Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton has a message for Australia in the wake of visiting the Gold Coast on Tuesday - get to ...

The Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton - after a visit to the Gold Coast - is becoming its biggest promoter, telling the rest of the country to put it top of their holiday bookings list.

Eighty per cent of the tourist strip's famous beaches have been carved away by Tropical Cyclone Alfred but the mayor says they will be back to their best for the Easter holidays.