'Horrific' spikes in state road tolls mean Australia will miss safety target

Four Australian states and territories are likely to miss the National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) target by the end of 2020, with three more dangerously close to falling short – and only one on track to achieve it. Signed into action by state and federal governments in 2011, the NRSS aims to reduce road deaths and injuries by 30 per cent through the decade to 2020.