Motoring
‘Which one’s the loudest?’: Robert’s doctor delivers the best medicine – in a Porsche
The 46-year-old mechanic had a final wish before cancer takes him. His sports car loving oncologist granted it.
- by Tony Wright
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Perth street circuit to host Supercars from 2026
The WA government on Sunday announced its plan to build a street circuit less than 10 minutes out of the city centre.
- by Joanna Guelas
Tolls set to rise, Brisbane CBD parking now most expensive in Australia
As the Queensland government slashes the cost of public transport, it is becoming more expensive to use a car in Brisbane.
- by Sean Parnell
$230,000 for a Subaru Forester. Why Singapore is the world’s most expensive place to drive
A measure designed to limit traffic congestion in Singapore has pushed the cost of car ownership sky-high in the island state.
- by Chris Barrett
Rebooted Sunak fires starting gun on de facto election campaign
There is speculation the British prime minister could go to the polls within the next 12 months, particularly if the country’s economy improves.
- by Latika Bourke
The Wolf of Wall Street Lamborghini is up for grabs
The rare car features prominently in the infamous Quaaludes scene, wherein a heavily inebriated Leonardo DiCaprio, playing financier Jordan Belfort, struggles to drive home.
- by Hannah Elliott
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Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport cancels plans for billion-dollar auto mall and motor circuit
Brisbane Airport’s hyped $1 billion Auto Mall, announced with much fanfare in 2015, has been scrapped, leaving a 51-hectare site in need of a new purpose.
- by Cameron Atfield
Speedsters put the record straight at salt lake race city
Kylie Gray, 13: “I’m going to keep racing. I’ve got the need for speed.”
- by Tim Barlass and Dean Sewell
High-tech speed cameras catch 66,000 motorists using phones
Had police been able to dish out fines and demerits during the point-to-point cameras trial about 2000 people would have lost their licence
- by Hamish Hastie
2023 Drive Car of the Year revealed
Although vehicle manufacturing has wound back, Victoria still had a role to play in this ute’s success.
- by Joshua Dowling
Tax breaks drive EV savings but there’s a long wait for cars
Tax concessions could save some buyers tens of thousands of dollars at the same time as supply shortages may make electric vehicles hard to get hold of in the near future.
- by Rachel Clun
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