RUMOUR CONFIRMED A woman travelling alone has spoken of a scary scam she avoided at Melbourne Airport last night when trying to get an Uber home. “As a single female travelling, it was pretty scary,” passenger Caitlin told Ross and Russ. Press PLAY to hear her close call on her commute home The driver told […]
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On 1 May 2025, a broadcast on 3AW Breakfast about the impacts of deregulation of the taxi industry incorrectly stated that taxi licence plates were previously sold by the Victorian government. The plates, although originally issued by the State Government for a fee, were in fact sold on the open market.
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