Road safety
It is one of the worst years for road fatalities. Governments are yet to release data on why
Australia’s two most populous states have recorded a more than 20 per cent spike in roads deaths for 2023.
- by Olivia Ireland and Andrew Taylor
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Tragedy
Family pay tribute to ‘loving and devoted father’ after Lithgow crash
Two people died and 15 were injured in the horror crash attended by more than 80 emergency personnel.
- by Angus Thomson and Amber Schultz
Worst year for road deaths since 2008 as COVID habits wreak havoc
The greatest loss of life on Victoria’s roads in 15 years has prompted a government commitment to review speed limits on country roads, and calls for stronger police enforcement to correct dangerous driving habits.
- by Patrick Hatch
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City life
Kerryn survived a head-on collision. She wants you to slow down this holidays
Four months after surviving a major car crash on the Gold Coast, Kerryn Grafton still has nightmares. Her SUV was crushed like an accordion.
- by Carolyn Webb
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Mobile speed camera operators to strike for 48 hours over new year
Mobile speed camera operators will walk off the job, including stoppages on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
- by Kieran Rooney
Man trapped in crashed truck survives on rainwater for six days
The man was pinned tightly inside the crushed vehicle – his mobile phone agonisingly out of reach, preventing him from calling for aid.
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Crime
Seven in hospital after 140km/h crash; man charged following death of three on country NSW road
Images show the carnage after a teen driver, allegedly doing 140km/h, slammed into a 4WD carrying a woman and three children on a Sydney street days before Christmas.
- by Perry Duffin and Megan Gorrey
Deadly start to Christmas with two dead on Queensland roads
A 27-year-old man died after his motorbike crashed into a pole in Ashgrove, while an 18-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash west of Gladstone.
- by William Ton
Speed-camera workers to give Christmas motorists a heads up
Mobile-speed-camera workers will occasionally switch off their cameras as an unresolved pay dispute with private operator Serco drags on.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Gig economy
Hundreds of delivery riders injured as food app boom creates ‘deadly cocktail’
Victoria Police statistics have given a rare insight into how often delivery workers are hurt on the job, sparking calls for tougher laws on the gig economy.
- by Patrick Hatch
Plea for crossing ignored council says, after toddler dies on ‘death trap’ road
The Dandenong mayor has criticised the state government for failing to install a pedestrian crossing at a site where a toddler was fatally struck by a car on Sunday.
- by Madeleine Heffernan, Roy Ward and Caroline Schelle