On Tuesday, the South Australian government an**unced that from July 1, it would become the latest region to legalise services such as UberX that let people drive their own cars to take customers from A to B.*It follows the legalisation of Ridesharing in 2015 by the*Australian Capital Territory*(ACT) and New South Wales*(NSW) governments.*
Like NSW, the government will be offering an assistance package to ease the transition for taxi drivers.*South Australians will presumably help pay for the scheme, handing over a levy of A$1 per ride in taxis and rideshare*services.* Read more...