Queensland Rail finally hits target of 200 new drivers

Queensland Rail finally hits target of 200 new drivers

Hiring 200 extra train drivers and 200 guards was a key recommendation in the Strachan Inquiry sparked by train mass cancellations more than four years ago.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Island community fights for the right to use golf carts on roads

Island community fights for the right to use golf carts on roads

A years-long campaign to allow golf carts on the roads of one of Moreton Bay’s small islands picks up speed.

  • byMatt Dennien
COVID,Uber push value of Queensland taxi licences ‘over a cliff’

COVID,Uber push value of Queensland taxi licences ‘over a cliff’

The once-cherished retirement nest eggs were selling for $500K in 2014. You can now pick one up for as little as $3000.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
‘Security risks’:Ministers’ private email accounts in historical data breach

‘Security risks’:Ministers’ private email accounts in historical data breach

Experts have warned about the potential exposure of passwords used by Queensland’s Premier and Transport Minister amid renewed scrutiny of personal email account use.

  • byMatt Dennien
New roadside tech to warn Queensland drivers to stop using phones

New roadside tech to warn Queensland drivers to stop using phones

The move comes after a trial of secret cameras which use artificial intelligence to catch people flouting the law.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
South-east Queensland public transport fares to be frozen in 2021

South-east Queensland public transport fares to be frozen in 2021

The cost to ride will not rise in south-east Queensland in 2020,despite hikes in recent years.

  • byFelicity Caldwell andLydia Lynch
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Secret highway camera catches 1000 people on phones in first fortnight
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Secret highway camera catches 1000 people on phones in first fortnight

Just moments after the camera was installed,one motorist was photographed using their knees to drive while using a mobile phone.

  • byLydia Lynch
Spike in deaths on Queensland roads prompts government warning

Spike in deaths on Queensland roads prompts government warning

An almost 20 per cent spike in road deaths despite fewer motorists driving because of the COVID-19 lockdown has police concerned of further carnage during the school holidays.

  • byDarren Cartwright
Major Brisbane bridge closed this weekend,free tolls on offer

Major Brisbane bridge closed this weekend,free tolls on offer

One of Brisbane's busiest bridges will be partially closed this weekend for maintenance.

  • byLydia Lynch
Southside hoons fined as leaders drive home messaging

Southside hoons fined as leaders drive home messaging

The infringements came as the state recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases,for a total of 965. Health authorities say 368 of these had now recovered.

  • byMatt Dennien
Planned Northern Transitway bus lane hours scaled back
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Planned Northern Transitway bus lane hours scaled back

Under the proposal by the state government,Gympie Road would have had 24/7 bus lanes along a stretch of 2.3km.

  • byLucy Stone