Wondering about the weather on Australia Day? Here's your forecast for the capital cities. The ACT and WA follow a similar system. In the ACT, one additional demerit po ...

Any speeding offences, mobile phone useage, seatbelt or helmet offences will carry double demerits. During double demerits, if you are on your L or P plates, you will receive a minimum of eight ...

Motorists are being warned double demerit points will come into effect from Friday, as Australians prepare to hit the road ...

Police across the country have launched Australia Day operations with double demerit points now enforced in some states and ...

As the Australia Day long weekend approaches, many of us are looking forward to a well-deserved break, perhaps spent soaking up the sun at the beach, enjoying a cold one at the local pub, or catching ...

For all other traffic offences, such as failing to keep to the left on the roads, drivers will be hit with an extra demerit point. Queensland, unlike the other states, does not apply double ...

Tens of thousands of Australians are expected to hit the road for the Christmas holidays, which brings with it increased risk and the prospect of double demerits in some regions. New South Wales ...

Double demerit points will apply for the duration of the Australia Day long weekend operation, which began after midnight on Friday.

While the NRMA "supports double demerits" in some situations — which are enforced in New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland and ACT — he told Yahoo News there "should absolutely be ...

Queensland’s double demerit system instead only applies the penalty to repeat offenders, rather than drivers caught doing the wrong thing during holiday periods. Drivers in the Sunshine State ...

Queensland’s double demerit system instead only applies the penalty to repeat offenders, rather than drivers caught doing the wrong thing during holiday periods. Drivers in the Sunshine State ...