DARK SECRETS: 26 - The Real Truth

More Brazilians calling Gold Coast home, bringing splashes of Carnaval, music, culture

The small but prominent Brazilian community on the Gold Coast is growing faster than most other nationality groups. And with borders reopening, the party is just getting started.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2022

Man dead, one burnt in suspicious Qld fire

Gold Coast police are investigating the death of a man in a suspicious house fire, which left another man with burns to his face and limbs.

AAP · Feb 9, 2022

Police seek information about blue ute after burnt body found at Gold Coast home

Police are investigating if a young man whose body was found after a house fire on the Gold Coast overnight was in a relationship with another man they have deemed to be a suspect.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

Man charged with stealing 5 watches worth $1 million in heist at Bentley Gold Coast

Police say they used surveillance video to track suspect’s movements downtown and eventually locate someone whose phone led them to arrest.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 4, 2022

Nine to apologise to Collective Mind for articles about Adelaide Crows' Gold Coast camp

The Age, Nine's Wide World of Sports program and two football reporters will issue apologies and retractions for articles and broadcasts about the Adelaide Crows' controversial 2018 training camp.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 28, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2022