The Palmview crash led to a series of carjackings and an arrest.
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Mr Musk says he will spend âa day or two per week on government mattersâ from May now that the set-up work of the Trump administrationâs DOGE is largely complete.
âDriving across the bridge it felt like I was going over a bed of gravel and from that point on there was virtually non-stop cars pulled over on the side of the road.â
One driver told ABC Radio Central Coast he saw around 20 to 30 cars stranded on the M1, all with their hazard lights on and tyres flat. However, his car didnât escape unscathed having two of his tyres busted by the debris.
âItâs just a disaster at the momentâŚI am just waiting for a tow truck hopefully get me back to Gosford so I can get my two tyres sorted out,â he said.
10 News First reports:
New technology will be rolled out at several sites across the state in an initiative to target Queensland drivers who tailgate.
The Australian-first trial is set to provide real-time feedback to drivers, encouraging them to follow fellow motorists at a safe distance and reduce dangerous driving.
The variable message sign will alert drivers if they are âtoo closeâ or if theyâre keeping a âsafe gapâ from the vehicle in front.
Drivers that are indicated to have been tailgating by the detection systems will not be penalised.
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Welcome development that petrol prices are currently on their way down. Reportedly for increased production and $AU gaining on the $US.
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Cars will get cheaper under a long-overdue deal being thrashed out between Europe and Australia.
â The Courier-Mail (@couriermail) May 8, 2025
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COMMENT: Cars will get cheaper under a long-overdue deal being thrashed out between Europe and Australia.
As reported on the front page of The Australian on Tuesday, the Albanese Government is working on a trade deal with Europe in hope of getting a better deal for Aussie farmers.
In return, Europe wants to abolish the luxury car tax that has punished its automotive sector for 25 years.
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Most of those cars will end up in the city being used by people who do not need them and become a menace on city roads.
I say keep the tax.
An independent committee found the 85-year-old bridge would be unable to carry traffic within 20 years without a full restoration, at a cost which would be âbeyond councilâ.
To fund that, the committee suggested a toll like the Sydney Harbour Bridge, joint council, state and federal government contributions, or an annual rates levy and corporate sponsorship.
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I donât understand why BCC didnât forsee this happening and put money aside over many years to pay for this or do repairs as necessary before it became a big job? I donât see why the state and federal governments should essentially bail out BCC for this. BCC should get a loan pay for the repairs without a toll and fix the bridge and implement regulations to prevent this ever happening again.
Because itâs easier to just toll the joint. Sell the bridge to someone and allow them to toll it. Theyâve been doing it in NSW for years.
F**k tolls.
BCC are crap money managers and every major project they do is over time and over budget - Brisbane metro was budgeted at $944 million and looks like it will be at least $1.5 billion, the Indro interchange, initially at $126 Million is now at $257 Million. and these are just 2 examples.
this is a ploy to get federal and state funding. there is no way in hell the libs will toll it. theres minimal bridge crossings anyway and tolling another will just remind voters how crap they are
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They have, but itâs also going to cost a considerable amount of money to maintain what is an 85-year-old structure that is used in a way that was never envisioned when it was originally built.
I can tell you with utmost confidence that every Council in the country is going to be in the same boat - they all have an asset base that they will struggle to maintain and renew in a timely fashion, thanks to shortfalls in funding. Itâs been an issue for years, and unless there is a significant shift in how local government is funded, it will continue to be an issue.
Taking out loans or putting tolls on it might sound like a reasonable approach for a single asset (especially one of the stature of the Story Bridge), but the issue is much bigger than one asset; weâre talking about thousands (if not hundreds of thousands).
Itâs matters like this that are driving Councils to try and put their rates up - the cost to operate has dramatically outpaced the revenue coming.
Itâs not a matter of regulation - its a matter of money.
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As petrol is now $1.95 per litre again,it has been only $1.65 ,Iâll be driving less and using public transport more often.
Itâs just gone down in Sydney this week to a new recent low $1.55.
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Wdym? I saw it at 157.9 in Melbourne tonight.
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Petrol has been selling at around $1.59 per litre in my part of Melbourne in the last two days.
Even lower tonight $1.53 at Shell and $1.52 at Budget.