Nine-year-old Australian boy allegedly caught driving car at 1.30am on major highway

<p>NSW police allege child was sitting on lap of 45-year-old man who was experiencing ‘significant fatigue’ but was operating pedals while boy steered</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/15/federal-politics-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-coalition-barnaby-joyce-one-nation-iran-womens-football-team-asylum-offers-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p>A nine-year-old boy has allegedly been caught steering a car after 1am on a major highway in New South Wales.</p><p>NSW police alleged that a 45-year-old driver was experiencing “significant fatigue” and “operating the pedals” while the boy steered on his lap.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/16/nine-year-old-boy-allegedly-driving-car-great-western-highway-australia-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>