DRIVE A2B July 2018

TRUE COLOURS
OF A VOLATILE TRANSPORT MINISTER
VTHF
No one in a civilised society wants
their rights violated or their way
of life thrown into chaos due
to government negligence. The
Transport Minister of Victoria
made sure of this chaos when the
new regulations turned the taxi
industry into ash.
safety. This was expressed by her
during the Public Accounts and
Estimate Committee meeting (30
May 2018) when she deflected
from a question asked of her. She
became very volatile and showed
her true colours by trying to make
herself look like the victim.
In reality these harsh reforms
had a huge human impact that
have shown no respect towards
people’s rights and presented an
underlying message of brutality of
government. No other state other
than Victoria has had taxi plates
revoked, which has left a trail of
destruction and trauma for so
many families.
The Transport Minister for Victoria
was outraged and felt vulnerable
about some attention made
towards her and her family’s
The cruelty she has bestowed
on families due to these
reforms will be felt for quite a
considerable time. The brutality
of such reforms shows that the
government has no concern
for people’s welfare nor cares
about the brutality they have
perpetrated.
The industry is now flooded
with cars creating more havoc
on congested roads. Taxis have
become unidentifiable and ride
share cars couldn’t care less
Jacinta Allan
Victorian Transport Minister
for road rules. It was a viable
industry for the economy and has
now become a platform for the
working poor.
The Transport Minister must take
full responsibility for the chaos
and negligence shown to the point
to point sector.
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20 DRIVE A2B magazine · July 2018