Uber
Treasury and Chalmers each doing their jobs
Surely it is better that the Treasurer makes decisions based on rigorous analysis by a qualified public service rather than setting policy on the advice or wants of interest groups? Why can’t there be a sensible debate about negative gearing before the media insists on statements ruling “in” or “out” a policy before the analysis is even completed?
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Opinion
Taxis
In the taxi v Uber war, I choose taxis ... until I choose an Uber, of course
As a customer, your foe is not one or the other, it’s anti-competitive behaviour that results in monopoly power.
- by Malcolm Knox
Property investors are hardly hard done by
I cannot feel sorry for Chirayu Shah and his poor, hard-done-by sons. He and others like him who are rich enough to put their spare cash into investment properties have been enjoying massive tax concessions for years.
Passengers are flocking to Ubers at Sydney airport. Taxis will miss out on millions
Uber’s new rank and hail zone prompted a one-day strike by Sydney’s cab drivers. Now, NSW’s taxi boss warns the scheme will cost drivers a 20 per cent loss in fares.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Opinion
Tips & advice
Taxi drivers upset with Ubers at the airport? Cry me a river
I’ve been to a place where ride-share services are banned and, let me tell you, it’s not pretty.
- by Ben Groundwater
Red wine for Melburnians, sav blanc for Sydneysiders – and lattes for all
Food delivery app data shows NSW residents want sauvignon blanc, lemonade and cola delivered to their door, while Victorians want red wine and VB.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
‘I hate to generalise, but ...’ What Uber driving has taught me about humanity
Lawyers always know a “faster” route. Kids hate talking to strangers. Women are scared. And sometimes, talkative 20-somethings just nail it.
- by Wallace Noble
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Electric vehicles
Uber EV pilot could jumpstart Australian second-hand market
Ride-share and delivery drivers could lease second-hand Japanese electric vehicles starting from $124 a week, as the company bids to be emissions-free by 2040.
- by Penry Buckley
Opinion
Public transport
This European city is missing a service common in Australia - and we don’t miss it
At first, we thought the apps must have crashed. But within days, we realised it was something else entirely: there are no rideshare platforms in Denmark.
- by Caroline Zielinski
Millie thought she was safe getting an Uber home. Her driver was a predatory impostor
Millie is among a string of women who have been raped or sexually assaulted, targeted by rideshare drivers – or someone posing as one – after a night out.
- by Cameron Houston and David Estcourt
Man wanted by police over fatal Uber crash hands himself in
Police said the Goodna man was on the run for almost a week after a hit-and-run crash that killed a passenger in an Uber.
- by Cloe Read
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