In my last column, I wrote about the need to ensure transport reforms won by the industry remained in place – no matter the outcome of the federal election.
On May 3, the Labor party was swept back into
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TWU – now is the time for genuine industry reform
By the time you’re reading this, the federal election will be well and truly decided.
At the time of writing, campaigning has only just begun in earnest.
Under the Albanese government, the transport
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TWU issues plea to save cash-in-transit industry
Cash still has a huge role to play in Australian society.
While that’s still the case – and it will be for several years to come – banks and retailers have to step up to ensure that can happen efficiently
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TWU: How to make the industry better for owner drivers
A couple of months into the year and the road transport laws brought in under the Albanese government are gathering steam.
At the beginning of February, I joined a road transport delegation – TWU members,
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TWU welcomes reform to start 2025
This month, truck drivers and gig workers receive new rights under transport reform laws. For the first time there will be protections from unfair contract terminations if you’re a truck driver, and
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TWU looks at “crossroads” of trucking industry
In 2025, the road transport industry in Australia stands at a transformative crossroads. The new transport legislation passed by the federal government has given us the power to fundamentally shift towards
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TWU recaps a powerful year of trucking reforms
As we draw close to the end of the year, it’s the time people start thinking about the year to come.
But it’s also useful to look at the year that’s been, to pause and look at where we’ve actually
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TWU welcomes major Australian truck driver reform laws
There has never been a more promising moment in time for the road transport industry in Australia.
After years of industry struggle, after too many lost lives and sunken business dreams, the transport
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TWU national secretary calls to make industry better
There are over 500,000 transport workers in Australia.
But we are all intrinsically and deeply connected to the transport industry. When lives are lost on our roads, they affect countless families and
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Let’s learn from history for our supply chain
During the pandemic Australia and the rest of the world saw the importance of the transport industry to keep things running.
Transport workers were busy making their way across closed borders and dealing
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