Point-to-point speed camera trial coming to NSW – as it happened

The speed of all vehicles, not just trucks, will be tracked through average-speed camera zones in a NSW trial. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

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What we learned today, Sunday 8 September

Thank you everyone for following along with us today. We’re going to wind things up. Here are the day’s key events:

• It turns out you can do not one, but two backflips, and end up in a different place. The government will add a gender identity question to the 2026 census.

• The adorably named laughing frog is just one of 750 new species now recognised in Australia.

• The speed of all drivers, not just truckies, will be tracked through average-speed camera zones in a NSW trial on stretches of two highways.

• South Australia is aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2027.

• Thousands of anti-war activists are protesting at a weapons expo in Melbourne. They already brought in extra police, and the expo doesn’t even start until Wednesday.

• Women are limiting their exercising and commuting because there’s not enough lighting in public spaces.

Updated at 7.41am BST

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We had a piece earlier from Karen Middleton on Labor’s attack ad on opposition leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear plans. Here it is if you’re keen to watch:

Peter Dutton won’t admit his nuclear scheme is too expensive, too slow to build and too risky. pic.twitter.com/TWUrKwgmXh

— Australian Labor (@AustralianLabor) September 7, 2024