High-five ban for beloved lollipop man sparks petition

High-five ban for beloved lollipop man sparks petition

A school-crossing guard in Melbourne’s outer east has been banned from high-fiving primary school children after one parent complained to the council.

  • byHannah Kennelly

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Warnings about Footscray intersection ignored before cyclist killed:coroner

Warnings about Footscray intersection ignored before cyclist killed:coroner

The Victorian government and its contractors ignored numerous warnings about West Gate Tunnel works before a 22-year-old cyclist was struck and killed.

  • byErin Pearson
Three hospitalised after Tesla and ambulance crash in Brisbane CBD

Three hospitalised after Tesla and ambulance crash in Brisbane CBD

The car hit multiple street poles before crashing into the ambulance.

  • byWilliam Davis
State takes aim at Perth’s predatory tow-truck tactics

State takes aim at Perth’s predatory tow-truck tactics

The announcement comes following a WAtoday contributor’s revelations of dangerous driving,standover tactics and corruption flourishing in the industry.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Man charged over alleged highway rampage

Man charged over alleged highway rampage

On the Hume Highway on Saturday evening,five vehicles were rammed and five people,including two children,were assaulted,police say.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Old airstrip and a few sheep paddocks could help shrink Australia’s road toll
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Old airstrip and a few sheep paddocks could help shrink Australia’s road toll

Big trucks will barrel down a former runway at up to 100km/h under a $30 million plan to improve road safety.

  • byCatherine Naylor
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NSW government to spend $30 million on road safety testing centre
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NSW government to spend $30 million on road safety testing centre

An old runway in the state's Central West will be expanded into a 4.4-kilometre loop to test the safety features of heavy vehicles.

Teenage boy dead,sister charged over crash

Teenage boy dead,sister charged over crash

A 17-year-old boy died when a car,driven by his older sister,crashed into a tree on the Pacific Highway. Police have now charged the woman over the crash.

  • byJessica McSweeney andNick Newling
Man dead after two-car crash on northern beaches
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Man dead after two-car crash on northern beaches

The driver in his 80s crossed three lanes of traffic and a median strip before his car was T-boned by an SUV travelling along Pittwater Road,witnesses said.

  • byAngus Thomson andRiley Walter
‘Menace to society’:Fatal hit-run driver jailed for at least five years

‘Menace to society’:Fatal hit-run driver jailed for at least five years

The judge who jailed Peter Koutsogiannakis described the 30-year-old as “devoid of moral qualms” and says he left a cyclist to die like roadkill.

  • byEmily Woods
The NSW suburbs where drivers are most rewarded for their behaviour

The NSW suburbs where drivers are most rewarded for their behaviour

More than 1 million motorists have been rewarded for driving safely for 12 months,but road safety experts question how the measure saves lives.

  • byAlexandra Smith