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Colleen Furlanetto, a SES Euroa Unit member at a Driver Reviver site on the Hume Highway.

These iconic long-weekend pit stops have saved countless lives. But they are now harder to find

Victoria State Emergency Service figures reveal Driver Reviver sites have fallen by almost a third nationwide since their peak in the early 2000s.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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The state government will increase tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Minister defends decision to increase Harbour Bridge tolls

Transport Minister John Graham announced the tolls will increase on July 1, in the midst of traffic delays and disruptions from the Warringah Freeway upgrade.

  • Jessica McSweeney
A home surrounded by flood waters on The Bucketts Way in South Taree, NSW.

Road closures, emergency warnings and more: What to know about the NSW floods

The latest evacuation and emergency warnings, plus road closure information due to flooding in northern NSW.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo, Frances Howe, Angus Dalton and Riley Walter
A building teeters on the edge of the sinkhole in Rockdale in Sydney’s south.

Contractor walks away from M6 after sinkholes derail project

Engineers warned the M6 stage 1 tunnelling strategy was risky. The contractors pushed ahead with the cheaper approach anyway.

  • Max Maddison and Matt O'Sullivan
The section of wind turbine jammed under the Mount Crosby Road overpass on the Warrego Highway on May 17, 2025.

Police launch probe into wind turbine crash on SEQ highway

The transport minister said the turbine caused major damage when it became wedged under an overpass, but the road will be opened much sooner than feared.

  • Ethan James
The northern end of the Story Bridge.

The Story Bridge is a Brisbane problem, but not a unique one

Brisbane’s iconic bridge needs major works, and questions around who will fund it point to bigger issues in infrastructure maintenance.

  • Courtney Kruk
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E-scooters will be legal to ride at 20km/h.

You’ll soon be able to ride your e-scooter legally on Sydney streets. Here’s how

E-scooters are set to become a more common sight on roads and shared paths in NSW as the state government releases its plan to legalise the popular devices.

  • Jessica McSweeney
The new Fremantle Traffic bridge.

Fremantle’s old traffic bridge is closing for 12 months. Where will all the cars go?

And why is Main Roads drawing inspiration from the Armadale line shutdown?

  • Hamish Hastie
The tyres of dozens of cars have been shredded after a truck travelling south on the M1 spilt metal debris on the motorway.

Highway reopened after hundreds of cars damaged in scrap metal spill

The debris spilled along the M1 Pacific Motorway just after 5am, sparking traffic chaos and forcing all southbound lanes to be closed.

  • Riley Walter
Rae Berge is among a group of residents demanding urgent infrastructure upgrades.
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Stormwater drains struggling to cope in Moonee Ponds

Rae Berge is among a group of residents demanding urgent infrastructure upgrades.

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