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| UpdatedThree people are dead and two injured after three vehicles crashed at South Bingera, near Bundaberg, on Sunday morning. It continues a horror week on Queensland roads — 16 people have died since Monday.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, south-bingera-4670, bundaberg-4670, qld, australia
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A koala joey, only months old, is defying the odds after being rescued when her mother was hit by a car in Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast. Pixie is now in home care and being carried in a makeshift pouch 24 hours a day.
Topics: regional, animal-science, animal-behaviour, animals, human-interest, road, wildlife-traffic-accident, environmental-management, environmental-impact, community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, environment, port-macquarie-2444, nsw, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000, qld
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The speed limit on the road to one of Australia's most famous national parks is put under review following a series of deadly crashes. But speed has long been a contentious subject in the Territory, and the move has polarised residents.
Topics: road, disasters-and-accidents, tourism, police, government-and-politics, jabiru-0886, darwin-0800, nt
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A new ad from the Transport Accident Commission has taken aim at drivers who get distracted by their mobile phones while at the wheel.
Topics: road, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedDozens of people gather at a candlelight vigil in Melbourne's west to remember South Sudanese community leader Abiol Atem Manyang, who was killed in an alleged hit-and-run earlier this week.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, road, crime, multiculturalism, ardeer-3022
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| UpdatedVictorian mother Chris Latimer has dealt with an unimaginable level of grief. She is sharing her story as the State Government holds a summit to address a sharp increase in road deaths and injuries.
Topics: road, disasters-and-accidents, melbourne-3000, vic
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A motorcyclist dies in a crash near Port Pirie, another man dies following a crash in Finniss, while the Sturt Highway is closed after a collision near Waikerie.
Topics: road, accidents, police, solomontown-5540, waikerie-5330, finniss-5255, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, paralowie-5108, sa
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| UpdatedPolice urge people to take extra care while driving near small children after a toddler is killed by a reversing car in a car park on Queensland's Western Downs.
Topics: emergency-incidents, road, children---toddlers, chinchilla-4413, toowoomba-4350, bundaberg-4670, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedQueensland police charge a 14-year-old boy alleged to have been driving a stolen car that was almost cut in two when it crashed on Brisbane's bayside, killing a teenage passenger and injuring four others who were in the car.
Topics: accidents, road, qld, brisbane-4000, rothwell-4022, australia
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| UpdatedA 14-year-old boy is the tenth person to be killed on Queensland roads since Monday night, in a crash involving a stolen car north of Brisbane. Police say six children were in the vehicle when it hit a traffic light.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road, rothwell-4022, qld
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| UpdatedThat slow, rhythmic, thunking noise you can hear is David Hynes's head hitting his desk. WA's Public Transport Authority spokesman has just learned yet another truck has crashed into Perth's infamous traffic bridge.
Topics: road, urban-development-and-planning, rail, community-and-society, states-and-territories, perth-6000, melbourne-3000, bayswater-6053, sydney-2000, wa
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As Victoria's road toll surges well above what it was this time a year ago, we look at some of the state's most misunderstood traffic rules.
Topics: road, community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, safety, accidents, human-interest, vic, melbourne-3000, swan-hill-3585, warrnambool-3280, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, echuca-3564, wodonga-3690, shepparton-3630, bendigo-3550, ballarat-3350, geelong-3220
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| UpdatedA magistrate rejects a road safety officer's defence that he was not technically driving his vehicle when he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, road, traffic-offences, adelaide-5000, parafield-gardens-5107, sa
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The mother and three of her children, aged under 10, died at the scene
Topics: road, death, kumbia-4610
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| UpdatedWith a horror double-fatality last week that claimed the life of a 21-year old an a seven-year old, as well as two other road deaths in the month beforehand, authorities are searching for new ways to prevent such devastating loss.
Topics: road, road-transport, disasters-and-accidents, government-and-politics, police, law-crime-and-justice, katherine-0850, nt, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830, alice-springs-0870
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| UpdatedA 32-year-old man whose car hit a power pole with enough force to split it is the fourth road crash victim within 24 hours, with SA Police saying speed is a major factor behind a surging death toll.
Topics: police, road, accidents, adelaide-5000, sa, finniss-5255, mount-gambier-east-5291, mount-gambier-5290, goolwa-5214, onkaparinga-hills-5163, blackwood-5051, australia, tantanoola-5280
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It's a common sight on Australia's country roads: a kangaroo carcass dragged to the verge after being hit by a car. But a wildlife carer is concerned drivers don't know what to do with injured wildlife.
Topics: animals, animal-welfare, road, accidents, dunsborough-6281, perth-6000, australia
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A stolen Ferrari has crashed and erupted in flames in North Perth after speeding away from approaching police, killing one person and leaving another in hospital.
Topics: road, police, emergency-incidents, perth-6000, north-perth-6006
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| UpdatedA 31-year-old man alleged to have fired several shots at a cyclist in a dramatic escalation of road rage in central Queensland remained in custody on Sunday afternoon.
Topics: assault, crime, police, law-crime-and-justice, road, rockhampton-4700, brisbane-4000, qld
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A seven-year-old boy and a 21-year-old father of two are killed and two others are badly injured in a two-car crash on one of Darwin's major intersections.
Topics: accidents---other, road, road-transport, police, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedA man is charged with two counts of manslaughter after allegedly losing control of his speeding BMW on a major Brisbane road and causing a seven-vehicle crash that killed two people.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road, crime, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, windsor-4030
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Topics: drug-offences, road, cannabis, nsw, nimbin-2480, byron-bay-2481, tweed-heads-2485
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Topics: drug-offences, road, cannabis, nsw, nimbin-2480, byron-bay-2481, tweed-heads-2485
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Topics: drug-offences, road, cannabis, nsw, nimbin-2480, byron-bay-2481, tweed-heads-2485
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Topics: drug-offences, road, cannabis, nsw, nimbin-2480, byron-bay-2481, tweed-heads-2485