Queensland will raise car registration fees by 3.4% and increase fines for various traffic violations, while also reducing speed limits in tourist areas from 50 km/h to 40 km/h.

Starting July 1, 2025, Australia will implement significant road rule changes, focusing on mobile phone use and speed limits.

As part of these changes, AI-powered surveillance cameras will be introduced nationwide to detect drivers using mobile phones, imposing fines up to $1,209 and the loss of five demerit points for violations.

In South Australia, drivers must reduce their speed to 25 km/h when approaching roadside recovery vehicles with flashing amber lights, facing fines up to $1,648 and the potential loss of seven demerit points.

In response to complaints about receiving fines without prior notice during the pandemic, NSW will eliminate ticketless parking fines.

In Victoria, a new rule will require drivers to slow down to 40 km/h when passing stationary emergency vehicles, including tow trucks, with fines for non-compliance reaching $961.

Western Australia will lower speed limits on sealed roads to between 70 km/h and 100 km/h, with urban roads capped at 60 km/h and a 40 km/h limit in high pedestrian areas such as Augusta.

New South Wales (NSW) will see increased penalties for not wearing seatbelts, with mobile phone cameras also detecting seatbelt violations; between 2019 and 2023, 150 fatalities were attributed to seatbelt non-compliance.