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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Alexandria Utting

    Gold Coast police officer Todd Anthony Miller has been criminally charged after allegedly accessing sensitive information from a police database while on leave. The 54-year-old has been charged with seven counts of using a restricted computer without consent. The offending allegedly occurred between March and August last year. Sergeant Miller was charged following an internal investigation by the Queensland Police Service.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 2 months 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Journalists covering the same region

Lisette Drew

Writer at Freelance

Editorial Reporter and Social Media Coordinator at The Weekend Edition

Lisette Drew primarily covers news in the Gold Coast region, Queensland, Australia, including areas around Surfers Paradise and surrounding suburbs.

Rosie Gale

Reporter at Gold Coast Bulletin

Reporter at The Courier-Mail

Rosie Gale primarily covers news in the Gold Coast region, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas.

Melanie Whiting

Journalist at Sunraysia Daily

Melanie Whiting primarily covers news in the Gold Coast region, Queensland, Australia, including areas around Surfers Paradise and Burleigh Heads.

Michelle Rafferty

Reporter and Presenter at ABC Gold Coast

Michelle Rafferty primarily covers news in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas.

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Crystal Fox

Journalist at Gold Coast Bulletin

Crystal Fox primarily covers news in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas including Coolangatta.

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Alexandria Utting
Alexandria Utting @alexutting
11 May 25

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

Alexandria Utting
Alexandria Utting @alexutting
2 Apr 25

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

Alexandria Utting
Alexandria Utting @alexutting
3 Mar 25

https://t.co/d4lTh3WY6Z