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One in three cars fails real-world fuel emission tests

Testing has shown eight popular vehicles, from petrol hatchbacks to diesel SUVs, produce more emissions than lab tests promised, and some break lab limits.

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Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test

Eight of 21 cars tested underperformed against their marketed efficiency rates, Australian Automobile Association says

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"I always think this is the closest anyone has ever come to making the perfect record": The story of The Undertones' punk classic Teenage Kicks

Guitarist and songwriter John O’Neill on how a young band from Derry created a classic: "I can’t believe someone didn’t come up with it before me"

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Road deaths surge as crucial data shrouded in secrecy

Deaths on Australian roads are increasing but a blackout on critical road data means the best practice solutions are not being shared to reduce fatalities.

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The best footballers from North America ever

Counting down CONCACAF's finest players from throughout history

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'Bewildering': Hanson loses attack on racial lawsuit

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has mostly failed to scrap swathes of evidence by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi in a racial hate speech case over a tweet.

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'Too expensive': high car costs drive down budgets

Drivers are grappling with transport costs triple the rate of inflation while Australian households continue to buckle under the cost-of-living pressures.

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Some vehicles on Australian roads use 20% more fuel than claimed – which models are the worst?

BMW X3 has biggest gap between manufacturer’s laboratory consumption claims and real-world testing in latest Australian Automobile Association data

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Tests show cars are dirtier and thirstier than promised

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E-scooter deaths remain a mystery, motoring group warns

The number of people killed or injured in e-scooter accidents in Australia remains unclear due to inconsistent reporting between states, a group has warned.

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Call to reveal more data amid grim road deaths tally

A road safety group is urging a rethink on how crashes can be prevented after the past six months proved the most deadly in 13 years.

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Deadliest six months on Australian roads since 2010 leaves industry demanding answers

Motoring association criticises data quality and says there is ‘no credible plan’ to reduce incidents as nation records 677 deaths since July 2023

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Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Road deaths have reached a five-year high in Australia, prompting one motoring group to call for better access to data on crash causes and related factors.

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2023 the deadliest year on Australia’s roads in more than half a decade, data shows

Peak motoring body demands end to governments’ data secrecy as road death toll reaches 1,253

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Transport costs accelerate by more than $900 a year

Households in some parts of Australia are paying more than $27,000 a year for transport after costs in the industry rose again.

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Vehicles caught using more petrol in real-world tests

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Five SUVs used up to 13% more fuel on Australian roads than reported in lab

Australian Automobile Association says largest discrepancy in consumption during real-world test was recorded by Hyundai Kona and Toyota Rav4

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Captain’s astonishing return to the Fern

After an interminable comeback from injuries, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson thought she’d never wear the silver fern again - till she led the FAST5 Ferns to a netball world final, Suzanne McFadden writes from Christchurch.

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Australia’s road toll increased 4.6% in past 12 months, new data shows

Highest increase was in South Australia, where road deaths were 28.4% higher in the 12 months to September than the previous year

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Michael Bradley: the Toronto FC legend who will be long remembered

The former USA captain, who retired after Toronto FC’s final regular-season game last Saturday, was a true general: someone who cared more about the club, than his individual career

Newcastle Herald

Hunter motorists more likely to die, data shows

Australian Automobile Association calls for more data to be released.

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'Real world' car-testing to probe fuel economy promises

A $14 million national testing program will assess the emissions and fuel consumption of up to 200 popular cars, vans and utes.

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A tale of two Ferns in one city

Both the Silver Ferns and Black Ferns pulled in crowds and took home the spoils in one frenzied day in Hamilton. But is there room in Kiwi hearts for both?

The Guardian - AU

Policy pothole: are the states ready to share road safety data with the federal government?

It’s hard to think of any other policy areas where governments might suggest ignoring the problem instead of at least measuring the gap

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Uluru Dialogue accuses Dutton of ‘deception’ over voice – as it happened

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