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The state government says the toll changes have nothing to do with the Story Bridge.Credit:

‘Pathetic scare campaign’: Minister says surprise toll changes won’t affect Story Bridge

Tolls on Queensland roads can now be hiked more easily. Labor says the implications are far-reaching.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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Riverside Expressway illustration for Cameron Atfield Perspective

The Story Bridge should serve as a warning – and an opportunity

The Story Bridge’s woes serve as a stark warning to another ageing river crossing a couple of kilometres upstream, and could be a catalyst for a city-changing tunnel.

  • Cameron Atfield
Police are investigating the link between two vehicle rollovers and the alleged shooting of a man in a carjacking on the Sunshine Coast. The incidents led to the closure of the southbound Bruce Highway, causing traffic chaos on Easter Monday.

Woman killed, man shot in Easter Monday crashes and carjackings

Police have arrested a man and asked for motorists’ patience as they process and clear three crime scenes on the Sunshine Coast.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The scene of the fatal crash on Gympie Arterial Road at Bald Hills.

Man charged with drug driving over three-car crash that killed one, injured 10

The 36-year-old has been hit with a string of charges after allegedly ploughing into two parked cars full of passengers in Bald Hills.

  • William Davis
Legacy Way emergency roadworks have led to traffic delays.

Legacy Way Tunnel still closed after power outage, drivers told to ‘seek alternative route’

Transurban is still scrambling to restore power to the Legacy Way Tunnel, which remains closed in both directions.

  • William Davis
A clearway sign on Waterworks Road at Ashgrove.

Parking on these major Brisbane roads will be banned for more hours

The council wants to make this major Brisbane road a clearway for longer – and it’s not the only one slated for change. But locals also want changes to footpaths, slower speeds and priority for buses.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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As part of a road safety campaign, the Queensland Police Service last year erected hundreds of life-sized cut-outs of adults and children in front of City Hall.

Probe into unreported traffic crashes as Queensland road toll doubles

Despite a much-publicised safety blitz, Queensland’s road toll is tracking twice as high as 2024, and officials fear some crashes aren’t even on their radar.

  • Sean Parnell
Holden Captiva catches fire on Bruce Highway north of Brisbane.

Car fire closes section of Bruce Highway temporarily

A witness told Brisbane Times a second car was stopped nearby, but it was unclear whether the two vehicles had collided. 

  • William Davis
The Bribie Island Bridge, with the Glasshouse Mountains in the background, is set to be duplicated by the state government.

Bribie residents rely on cars because ‘public transport is inadequate’

As the transport minister prepares to discuss the cost of a new Bribie Island Bridge, an unreleased government study reveals locals want better public transport.

  • Sean Parnell
Queensland has reached its worst road toll since 2009.

‘Sobering’ milestone for Queensland after fatal Christmas Day crash

“These are statistics that are sobering. They’re statistics that nobody could be comfortable with.”

  • William Davis

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