Australia’s roads have been more deadly in every state and territory bar NSW and the Northern Territory in the past year and only NSW has met its national road death toll reduction target.
There were 1204 people killed on the nation’s roads in the year to March 31, an increase of 5.9 per cent, with the Australian Automobile Association calling for state and territory governments to start collecting and publicly reporting crucial data on serious injuries, and deaths in city CBDs and on national highways.
In its benchmark report on the road safety strategy, the association found Victoria’s road toll rose by 23 deaths to 259 in the year to March 31, an increase of 9.7 per cent. AAA chief executive Michael Bradley questioned the federal government’s commitment to reducing the road toll and said road funding should be contingent on states and territories being more transparent about their accident data.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tragic revelations amidst NSW volunteer firefighters’ call for helpThe New South Wales Minns government is being urged to do more to support its firefighters as tragic revelations are revealed about their welfare. Research has found one in 20 volunteer firefighters who battled the Black Summer bushfires had made plans to commit suicide the following year. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is calling on the Minns government to support community firefighters. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
Read more »
Testing times: workers’ three years on Covid frontline comes to an end as NSW clinics closeHealthcare workers who were ‘here all along when people needed us’ remember the highs and lows of the pandemic
Read more »
Complaints about size of utility bills jump by almost 50 per cent in NSWNew South Wales families are struggling to deal with power prices as the state sees a nearly 50 per cent jump in official complaints about the size of utility bills in the first quarter of the year. The Salvation Army is also reporting a 20 per cent increase in requests for energy and food vouchers in the past six months. New South Wales households will be in line to receive a $500 rebate on energy bills before the end of the year to help deal with inflationary pressures.
Read more »
NSW public service ‘not friendly’ to developers: Meriton founder Harry TriguboffMeriton’s founder and managing director Harry Triguboff is open to the government’s build-to-rent incentives but said the public service in New South Wales is “not friendly” to developers. “They got into their minds that they have to follow the rules and the rules do not take into account changes,” he told Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood. “When I first built my flats, people had no cars and I build a few garages in Bondi and I sold them for 50 pounds each because nobody wanted them, and they charged rates on them like for a unit. “They changed their ways, they understand, but it’s too slow.” Mr Triguboff added that the build-to-rent incentives help but he doesn’t understand why a “little buyer” who buys from him can’t get the same incentive. “After all, these little buyers are the ones who provided rental accommodation for as long as I was building. “So why don’t you help them as well? We should.”
Read more »
NSW man accused of attempting to murder woman in domestic attackA man has been accused of trying to kill a woman in a domestic violence-related attack on the central coast. 7NEWS
Read more »