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NSW Takes Crushing Stand on Illegal E-Bikes
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NSW Takes Crushing Stand on Illegal E-Bikes

NSW Police will soon have the power to seize and crush illegal e-bikes at the roadside, moving beyond the lengthy court processes that have failed to control their proliferation.

Australia's fuel crisis exposes a decade of policy neglect
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Australia's fuel crisis exposes a decade of policy neglect

Australia's fuel crisis triggered by Middle East conflict has exposed critical gaps in energy security planning and raised questions about how decades of underinvestment left the nation dangerously exposed.

Sydney's Speed Humps Create Dangerous Confusion on Streets
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Sydney's Speed Humps Create Dangerous Confusion on Streets

Sydney residents are calling out dangerously confusing speed humps across the city, with many mistaken for pedestrian crossings. The problem is prompting councils to reconsider their traffic calming strategies.

Fifty years of silence broken: A mother's story of forced adoption
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Fifty years of silence broken: A mother's story of forced adoption

A 75-year-old woman has shared her harrowing account of having her baby forcibly taken at Crown Street Women's Hospital in 1971. Her story illuminates the systematic practices that separated up to 250,000 mothers from their children.