Luke Mortimer | Journalist
Luke Mortimer
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25.01.2022 Revellers, musicians, fire twirlers and other performers packed a Gold Coast park in defiance of coronavirus restrictions - until police pounced on the party.
22.01.2022 A prosecutor quietly played with the children in the back of the court as their mum faced the music over a chaotic melee with police at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. https://bit.ly/2Im5PFN
21.01.2022 I don't often write racing yarns, but hey, change is as good as a holiday, right?
19.01.2022 The Domestic Violence Prevention Centre said earlier this year it had experienced a 120 per cent increase in new cases of domestic violence on the Gold Coast since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
18.01.2022 One of the most horrific cases involves a Gold Coast pensioner who bashed his wife to death with a mattock handle because she had been "nagging" him. Seriously!
18.01.2022 Authorities have stopped short of advising beachgoers to reconsider hitting the water, despite a string of shark sightings and close encounters since last Wednesday.
18.01.2022 Holistic health practitioner from Byron Bay who believes dental fillings and vaccines left him suffering chronic fatigue is vying for a seat in parliament.
17.01.2022 Controversial Senator Cory Bernardi compared the far-right "counter culture" to hippies in the 60s.
16.01.2022 Three AFL teams will take over the GC resort for three weeks. Some have welcomed the news, while others are fuming!
15.01.2022 From the notorious M1 lights display to the light rail and a divisive cruise ship terminal, these are the Gold Coast City Council’s decisions we’re still debating.
14.01.2022 The air is bloody thick with mozzies in Coombabah and surrounding suburbs
14.01.2022 The magistrate told the Upper Coomera hairdresser he had a rather "strange way" of protecting his mum.
13.01.2022 The Gabba at Brisbane has snared the AFL grand final from Victoria and the Gold Coast is now one of the top contenders to host this year’s Brownlow Medal awards!
12.01.2022 The amount of cocktails we’re doing at the moment is just incredible. We’re doing something like five or six times the amount of cocktails we normally do."
12.01.2022 The nine-month-old girl's tiny body was found washed up on the beach at Surfers Paradise.
11.01.2022 Heartless thieves have targeted a Gold Coast cafe overnight, stealing an entire week’s profit including money the owner’s five-year-old daughter earned selling strawberries, writes Brianna Morris-Grant - Journalist.
09.01.2022 The chopper tour operator has been using The Spit on the Gold Coast for three decades - now the council reckons the helicopters are operating unlawfully.
08.01.2022 There's some big changes on the way for the southern Gold Coast! Feels like there's a new tower development unveiled every other day.
07.01.2022 Well worth a read after the tragic death of the three-year-old in Townsville. Eye-opening. Humans are scarily fallible...
07.01.2022 It's alleged she tried to stab a man through a security door.
07.01.2022 The Nationals have asked the Greens to switch preferences in Richmond in an attempt to claw back the Northern NSW seat from Labor.
07.01.2022 The Dazza and Shazza yarn is particularly strange!
06.01.2022 Happy International Women's Day! Shout out to all of the inspirational women racking up impressive achievements across the Gold Coast. There's certainly no shor...tage of talented ladies kicking goals in our city. Meet more than 50 of the Gold Coast's most inspiring women here: https://bit.ly/38eeGWj
06.01.2022 A Gold Coast shark expert has been stunned to see school holiday beachgoers frolicking among baitfish and warns it’s like going into a pride of feeding lions and wandering with the zebras.
06.01.2022 The average wage in the top earning suburbs of the Gold Coast are a far cry from the staggering average wage in some Queensland suburbs, particularly mining towns.
05.01.2022 Sounds like the perfect excuse for a schooner or two!
05.01.2022 The latest of many recent M1 load fails comes after Gold Coast motorbike rider Craig Ward died on the M1 at Nerang on November 2, reportedly after a ladder fell from a tradie's vehicle. https://bit.ly/2V5djlV
04.01.2022 Amber alert: Gold Coast girl Laine-Ella Hyland, 11, was first reported missing on August 18.
03.01.2022 A married father from Pimpama locked eyes with women and moaned as he openly masturbated on busy commuter trains. He's now eligible for parole.
01.01.2022 Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Tuesday bowed to pressure to extend the bubble in the Goondiwindi area, giving fresh hope that a councillor's new campaign can succeed.
01.01.2022 Ready or not, here they come! Graduates have set their sights on the Coast, hotels are booking up and the government has not yet outlined how it will deal with the influx of revellers.
