Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Gold Coast’s iconic, skyscraper-lined surf beaches have been all but obliterated by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, with an ...

Images showed severe erosion along some of the area’s most popular tourist beaches. On the Gold Coast, the sea had carved 4- to 6-meter (13- to 19-foot) cliffs into the sand, undermining the ...