{
  "id": 20183349,
  "title": "The Queensland ebike scheme keeping regional riders off the road: ‘If you live north of Rockhampton, bad luck’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/the-queensland-ebike-scheme-keeping-regional-riders-off-the-road-if",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T14:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/16/e-bikes-queensland-cycle-assurance-scheme-state-laws"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New requirements ban electric bikes that have not been assessed at a registered retailer – of which there are only nine in the state Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An ebike has saved Queensland mother Rhianna Steindl thousands of dollars in petrol and other vehicle running costs. In the six years since she bought her large cargo bike, it has became a common sight in…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}