Overview
- Police will apply double demerits for a short enforcement period starting at midnight in a push to slow dangerous driving.
- Officers urged drivers to reduce speed after authorities cited 90 deaths in 90 days on Australian roads.
- The double‑demerits scheme raises penalties for driving offences during set periods to deter risky behaviour.
- Some Sydney service stations cut pump prices after the federal government called for a petrol excise reduction.
- Any relief at the bowser depends on how quickly retailers pass on the excise change, so prices may not fall evenly across the city.