by admin | Nov 11, 2020 | News, Parliament
Rods question in Parliament today… Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (13:15): My question is to the Leader of the Government, representing the Premier. Last week California voters approved proposition 22, which will allow Uber and the other gig economy firms to...
by admin | Jun 10, 2020 | News
Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton is encouraging anyone who has been involved in or considered a class action to make a submission to the Federal inquiry into litigation funding and class action regulations. The current inquiry is the fourth to investigate...
by admin | Mar 23, 2020 | News, Parliament
On March 18 in Parliament I asked the Minister to suspend the Uber trial of MPTP in Geelong until it can be opened to all operators under the same safety and training requirements. UPDATE 24 March 2020: A disappointing response from the Minister today, who assures us...
by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | News
Rod spoke with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell this morning about having proper signage on rideshare vehicles, following a disturbing increase in drivers posing as ride share. Last year Rod raised the issue in Parliament after a young women was assaulted when she was lured...
by admin | Jan 28, 2020 | News
The Maurice Blackburn Class Action against Uber is progressing well and we expect to make some strong headway this year towards a resolution for registrants. We had a successful result in the court just prior to Christmas – read our update from 2019 here. There...
