Infrastructure vulnerability highlighted by Baltimore bridge collision

The Age March 27, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

Summary: A container ship collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore highlights infrastructure vulnerability. The disaster will impact global logistics, with increased costs and rerouted vessels. Urgent urban and transport planning is needed. Instagram's reduced political information access is seen as censorship. The Grand Prix's $100.6 million cost to taxpayers raises questions about priorities. Concerns about drug use in the AFL are raised. Police surveillance report falsification compromises criminal trials.

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