The Taxi Jihad in Australia, Update

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Thu May 24, 2007 at 8:24 am PDT • Views: 491

The New South Wales government has issued a warning to cab drivers who refuse to pick up people with guide dogs for “religious” reasons: Biased cabbies face fines.

TAXI drivers who refuse to carry blind people with guide dogs face fines of up to $1100, the NSW Government warned today amid outrage at the biased practice.

Transport Minister John Watkins today warned of a crackdown on selective cabbies after he Daily Telegraph revealed some drivers were refusing to pick up guide dogs for “religious” reasons or because of allergies.

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All right, Zubin, hit it! -- Frank's onstage cue to conductor Zubin Mehta during their collaborative effort with the L.A. Philharmonic orchestra in 1970