ALEX CORBY
Photo by Caitlyn O’Brien
The Queensland government have announced that Uber, and other ride sharing services, will be legalised in the state from the 5th September 2016.
Premier Anna Palaszczuk is calling it a levelling of the playing field giving other company’s in the market a chance against a service that has never before been rivalled in Queensland.
To offset the changes to the current taxi services laws, the government will be cutting through a substantial amount of red tape for cab drivers and provide a $100 million assistance package which will include a one off payment of $20,000.
A fund for taxi drivers who are finding it difficult to make a living, will be given access to the “hardship fund” the Qld government will provide under certain circumstances. The fund consists of $26.7 million dollars.
The Palaszczuk government were contacted but did not provide comment.
