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The parking hub and a sign explaining the $1 trip fee for e-scooters and e-bikes.

How a few lines of paint could ease pressure on train station parking

What would change the way you travel the first and last mile to home and work? Researchers spent months at this Brisbane train station to find out.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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Police Minister Dan Purdie.

Queensland parliament as it happened: Child safety report, e-bike laws in focus

In the third and final day of this week’s parliament sitting, controversial e-mobility laws are set to pass.

  • Matt Dennien
Cyclists protested on the Story Bridge on Thursday night to highlight the difficult “personal choice” between riding slowly on a path or in high-speed traffic.

Protesters roll across Story Bridge as e-bike crackdown frustration boils over

On the eve of a report expected to green-light an e-bike crackdown, cyclists protested to highlight the difficult “personal choice” between riding slowly on a path or in high-speed traffic.

  • Felicity Caldwell and William Davis
Brisbane’s Kelvin Grove Road, Story Bridge and Coronation Drive.

Push to get cyclists, scooters off footpaths – and onto busy roads – behind new laws

The Crisafulli government wants more cyclists and e-scooters to ride in traffic.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The Story Bridge Active Travel Alliance arranged a “bike bus” ride over the bridge.

‘If they want us on the roads, we’re getting on the roads’: Riders plot peak-hour protest

The government wants e-bikes and e-scooters off paths and on roads – so hundreds of riders plan to do exactly that across the Story Bridge.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Jonty Bush is the Labor MP for the Brisbane seat of Cooper and the deputy chair of the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee, which recently handed down its report following the e-mobility inquiry.

No evidence legal e-bikes are a safety risk, inquiry’s deputy chair says

The deputy chair of Queensland’s e-mobility inquiry says pedal-assisted e-bikes should not be lumped in the same category as high-powered electric motorbikes. But proposed new laws will apply to both.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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Scooters would be restricted to 10km/h on footpaths under proposed new Queensland legislation.

Under‑16s face e‑scooter ban under Queensland recommendations

Footpath speeds would also be cut to 10km/h, police would be given powers to seize illegal devices, and learner licences would be required for some riders.

  • Cameron Atfield
Brisbane reisdents Luke, 13, Rachel and Aaron Wray ride legal e-bikes and would face more restrictions under the proposed recommendations.

Driver’s licences for e-bikes ‘drawn from North Korean playbook’

Mooted changes would mean two out of three members of this Brisbane family would be banned from riding their legal and low-powered e-bikes.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Professor Roy Kimble, Queensland Children’s Hospital Director of Paediatric Surgery, Burns and Trauma

‘Rules need to be looked at’ after surge in e-scooter injuries in children

“We’re talking about normal kids who are … ending up in rehabilitation, and they’ll never be normal,” a senior Brisbane surgeon said.

  • William Davis
Some Brisbane roads slowed to less than 25km/h in peak times in December 2025.

On these Brisbane roads, riding a scooter would be faster than driving

When peak hour hits, these Brisbane roads grind to a crawl. See how your commute has changed since 2019.

  • Felicity Caldwell