Australia politics live: NSW reveals laws to crush illegal ebikes; Kate Chaney pushes for action 1,000 days after gambling ad ban report

State legislation due to be introduced on Tuesday will give authorities powers to seize high-powered e-motorbikes. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The NSW government will introduce legislation to give authorities powers to crush “throttle-only, high-powered e-motorbikes” to parliament today. The laws, which were flagged last month , will give police and Transport for NSW officers the power to seize bikes operating at speeds more than 25km/h, before sending them to be crushed, even if bought in error. Officers will be able to use new roadside “dyno units” to test a bike’s speed. We don’t want to discourage safe and healthy ebike use, but we do want to discourage dangerous and illegal e-motorbike use – and these powers will do exactly that. If it behaves like a motorbike, it’s probably illegal and could end up in the crusher. So the message is simple, don’t buy an illegal ebike. Continue reading...

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