15/05/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Apparently, after the latest Federal Budget announcement, Anthony Albanese & the Labor Party have quietly become silent business partners of Redman Transport Pty Ltd.
No paperwork signed yet, of course — but judging by the amount they now take from every kilometre we drive, every litre of diesel we buy, every registration renewal, toll road, payroll obligation, insurance increase, compliance audit, and road-user charge… they’re certainly on the payroll.
Transport operators across Australia are now expected to somehow absorb:
• Skyrocketing diesel prices
• Fuel excise creeping back in full force
• Endless toll increases
• Registration costs that rise faster than inflation
• Heavy vehicle charges increasing again
• Insurance premiums bordering on criminal
• Driver shortages nobody in Canberra seems interested in fixing
• Unrealistic NHVR compliance demands
• Parts, tyres & maintenance costs through the roof
• Delayed payments from major clients while suppliers want cash yesterday
• Payroll tax
• Super increases
• Rising interest rates on equipment finance
• Ports, depots & freight terminals operating like organised chaos
• Roads that destroy trucks faster than we can repair them
• Contracts awarded to the cheapest bidder while expecting premium service
• Constant pressure to lower freight rates despite every operational cost exploding
And after all that, small transport businesses are still somehow expected to smile politely while being told the economy is “strong”.
The reality? Australia runs on trucks. Supermarkets, mining, construction, fuel, agriculture — none of it moves without transport.
But instead of supporting the industry that literally keeps the country alive, governments treat transport operators like an unlimited ATM that can endlessly absorb more taxes, more costs, more regulation and more red tape.
At this point, Redman Transport may as well put Anthony Albanese on the company letterhead under:
“Unofficial Shareholder — Contributes Nothing, Takes a Percentage of Everything.”
But don’t worry everyone — apparently the solution is more bureaucracy.