Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI More than a third of e-scooter riders needing emergency medical treatment in Queensland were travelling faster than 25km/h, according to new RACQ research. The RACQ Head of Public Policy Dr Michael Kane also says 65 per cent of injured riders wore helmets and wants to see full-face helmets become mandatory. “We’re seeing…
Mackay recorded 8.3 per cent quarterly growth in property values, says CoreLogic. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Regional and coastal housing markets are again outperforming capital cities as Queensland and Western Australia lead the way, says a new property quarterly report. The latest update from property analysts CoreLogic found that housing values in regional areas rose 1.1…
Photo: stock US President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to slap new tariffs on foreign imports is already prompting threats of counter tariffs and warnings of job losses. On Monday, Trump announced on social media that he intends on his first day in office to imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and another…
Photo: stock The WA government has a problem – it wants to return $170 million in unclaimed money only the owners can’t be found, it says. The unclaimed money has been listed on a public WA Register of Unclaimed Money. The register was recently updated with around 147,000 new records, which included large individual unclaimed…
Picture: stock One spectator has been banned for life, and another for 10 years, from the National Basketball League over racist comments reportedly made at a Melbourne United-Adelaide 36s game. And two Adelaide players have received bans and/or fines for their role in the physical confrontation that ensured at the game played in Melbourne on…
Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. There is also talk about a possible Gaza ceasefire. Photo: WFP/Ali Jadallah Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 60-day ceasefire which may stop Hezbollah attacks and withdraw Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. The ceasefire was announced by US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Under the…