allegedly resulted in a man being fatally wounded.

  • Rex Martinich
The Gold Coast was the most popular destination for sea-changers over the past year.

The most popular coastal towns for city escapees this year

The rising cost of living is prompting city dwellers afresh to consider a sea change, even after public health orders eased.

  • Elizabeth Redman
The scene of the drive-by shooting on Ferny Avenue near Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise.

Man shot in chest in drive-by attack near Gold Coast party precinct

Police can’t find any motive for the shooting of the 20-year-old Brisbane man, which happened near Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise.

  • Toby Crockford
Jack Beasley’s friends, who were with him during the attack, remember him as “special” and “the funniest person we knew”.

‘You ran like cowards’: Teen’s mother lashes pair over Gold Coast killing

One of two youths who killed Jack Beasley in the Surfers Paradise party precinct could be free in a year.

  • Toby Crockford

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