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QLD Drivers May Need To Do Another Test When Renewing Their Licence Stop Signs Are Shaking

Call me Zac Efron 'cos I'm 17 again.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 10, 2023

Queensland drivers renewing licences may face new test

Online refresher courses are one of a number ideas put forward by the Queensland government targeting road safety strategies this year.

The New Daily · Apr 10, 2023

Queensland drivers may be required to take test when they renew licence, as government examines safety measures

The government is considering the introduction of a "refresher course" on road rules for people who are renewing their licence.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2023

Queensland phone, seatbelt cameras could face review amid 'sexual privacy rights' concerns

Rules that control how Queensland public servants handle potentially explicit photographs taken by traffic cameras could be reviewed after a NSW woman was sent a photo that showed her underwear alongside a fine for using a mobile phone.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

Flood victims waiting for Qld rivers to fully recede

A tiny community is still under water in northwest Queensland as locals elsewhere in the region begin to count the cost of record floods.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Coomera Connector review considered amid concerns for koalas

The plan to build a second highway between the Gold Coast and Brisbane could face further delays as conservationists urge the government to reassess the project because of its potential impact on koalas.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Pacific Motorway upgrades may have caused additional flooding for some Gold Coast homes in 2022, report says

Temporary roadworks on the M1 at the Gold Coast in February and March of 2022 may have caused "additional flooding above the floorboards" in up to 25 homes, according to a hydrology report released by the state government.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

Heavy-duty trucks go electric for Queensland trial

Electric trucks capable of carrying huge payloads will be driven on Queensland roads for three months in the latest zero-emission transport trial.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023