
Alexandria Utting
Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Journalist for @abcnews. Used to work in newspapers. ⚖️ Law grad 💌 [email protected] or [email protected] Views ➡️ mine.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alexandria Utting
A faulty radio antenna contributed to the deadly Sea World helicopter crash, an investigation has found. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau report highlighted safety issues that led to the mid-air collision. An inquest is yet to be scheduled over the mid-air incident. An industry expert says the aviation watchdog should have identified the faulty radio that contributed to a fatal mid-air helicopter crash at Sea World on the Gold Coast.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Nicholas Mcelroy |Shari Hams |Alexandria Utting
The final report into the Sea World helicopter crash, which claimed the lives of four people, has found a faulty radio antenna contributed to the collision. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report, released today, has highlighted a series of safety issues contributing to the crash that also injured nine others on the Gold Coast in 2023. Live updates, reactions and contributions from ABC readers.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alexandria Utting
The Gold Coast's public health unit has raided stores on the tourist strip, seizing vapes and tobacco. Raids were carried out on stores at Southport, Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach and Nobby Beach, leading to the closure of five tobacconists. Three-day closure notices have been stuck to the front of the stores. Gold Coast smoke shops have been forced to shut after a city-wide crackdown targeting allegedly illegal tobacco and vapes.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Alexandria Utting
A search for prominent South East Queensland police officer Jay Notaro will continue today after the detective inspector went missing in the surf off northern New South Wales. Authorities began looking for the 45-year-old at Broken Head about 12.40pm on Tuesday after Mr Notaro's surfboard was found abandoned and his vehicle was located in the beach car park. Areas between Cape Byron and Lennox Head were scoured yesterday and the search will continue on Wednesday.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Julia Andre |Alexandria Utting
More than 300,000 homes in south-east Queensland are without power and many residents are also battling with patchy or non-existent phone service as wild weather continues to hit the region. The outages are the largest ever loss of power from a natural disaster in Queensland's history and residents should expect "prolonged outages" in the worst affected areas.
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More than 3,000 vapes, bongs and ice pipes, as well as 19kg of illegal tobacco has been seized on the Gold Coast following raids yesterday. @abcnews @abcbrisbane https://t.co/o51uPAS5A4

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The man police believe is a person of interest in a near-fatal shooting of a Gold Coast woman has been arrested in Victoria for unrelated weapons offences, including an alleged armed hold-up. @abcnews @abcbrisbane https://t.co/xrm3QlPcgk