E-scooter riders in Queensland will be required to hold a learner's permit if the recommendations made by a "nation-leading" report into e-mobility device are adopted.

Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg told 4BC's Dean and Sofie "parents and guardians are effectively aiding and abetting the actions of their own children by purchasing illegal devices".

E-scooter riders in Queensland will be required to hold a learner's permit if the recommendations made by a "nation-leading" report into e-mobility device are adopted.
Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg told 4BC's Dean and Sofie "parents and guardians are effectively aiding and abetting the actions of their own children by purchasing illegal devices".

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Seize and destroy: 'Nation-leading' e-mobility report handed down in Queensland parliament 

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Beer expert Matt Kirkegaard joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to warn that while big brewers are raising prices to cover costs and increase margins, smaller craft brewers lack the market power to do the same.

Despite the federal government freezing the excise tax, brewers are citing soaring costs in labour, transport, and energy as the reason for the hike.

Beer expert Matt Kirkegaard joined Dean &amp; Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to warn that while big brewers are raising prices to cover costs and increase margins, smaller craft brewers lack the market power to do the same.
Despite the federal government freezing the excise tax, brewers are citing soaring costs in labour, transport, and energy as the reason for the hike.

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Seize and destroy: 'Nation-leading' e-mobility report handed down in Queensland parliament

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