Overhaul Needed As Melbourne's Cabs Taxi To A Halt

Deregulation and more licences would put a stop to the malaise, writes Richard Allsop.

Small Talk

BRITISH supermodel Kate Moss has bought one of London's famous black taxis for about 45,000 euros ($74,600).The top model is the latest of a series of celebrities to buy one of London's 20,000 black cabs. In 2003, US actor and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had one shipped to California. The late US director Stanley Kubrick used to be seen behind the wheel of one of the famous cars, while British actor Stephen Fry allegedly used his in order to avoid paying parking tickets. Owning one ...

Taxi Firm May Join The Ranks

TWO taxi co-operatives could exist in the small Wollongong market by May after representatives from the Kingsgrove-based St George cabs met with Illawarra taxi owners on Monday.

Frustration In City Taxi Ranks

A MEETING between the Wollongong Radio Cabs board, taxi owners and lessees degenerated into a slanging match as two clear factions emerged among the co-operative's members.