Beam launches probe into Brisbane e-scooter fleet scandal

Beam launches probe into Brisbane e-scooter fleet scandal

The company has commissioned its own investigation into council claims it exceeded its e-scooter cap across Brisbane.

  • byWilliam Davis

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Labor ushers in taxpayer-funded rebates for electric scooters,bikes

Labor ushers in taxpayer-funded rebates for electric scooters,bikes

From Monday,the Miles government will subsidise the purchase of e-scooters and e-bikes across Queensland in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
Call for witnesses after e-scooter rider suffers life-threatening injuries

Call for witnesses after e-scooter rider suffers life-threatening injuries

The 45-year-old Mitchelton woman is the latest rider to suffer serious injuries after coming off an e-scooter in Brisbane.

  • byWilliam Davis
Brisbane cancels Beam contract amid ‘ghost scooter’ controversy

Brisbane cancels Beam contract amid ‘ghost scooter’ controversy

The purple e-scooters have disappeared from the city’s streets after allegations their operator was running 500 more devices than their contract allowed.

  • byTony Moore
Council orders company to remove rental e-scooters from Sunshine Coast

Council orders company to remove rental e-scooters from Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Council allowed Neuron Mobility to run an 18-month trial,but residents made clear the orange e-scooters and e-bikes were not welcome.

  • bySean Parnell
It’s time for Brisbane to neuter the scooters
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Perspective

It’s time for Brisbane to neuter the scooters

Melbourne has banned rental e-scooters. Brisbane should consider doing the same – at least until we can separate them from pedestrians.

  • byCameron Atfield
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Crackdowns and bans:How the world’s cities are dealing with e-scooters
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Crackdowns and bans:How the world’s cities are dealing with e-scooters

As Melbourne announces a ban on the controversial shared scooters,let’s take a look at how other cities,from London to New York,have addressed the issue.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Scooters aren’t the problem,it’s Melbourne that needs to change
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City life

Scooters aren’t the problem,it’s Melbourne that needs to change

New Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has inherited a hot potato with the capital’s wildly divisive scooter rental scheme. But it’s a problem that a vibrant city centre should be able to resolve.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
E-scooters allow me to feel safe on my commute. Why is the council taking that away?
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Opinion

E-scooters allow me to feel safe on my commute. Why is the council taking that away?

Commuting on an e-scooter means I can avoid that feeling of having to look over my shoulder and tightly grip my keys. It’s these types of journeys that often go overlooked.

  • byLucy Dahan
Wrong e-scooter charger led to fatal explosion

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fatal explosion

The death of a man was an accident after he suffered burns to 90 per cent of his body in a blaze,a coroner has ruled.

  • bySavannah Meacham
‘Leniency is over’:Hundreds fined in e-scooter crackdown
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‘Leniency is over’:Hundreds fined in e-scooter crackdown

Police say Victorians are worried about the risks posed by e-scooters,particularly in Melbourne’s CBD,and enforcement of the rules will be a priority.

  • byCara Waters