Government Accused Of Losing Control Of Road Maintenance 12/04/21

Published: April 11, 2021, 3 p.m.

The cost of required maintenance on Queensland’s state controlled roads has climbed by more than $400m in just one year, with dozens of bridges and culverts on structure safety plans. A major surf lifesaving body is blacking out its website after a shocking new report showed that a drowning happened every second day on Australian beaches over summer on average. A timeline to vaccinate all Australians against COVID-19 has been thrown overboard by the Prime Minister, who now says it’s impossible to set a target for when the country will be vaccinated. And an adventure-seeking Brisbane teen has been remembered as an “amazing soul” after falling to his death while climbing in the Glass House Mountains on Saturday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atcouriermail.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.