The Latest Breaking News from Gold Coast

Four dead after two helicopters crash in mid-air near Sea World on Gold Coast

Witnesses watched in horror as two helicopters smashed into each other mid-air on Australia's Gold Coast, with four people reportedly killed and three more fighting for their lives in hospital

Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023

Four people are dead, three others critical, after horrific Gold Coast helicopter collision

Four people are feared dead and another 13 injured after two helicopters collided before one crashed into the Broadwater on the Gold Coast.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 2, 2023

Tributes for ‘hero’ pilot after four killed in double-helicopter crash

Three people are feared dead and two injured after two helicopters collided and one crashed into water and a sandbar on the Gold Coast.

The New Daily · Jan 2, 2023

Man drowns, son rescued at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast

An interstate visitor aged in his 40s drowns at Surfers Paradise, with an 11-year-old boy also pulled from the water.

ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

The influence of Airbnb on Australia's rental crisis, as experts call for focus on 'real issues' at play

Exclusive data shared with the ABC shows the number of short-term rentals such as Airbnb in Australia has dropped dramatically. But experts say it is still a major problem in some areas.

ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

From the Gold Coast to the Far North — how Queensland tourism is faring these holidays

It's a record-breaking season on the Gold Coast, but further north tourism operators are still waiting for international visitors to return.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

Court finds in favour of Gold Coast photographer Marty Tullemans' stepdaughter after will dispute

A judge has found a document alleged to be Marty Tullemans' final will is invalid, ending a bitter family dispute over the well-loved surfing snapper's estate.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

Jack Beasley's parents reveal true cost of fighting for change to youth knife crime

Three years after their 17-year-old son was stabbed and killed on the Gold Coast, Brett and Belinda Beasley have revealed the personal cost of curbing Queensland's youth knife-crime culture.

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022

Gold Coast council considers waste-to-energy facility as it predicts $158 million landfill bill over next decade

With an anticipated landfill bill of $158 million over the next decade, Mayor Tom Tate is keen to investigate the prospect of a trash-fired power plant, but one expert says it's not the panacea it appears at face value.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

Travel turmoil looms over airport strike action

Christmas travellers could be hit with delays at Brisbane and Gold Coast airports next week as unions take protected industrial action.

The New Daily · Dec 12, 2022