Category: Brisbane

Queensland taxi, rideshare drivers issued hundreds of fines for refusing fares, price gouging

More than 600 fines have been given to Queensland taxi and rideshare drivers found to be refusing short fares and overcharging.  Key points: Queensland authorities have issued 613 fines to taxi and rideshare

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Flooding cuts off Queensland highway as deluge drowns communities

Motorists have been left stranded on Queensland’s Bruce Highway, stuck and pleading for help as heavy rain batters the region. Floodwaters cut off the crucial highway near Proserpine, leaving more than 20 people

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Brisbane home doubles in value in a year with buyers ‘afraid to renovate’

News Corp Australia Network This property at 20 Carnoustie Court, Indooroopilly, has just sold for $4.91m – Lambo not included. A FULLY renovated home in Brisbane’s west has sold in three days for

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Watch: Surprise moment fed-up boatie tows car blocking him in at Jacobs Well Boat Ramp on Gold Coast

An “inconsiderate” driver had their car towed at a Queensland boat ramp by a fed-up boatie after they boxed in the man’s car and trailer. Video shared online captured the chaos as the

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Some cars will never be stolen

After searching unsuccessfully for his mighty 3-cylinder 660cc Daihatsu Mira in a large shopping complex carpark (C8), David Harrison of Winmalee began to think it may have been stolen. “I contacted the local

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Charging queues set to drive change as EV road trips surge

Evie Networks chief executive Chris Mills is one of those who is upbeat about the thoroughly modern traffic jam. His company, which aims to build Australia’s largest fast-charging electric vehicle network, broke records

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Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Ramps Up Involvement with EVs

It’s not the highest definition photo in the world, but below is a picture of boats on the horizon delivering thousands of Teslas to Australia. Penetration rates have hit about 4%, and even

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Warrego Hwy crash: Young woman dead, man fighting for life after ‘stolen’ car crashes west of Brisbane

A young woman has died and a man is fighting for his life after they crashed an allegedly stolen car west of Brisbane. Toowoomba woman Jemmah Cole-Crighton, 24, and an unnamed man, 27,

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Boys charged after rock thrown at cars on Mitchell Freeway

Two boys, including one aged 12, have been charged over throwing rocks at cars travelling on a freeway in Perth with police alleging 13 vehicles were damaged. Police say six of the vehicles

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Major twist after ‘preserved’ remains found at Brisbane apartment complex

The tightly and carefully wrapped remains of a woman found in a Brisbane unit complex last month may have been laying there for up to 13 years. Police said on Thursday the woman

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