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E-bikes could slash our reliance on cars – but overpowered illegal models on the roads make us all less safe

Since the invention of gears, nothing has encouraged more people to get on a bicycle than the introduction of electric motors and batteries.

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Noise, vibrations from Albany Ring Road works distressing neighbours with sensory processing disorders

A mother pleads for out-of-home care funding for her daughters, who are suffering daily distress caused by noise and vibrations from work on the nearby Albany Ring Road bypass.

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Lack of bathroom cleanliness on WA rural roads slammed by female truck drivers

Drivers say the state of facilities in WA are so atrocious that there's a risk people will be deterred from joining the industry.

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How do you access mail and other services without an address? It's a catch-22 for Queensland's homeless

We may be an increasingly paperless society, but an address — and proof of it — still underpins everything from obtaining identification to school enrolment.

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Permanent lights out for electronic billboards deemed a hazard to Perth freeway traffic

The owners of two electronic billboards have lost a bid for ministerial approval with an independent committee advising they posed "an unacceptable risk to the safety of drivers".

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Optus data hack sees TMR replace 183K drivers licences, replacement fee to return from March

From March 1, Queensland Transport and Main Roads is discontinuing the free replacement of driver licences, with new cards setting drivers back over $80.

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Full rebuild for flood-ruined WA bridge

Barges and a temporary crossing will be used to bring goods in and out of Fitzroy Crossing after floods destroyed the West Australian town's bridge.

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WA floods destroy dozens of homes

Dozens of families in Western Australia's Kimberley region are homeless after once-in-a-century floods.

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East Kimberley businesses grappling with huge freight hikes fear they may miss out on flood subsidies

As Kimberley businesses watch their freight bills double following damage to key roads caused by catastrophic flooding, it remains unclear exactly who will be covered by the state government's latest subsidy scheme.

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Proposal to move public road for billionaire Andrew Forrest's Ningaloo resort scrapped

The state government has walked away from a road realignment that could have used at least $6 million of taxpayers' money, due to Aboriginal heritage and environmental concerns.

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Evacuated residents in Derby begin to return home as Western Australia's flood clean-up continues

The first of hundreds of people evacuated in Western Australia's flooding emergency are being allowed back to their homes, but the wait is not over for those in some of the worst hit areas.

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Fitzroy Crossing pub trashed as receding waters reveal grim flood clean-up job

Floodwaters have receded around Fitzroy Crossing, making it much easier for help to arrive. But the departure of water has made the damage painfully clear to see.

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Fate of 'hazardous' electronic billboards over busy Perth roads to be decided by minister

Western Australia's Transport Minister is preparing to decide the fate of two large electronic advertising billboards, which have been deemed too distracting for drivers by Main Roads.

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Healthy streets for people, not just cars, says UK public health expert taking pulse of Perth streets

A UK public health and transport expert says Perth needs to design streets for people to walk and cycle, not just for cars.

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Charles Street upgrade plan 'shut down' after negative public feedback

The plan unveiled by WA's road authority just last month is scrapped after negative public feedback opposing the demolition of up to 100 properties in Perth's inner-city suburbs.

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WA councils call for Main Roads to listen to community on dangerous roads

WA councils and residents say it should not take the loss of lives for road upgrades to happen when there are pleas from the community for change.

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Calls for urgent maintenance as Kimberley drivers slowed to 18kph on Tanami Road

It has been almost six months since major funding was announced to seal one of WA's most notorious tracks, but truck drivers say the condition of the Tanami Road has never been worse.

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Protests ensue as clearing begins on controversial $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road

Police have intervened as protesters try to physically stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.

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