Tuesday, 2 June 2026

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (15:35): I rise to deliver a brief members statement. Last week was National Road Safety Week, which is an important week for those of us who have a professional background in the transport industry. Everyone is affected by road safety, because we all use roads in some way and we are all affected by what happens on our roads. When I was the secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union I represented workers – truck drivers, bus drivers and gig economy workers – who spend days at a time on our roads working on some of the most dangerous jobs in Australia. We need to keep our roads safe, because these workers also deserve the right to return home safely to their families at the end of a shift.