N﻿ew federal government figures show 1300 people were killed on Australian roads last year, a level not recorded since the 1960s, before compulsory seatbelts became law.Last year's road toll rose from 1258 in 2023, according to data from the government's ﻿Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE).It was Australia's worst result since 2012, which also recorded 1300 fatalities.READ MORE: Millions facing sweltering return to…

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Australian road toll the deadliest since 1966

At least 53 people have been arrested for drink driving and 369 for speeding in a major Queensland police road safety operation during the school holidays.

在昆州警方於學校假期期間發起的一項重大道路安全行動中，至少53人因醉駕被捕，369人因超速被查。

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Fatalities on Australian roads have jumped 18.5 per cent in five years, research shows. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) By Maeve Bannister and John Kidman An ambitious plan to halve the number of Australian road deaths is in tatters, with a fourth consecutive national toll increase marking the worst result since the advent of seatbelts. Some 1300 people were killed on the nation’s roads in 2024, up from 1258 the previous year and a 12-year high. A land…

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A total of 1300 lives were lost on Australian roads in 2024, making it the fourth consecutive year in which fatalities have increased.

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Town officials say they’re preparing to ask the state for additional “school zone” designations near South School, Saxe Middle School and New Canaan High School. Under state law, fines can be doubled for motorists in areas “sufficiently close to school property as to constitute a risk to the public safety,” and such school zones can […]

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School zone speed limits are back in play today, as Sunshine Coast students return to school. This week also marks the closure of Operation Mistletoe which is a road safety operation that focuses on reducing the lives lost on Queensland roads over the school holidays, including the back-to-school period. Sunshine Coast police will be increasing patrols in areas around schools this week, focusing on both enforcement and education, to facilitate a…

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Australia road death toll has hit a 12-year-high, government data has revealed. According to a new report from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transp.....

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Australia's road death toll reaches 12-year high

Canberra: Australia’s road death toll has hit a 12-year-high, government data has revealed on Tuesday. According to a new report from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) on Tuesday, there were 1,300 deaths on Australian roads in 2024. It marks an increase from 1,258 deaths in 2023 and the highest figure since 2012 when there were also 1,300 deaths, reports Xinhua news agency, citing the government data. The 12-y…

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School zone speed limits are back in play, as Noosa and Sunshine Coast students return to school. This week also marks the closure of Operation Mistletoe which is a road safety operation that focuses on reducing the lives lost on Queensland roads over the school holidays, including the back-to-school period. Sunshine Coast police will be increasing patrols in areas around schools this week, focusing on both enforcement and education, to facilita…

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School zone speed limits are back in play

Road safety strategy called into question as 2024’s road toll hits 1300 – the same number as 2012’s figure despite cars generally becoming safer. 
The Australian road toll climbed to 1300 fatalities last year, a 3.3 per cent increase over 2023 and the highest it has been since 2012. Across the nation, New South Wales recorded the highest road toll at 340 last year (equalling 2023’s figure), while Queensland and Victoria followed on 302 (an incre…

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