Theme park crackdown

THE Dreamworld tragedy has sparked a month-long safety crackdown across Queensland’s theme parks, starting with the Gold Coast icon.

Workplace inspectors descended upon Dreamworld yesterday in the first step of a government response to Tuesday’s accident, in which four people died on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

Other Queensland attractions – Movie World, Wet’n’Wild, Sea World, Aussie World and Australia Zoo – will be visited by inspectors over the month.

Employment and Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the crackdown was necessary to restore public confidence in the industry ahead of the Christmas holidays.