A well-known trucking industry senator will be among the featured speakers at the upcoming Victorian Transport Association (VTA) conference in March.
Senator Glenn Sterle has been announced
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Trucking senator reflects on landmark funding
I am proud to have ended 2025 on a strong note, with the Albanese government showing that we’re focused on making life safer and easier for truckies.
Anyone who’s spent hours on the road knows how
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Senator reveals sham contracting focus ahead of ATO meeting
Trucking focused politician Senator Glenn Sterle has revealed one company in particular is at the top of his hit list as he prepares to meet with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to discuss sham contracting.
In
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Trucking senator discusses latest Newell Highway rest area
In early September, the north-west region’s largest heavy vehicle rest area opened thanks to investment from the Albanese and Minns Labor governments. The opening marks the completion of a three-year
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Truck focused senator calls out dangerous industry practice
Sham contracting is the biggest pox on the transport industry and this illegal practice impacts everyone involved.
Sham contracting occurs when an employer misrepresents an employment relationship as a
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Senator calls for taskforce to investigate sham contracting
Western Australian Senator Glenn Sterle has called on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to start a new taskforce to investigate sham contracting in the truck industry.
Sterle wrote to tax commissioner
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Sterle: Protect the vulnerable
My heart goes out to everyone who was affected by the disastrous floods we saw across the Hunter and mid-north coast of New South Wales towards the end of May this year.
At that time, authorities reported
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Senator Sterle’s election response – “Transport is the winner”
One of the most significant reforms introduced by the Albanese government was the Closing the Loopholes legislation which was passed by the federal parliament earlier this year.
This legislation was the
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Trucking senator responds previous fuel excise election promises
In recent years, the cost of fuel has been kicked around by politicians seeking to score political points, without any understanding of the impact any change will have on the road transport industry.
The
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Senator praises new law reforms for owner drivers
It has been a year since the Albanese Labor Government’s world-leading Closing Loopholes reforms were introduced and they are already beginning to create a safer and fairer road transport industry
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