{"id":31163,"date":"2016-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/transport-minister-stephen-mullighan-accuses-uber-of-bully-tactics\/"},"modified":"2016-05-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T00:00:00","slug":"transport-minister-stephen-mullighan-accuses-uber-of-bully-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/transport-minister-stephen-mullighan-accuses-uber-of-bully-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan accuses Uber of \u201cbully\u201d tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Following reports Uber is considering not setting up in SA due to excessive red tape and costs, Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan has accused the company of trying to \u201cbully the South Australian public\u201d.<\/h3>\n<p>Mr Mullighan told Leon Byner on FIVEAA that the threat to not to setup was one the company had repeated around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUber is carrying on like they have in every other jurisdiction around the world,\u201d he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re thumping their chests and saying if we don\u2019t get what we want then we\u2019re not going to setup in your state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what they say around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is their last opportunity to try and bully the South Australian public down on levels of regulation and costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mullighan said Uber was making the same argument in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia where the ride sharing business is still outlawed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Uber) know those others states are going to be watching very closely what happens in South Australia, and Uber wants to set the benchmark as cheaply and as low as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO STEPHEN MULLIGHAN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/262553545&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brad Kitschke from Uber told Leon Byner was reconsidering setting up in SA due to \u201cbureaucratic inefficiency\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been telling them this for 12 months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a very small, very powerful group from the incumbent industry that are exerting an inordinate level of pressure on the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u2019s trying to placate a small group vested interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/simon-hill-lectures-adelaide-united-fans-after-grand-final-win\">SIMON HILL LECTURES ADELAIDE UNITED FANS AFTER GF WIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/david-and-will-pull-clown-senator-dastyari-to-pieces-over-adelaide-insult\">DAVID AND WILL PULL \u201cCLOWN\u201d SENATOR TO PIECES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following reports Uber is considering not setting up in SA due to excessive red tape and costs, Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan has accused the company of trying to \u201cbully the South Australian public\u201d. 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