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Random COVID tests to be conducted after Gold Coast survey finds up to 90 per cent of positive cases don't know they have it

Two surveys conducted on the Gold Coast late last month reveal more people are living with the virus than reported, with authorities to conduct random tests this weekend to better understand the pandemic's extent.

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Nine more lives lost to COVID-19 in Queensland, random testing reveals COVID prevalence on Gold Coast

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says nine people have died with COVID-19 across Queensland and there are 8,643 new cases confirmed in the latest reporting period. He says all the people who died were over 60.

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Hollywood superstars give planespotting 'paparazzi' much needed fix on the Gold Coast

Photographer Matthew Coughran prefers the roar of jet engines and capturing a plane's touchdown than chasing Hollywood stars arriving on the Gold Coast.

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15 seconds of mayhem on Gold Coast: FBI affidavit lifts curtain on FBG Duck murder case

The document lays out key evidence that led to last year’s indictment against five alleged O Block street gang members now accused in the brazen killing. It also points to so-called "diss tracks," which have fueled street violence.

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Queensland records nine COVID-19 deaths, 13,551 new cases, as Gold Coast hospitalisations drop after Omicron peak

There are 889 people in hospital including 47 patients who are in intensive care.

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How are Queensland's hospitals coping as COVID's Omicron variant peaks?

As the Omicron wave surges on the Gold Coast, the city's health service is dealing with eight wards full of COVID patients, and doctors warn they expect the tail of the peak to be "very long".

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Woman captures creepy man taking pictures of her as she sunbathes on the beach

Sunbathing Ruby Dow was enjoying the Gold Coast sun in Australia when she spotted a man sneakily taking pictures of her - but she quickly to get her revenge on him

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Lions beat Blues as AFLW debutante shines

An eye-catching debut by teenager Zimmorlei Farquharson has highlighted the Brisbane Lions' 35-point AFLW win over Carlton on the Gold Coast.

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Underworld figure Ibrahem Hamze to be extradited to NSW after Gold Coast arrest

One of the allegedly high-ranking members of the Hamzy crime network is set to be extradited to NSW, where he is expected to be charged with almost 20 offences.

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Film star snake not ready to slither into Gold Coast retirement just yet

Kalamata has appeared in TV shows, movies and on stage, but there's a secret to the 37-year-old olive python's success — sheer laziness.

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Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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Australia's top skateboarders hit the Gold Coast for a training camp, looking ahead to Paris 2024

How the Tokyo Olympics has changed the future of skateboarding in Australia

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Another 10 deaths from COVID-19 in Queensland, 863 people in hospital

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says there are now 863 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 47 patients in ICU. There are 85,112 active cases of the virus across the state.

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Gold Coast child killer Heidi Strbak hospitalised with critical injuries

Strbak pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the 2009 death of her four-year-old son, Tyrell Cobb. The ABC understands she is now in a Gold Coast hospital following an incident early on Saturday morning.

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Shane Ross's widow tells Gold Coast court murder accused said her husband was 'on a bender'

One of Shane Ross's accused killers told his wife her missing husband was probably out partying, a Gold Coast court has heard.

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Gold Coast businesses hail 'huge' return of quarantine-free international travel to Queensland

Simon Craft saw the number of international students at his school plummet from 300 to zero and says the return of quarantine-free travel this Saturday is "absolutely huge".

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Queensland unit dwellers could be barred from smoking on balconies after landmark decision

A Gold Coast unit owner has been banned from smoking on her balcony and the decision could impact all apartment dwellers, industry experts say.

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Gold Coast space that once housed Maxim’s Restaurant gets new lease on life

The City Council’s Housing Committee agreed to sell the city-owned space and its companion parking area to local resident Adam Bilter and his 24 E. Goethe LLC for an appraised value of $680,000.

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Queenslanders urged to get COVID-19 booster shots but GPs face inconsistent vaccine supply

As Queensland health authorities urge people to get booster doses, a prominent Brisbane GP says she has been forced to cancel COVID-19 vaccination appointments because the vaccine supplies did not arrive.

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