The Latest Breaking News from Gold Coast

An aviation industry expert says profit has been put ahead of safety on the Gold Coast, while locals who have been tracking helicopter activity express their dismay over a tragedy they believe could have been avoided.

Police have charged a Queensland man with drugging, raping and sexually assaulting women on the Gold Coast.

Four carjackings in the Gold Coast and West Town neighborhoods were reported on Jan. 3 and 6, police said.

Two jockey-less racehorses ran amok on the Gold Coast on Tuesday, bringing traffic to a standstill and creating a spectacle on the streets.

Regular beach goers are being recruited to help unravel the mysterious nesting habits of sea turtles on busy Gold Coast beaches.

The couples thank their pilot and several bystanders who rushed to their aid for "care and heroism" that "changed their lives" — releasing dramatic images taken after the crash.

It should have been the holiday of a lifetime, but little did a group of 11 travellers know that a five-minute joy ride would soon become an unforgettable day of loss and tragedy.

An investigation into a helicopter collision that killed four people and injured eight on the Gold Coast this week could take at least 18 months to complete.

A Victorian mother who survived an "unthinkable" helicopter crash on the Gold Coast that claimed four lives thanks the public for their "kind thoughts" as a Sydney priest asks churchgoers to "pray for a miracle" for a 10-year-old boy who was critically injured in the crash.

Days after a fatal collision in the Gold Coast hinterland, police are investigating reports of a high-speed game of "cat and mouse" on the same road.

British married couple Diane and Ron Hughes died in a helicopter crash when two choppers collided in midair on Australia's Gold Coast on Monday