Alexandria Utting
Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alexandria Utting
From the outside, Queensland police officer Ross Kouimanis seemed like a bastion of his community. A respected highway cop working the busy Gold Coast traffic beat, he painted himself as a family man — speaking to the local paper once about his kids. After his retirement, Kouimanis's name was even mentioned in the Queensland Parliament for his work in the blue uniform. But behind closed doors, a court has found the man was committing unthinkable acts against a child who was just nine years old.
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1 month 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 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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From the outside, Queensland police officer Ross Kouimanis seemed like a bastion of his community. But behind closed doors, the then senior constable was committing unthinkable acts against a child who was just nine years old. @abcnews @abcbrisbane https://t.co/lwoACpUa4M
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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