A regional Queensland doctor is urging drivers to slow down and drive more responsibly, saying road trauma should not be accepted as "part of doing business in this country".
Police investigate shooting and crash in Melbourne's north
Emergency services found a man with gunshot wounds inside a crashed car in Epping. A woman also suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash.
Australia poised for self-driving Tesla despite lawsuits abroad
Tesla is about to make its full self-driving capabilities available in Australia. The rollout comes against a backdrop of lawsuits and safety complaints raised across the world.
Police update state's weekend road toll to six after 'abandoned car' found
Police on Monday morning confirmed the death of a sixth man on the state's roads over the weekend.
Poignant display of loved ones' shoes a plea for road safety
The families of more than 800 people killed on rural roads in the past year place their loved ones' shoes on display, as part of an action calling for improvements to road safety.
Driver escapes after fuel tanker catches fire on Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is expected to remain closed for several hours after a B-double fuel tanker rolled and caught fire south of Maryborough.
Disability carer sentenced for killing client in 'terrible accident'
A disability carer who killed her client in a crash south of Adelaide when she "lost control" and mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of a brake has been spared an immediate jail term.
Driver charged over fatal crash on NSW far south coast
A man is charged over a fatal crash at Tura Beach on one of the most deadly weekends on state roads this year.
Family describes victim of school bus rollover as 'a beautiful soul'
Year 7 student Milla Killeen was killed and more than 20 children taken to hospital when the Christian College Geelong bus rolled near Geelong on Wednesday morning. Her family has issued a statement saying she had the 'whole world in front of her'.
Father deliberately caused crash that killed him and his son, 7
Conan Smith lit his Victorian home on fire before causing a crash that killed him and his son, three days after the boy's mother died from cancer.
Woman pleads guilty to causing crash that killed Matthew McLuckie
Mr McLuckie's family were in court today to hear the plea, more than three years after he was killed.
Car identified in hit-and-run death of beloved family man
Police release CCTV of a car thought to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run in northern NSW.
'Traumatic for everyone involved': 10 lives lost in 17 days on SA roads
Ten people have died on South Australian roads in less than three weeks, as police warn drivers to take care behind the wheel.
Toddler on life support after being struck by van in Melbourne' south-east
A two-year-old boy is fighting for life after being hit by a van while he was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing with his father.
Service station erupts in fireball as stolen ute smashes into bowsers
Police charge a 28-year-old man after he allegedly stole two vehicles and crashed one into a petrol station in Western Australia's south, with the moment of impact caught on CCTV.
Police search for driver following fatal hit-and-run north of Melbourne
A man dies in hospital after being struck by a light-coloured SUV in Coburg on Sunday night.
Two dead after head-on collision involving allegedly stolen car
Two drivers are killed at Toolern Vale when a vehicle observed by police officers to be speeding crashed head-on into another car.
At least five killed after tour bus from Niagara Falls to New York City crashes
Injuries from the bus crash ranged from head trauma to broken arms and legs.
Locals called triple-0 after car plunged into river, but couldn't get through
A Hawkesbury woman has described hearing shouting after a car plunged into the Macdonald River in NSW, and how she struggled getting phone reception to call for help.
Drink driver given suspended sentence over grandmother's hit-run death
A drunk driver who struck and killed 83-year-old Mary Kathleen Kelly on the Gold Coast is given a suspended jail term, as the victim's family continue to mourn the loss of her "contagious, exuberant energy".
Two bodies found after car crashes into river in northern Sydney
Two bodies have been found after a car crashed into a river in northern Sydney on Wednesday night.