Tag: Uber
UberX legalised to pickup passengers from Melbourne Airport
MELBOURNE - Ride-sharing app Uber has just announced that from today 16 August, passengers flying into Melbourne Airport will be able to order an economy UberX for pick-up from two dedicated zones outside both international...
Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar: Meet Uber’s First Female Bike driver in Punjab
For a Punjabi woman, driving for a taxi company isn’t an obvious career choice. Punjab roads aren’t particularly safe, especially during the night, and dealing with chauvinistic male passengers can be painful....
Uber drivers must pay GST, court rules
Ride-sharing service Uber has lost a legal battle over GST with the Taxation Office. A Federal Court ruling this morning means Uber drivers will have to charge GST at 10 per cent...
Melbourne taxi drivers protest as cabbies face financial ruin
Victorian taxi drivers protest accusing the state government of wiping out their financial futures with an "unfair" licence buyback scheme. The Victorian government wants to deregulate the taxi industry by abolishing taxi licences...
Taxi drivers protest in Melbourne over industry reforms
Hundreds of angry taxi drivers have marched from the steps of state parliament to Flinders Street Station today to protest plans to deregulate the industry. Trams were temporarily halted in Melbourne’s city as...
Victoria’s taxi license plates buy-back package inherently unfair, says Goldy Brar
Melbourne – Taking a dig at the latest Taxi reform announcement made by Victorian Govt, Melbourne entrepreneur Goldy Brar has expressed his anger labelling it as unfair and poor decision. He said that...
Uber to get green light in Victoria
VICTORIA - It seems that Uber’s Victorian legal troubles will soon be over, as the state government this week committed to introducing laws that will regulate ridesharing services. Uber could be legalised in...
Uber could replace school buses for disabled children
Children with disabilities could soon be catching Uber to school under a radical proposal that would unwind the specialist school bus system in Victoria and Tasmania under the guise of a more...