James Coleman

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | James Coleman |James Coleman

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised to halve the fuel excise for one year to save the average motorist about $14 a week should he win the election in May. However, Australia’s peak car dealership body says this doesn’t go far enough. The Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA), based in Canberra, is calling for a “root and branch review of all of Australia’s automotive taxes” – starting with the Luxury Car Tax (LCT).

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | James Coleman |James Coleman

The ACT Government is looking at what “traffic-calming measures” it may be able to install along Canberra Avenue after last Friday’s hit-and-run, but it says a 40 km/h zone is unlikely. Two St Edmund’s College students, Aiden, 15, and Aaron, 14, were hit by a car while walking along the road on Friday morning and transported to Canberra Hospital with serious injuries.