Australian playboy Gable Tostee, 28, has been charged with the murder of a New Zealand tourist after she fell to her death from a 14th-floor balcony.

Warriena "Rrie" Wright, 26, was on a holiday in Australia when she met the accused on the Tinder dating app, according to multiple reports. She visited the bodybuilder's apartment in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast last Friday and was last seen on his balcony at 2:20 a.m. Neighbours reported hearing a disturbance at the property shortly before Wright plunged to her death.

Her body was found on the ground outside the Avalon apartments at 2:30 a.m. Tostee left the apartment but later contacted police. He was initially interviewed and released without charge.

On Thursday, Tostee was arrested at his parents' home and taken into custody wearing a white shirt, thongs and shorts. He refused to answer questions surrounding the night of the death.

"My client has been arrested and charged today by Queensland Police and been lodged at the watch-house," his lawyer Michael Purcell said. "He has exercised his right to silence and he maintains his innocence and he will be defending the charge."

An image of Warriena Wright from her Facebook account. Image: Facebook

An insight into Tostee's romantic activities can be seen on the bodybuilding forum Bodybuilding.com, where he posted about his struggle to make friends and eventual Tinder usage under the name G T. He spoke of sexual conquests with more than 180 women with other users of the forum, often asking for advice.

Detective Superintendent Dave Hutchinson told the Daily Mail they had interviewed a number of women after Wright's death. It followed numerous reports regarding his discussions on forums about his womanising tactics in the nightclubs in Surfers Paradise, including filming women.

Police have been monitoring this forum and Tostee's social media accounts. They also seized a camera, a computer hard drive and disks from his apartment before he was charged with murder.

They will allege they have a strong case against Tostee, based on the recordings they retrieved from inside his home which showed the pair interacting during the hours before Wright's death, News Limited reported.