Safety

Murrumbateman residents express significant safety concerns about the Barton Highway and repeated calls for it to be duplicated after another fatality on the road this week.

A doctor who treated a constable that later took his own life defends his treatment plan to a coronial inquest, while describing him as a "gentle, beautiful man".

The oil and gas company has been told to cease decommissioning operations at two WA gas fields due to preventable safety incidents.

A study of quad bike deaths on farms over the past 20 years finds rollover and crush protection is leading to fewer fatalities, especially in Victoria.

Three people will appear in court over the alleged armed robbery of an 18-year-old German tourist in a small fishing village in Queensland's north.

Great Southern farmer Tim Haslam suffered burns to 38 per cent of his body after a stubble fire erupted during the harvest of his barley crop in 2023. Now he is championing fire safety.

Insurance company analysis shows lane departure warning and lane keeping assist are the least popular features.

Australian Pet Brands will upgrade its Dubbo site after 300 litres of phosphoric acid leaked from a drum inside a production tower in August 2023.

Northern Territory Parks is reminding hikers to carry personal location devices and be well prepared when they head into the outback.

A furious Victorian mayor says it is "disgraceful" that the EPA monitored toxic waste being dumped on council land for years only to leave ratepayers to foot the $500,000 clean-up bill.

While many Australians support mandatory dash cams, most drivers do not have one, but users and legal experts say the benefits far outweigh the risks.  

A report by four Tasmanian coroners says safety barriers on Hobart's Tasman Bridge need to be upgraded due to a disproportionate number of deaths.

The NT government will rewrite youth crime laws this month to reclassify 13 offences as "serious", requiring children who commit them to attend court rather than go through youth diversion.

Organisers of an event to promote women's safety are disappointed and shocked after several women reported inappropriate behaviour while participating in the Take Back the Track run on Wednesday night.

Finke Desert Race co-driver Bernie Webb says a safety mechanism kept him and his driver safe after they lost control at 160kph.

Parents and school staff are calling on the ACT government to reduce the speed limit in school zones to 30kph.

An independent review into last year’s tragic Sydney to Hobart yacht race, which resulted in the deaths of two sailors, has found helmets would do little to prevent catastrophic injuries.

The Northern Territory is about to become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to allow people to carry and use pepper spray, but the laws might be stricter than you think.

The child sustained critical head injuries after striking a parked car in Mareeba last night.

The NT is set to join WA in allowing residents to carry pepper spray, in a trial the government says will improve public safety and give people "lawful tools to protect themselves".