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Uber said there was evidence supplied by a rider that the driver was speeding.

Uber appeals against reinstating driver accused of speeding, racist remarks

The ride-share giant has appealed against an order to reinstate a driver with 16 misconduct allegations against him as the government updates deactivation laws.

  • Millie Muroi

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Political strategist Isaac Levido says “tech divergence” is sharpening voter expectations and intensifying frustration with government delivery.

‘Uber in 90 seconds, health appointment in nine months’: Why voters are turning to populists

Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon, but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.

  • Rob Harris
The DiDi rideshare driver was refused bail in court.

Alleged sex assault of teenager puts ride-share app safety in the spotlight

The 17-year-old was allegedly detained and sexually assaulted by her ride-share driver on her way to work in Sydney’s north.

  • Amber Schultz
Uber’s complaints handling processes have been blasted by the Fair Work Commission.

Uber forced to reinstate driver accused of speeding, sexual comments

The ride-share giant has again been scolded by the Fair Work Commission over its failure to gather further evidence from complainants and its “nonsensical” chatbot.

  • Elias Visontay
Malini V. farewells her dog, Furphy, at Melbourne Airport last week.

Melbourne Airport is degrading our experience of that last hug goodbye. We’ve seen how this story ends

We deserve a world-class gateway to Melbourne, not a world-class car park from a facility determined to gouge us and make our lives more miserable.

  • Cara Waters
A brutal taxi driver assault has highlighted the issue of passenger-on-driver violence.

Stabbing attack on Sydney cabbie reveals ‘lesser known evil’ plaguing industry

The taxi driver, attacked over a fare dispute in Marrickville, is among the one-third of drivers who have reported abuse.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
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Arjun Mohan farewelled Malini V kerbside at the airport along with their dog Furphy, a practice which is set to be abolished.

Melbourne Airport to scrap kerbside pick-up and drop-off

Some passengers will have to walk almost 400 metres to be picked up at the airport.

  • Cara Waters
Rideshare platforms such as Uber are not using the Albanese government’s new gig economy laws as intended, Minister Amanda Rishworth has said.

Australians’ Uber obsession nears $15 billion a year

Despite recording a gross profit of more than $2 billion, Uber Australia is boasting that it will not be hit with local payroll tax.

  • Elias Visontay
Online food delivery riders are everywhere in the inner capital cities.

‘You have no idea how difficult you’ve made my life’: the brutal reality of being a food delivery rider

They’re everywhere in the inner capital cities – but who are those people whizzing past, and what do they really think about life on the road?

  • James Hughes
Uber’s complaints handling processes have been blasted by the Fair Work Commission.

‘Illogical and arbitrary’: Uber’s automatic sackings regime blasted

Uber’s fully automated complaints-handling system has been scolded as unlawful by the Fair Work Commission as it orders yet another driver’s reinstatement.

  • Elias Visontay