Tough New Measures To Stop Motorists Using Phones Behind The Wheel 09/07/2021

Published: July 8, 2021, 8 p.m.

Queensland motorists will be banned from placing mobile phones on their laps while behind the wheel under tough new rules to stamp out distracted driving on the state’s roads.  The advice used by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to keep borders closed has been kept secret by Queensland Health.... The Maroons have been rocked after star Queensland forward Jai Arrow was ruled out of Origin III and fined $35,000 for breaching the NRL’s strict COVID protocols.  A man who fatally stabbed an unarmed drunk German backpacker in a Brisbane road rage incident back in 2017...will spend the next eight years behind bars for manslaughter.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at COURIERMAIL.com.au/     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.