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Westfield Find My Car app disabled over privacy concerns

The innovative Find My Car feature on Westfield’s smartphone app has been temporarily disabled after a Sydney-based online security expert discovered publicly accessible information that allowed anyone to know exactly when cars entered and exited...

NSW Police encourages driving with your doors locked

NSW Police is encouraging Sydney motorists to drive with their doors locked after two drivers were stabbed in their cars earlier this week. A police spokeswoman confirmed the two attacks – one in Auburn early on Sunday morning, the other on...

Motor vehicle usage dropping off in NSW

NSW motorists, particularly in Sydney, are choosing to leave the car keys on the rack and use other means to travel on weekdays, according to a recent Bureau of Transport Statistics survey.

Australia’s slowest peak-hour commutes revealed

The 15km drive from Sydney’s northern beaches to the CBD is officially the slowest daily peak-hour commute in the country. If you leave Manly at 8am on a Tuesday (which is apparently the worst day of the week), it will take you on average 50...

RTA Speed Zones and Speed Signs up for Review

It seems that the NSW Roads & Traffic Authority is as confused as any of us over what speed we should be doing along many of the states major roads. It also appears that NSW State Liberal Government has been listening to driver’s...

Victorian speed camera review due in August

Victoria’s speed cameras could be in for a similar shake-up to those in New South Wales, with the state’s Auditor-General set to deliver an audit into the effectiveness of its fixed cameras to Parliament in late August.