Victoria Taxi ordered to pay $12K for refusing to give woman in wheelchair ride
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Wed, 9 September 2026Mon, 14 September 2026
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original reportfirst to report
cheknews.ca
ABC News (Australia)
9 Sept, 19:42over 4 days14 Sept, 06:52
How it spread - 2 original reports
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- cheknews.ca19:42
Victoria Taxi and one of its drivers has been ordered to pay a woman $12,000 and implement mandatory training after refusing to give her a ride due to her wheelchair.
Mon, 14 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)06:52first to report
It was Rosie Putland's first week in Canberra in her new job, but the week was marred by what she calls discrimination. Ms Putland says she was refused a taxi and an Uber due to being in a wheelchair.