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Union slams ride-sharing as 'rip off'

RIDE-sharing service, Uber has been criticised for 'ripping off' drivers and passengers by the Transport Workers Union.

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19th July 2017 12:07 PM

Ride-sharing app, Uber has be criticised for 'ripping off' drivers and passengers.

Rideshare driver charged with rape of teenage girl

A rideshare driver has been charged over the alleged rape of a teenage girl in Brisbane last week.

Is this company about to become the Uber of photography?

HOW a Sunshine Coast company has grown from an idea to a global business in just over two years and hopes to become the...

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11th July 2017 6:07 AM

Brad Filliponi of the Sunshine Coast-based Box Brownie photographic services business which is making an enormous impact on the US real estate industry.

Police say accused Uber driver rapist may have more victims

QUEENSLAND police fear an Uber driver remanded in custody over the alleged triple rape of a passenger last week could be a...

Springfield Uber driver charged with sexual assault

DETECTIVES fear there could be more victims after an Uber driver was charged with sexually assaulting a female passenger...

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08th July 2017 11:07 AM

Aussie app brings cheap movies

Choovie offers tickets as low as $6.25.

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06th July 2017 11:07 AM

Macca's now offering table delivery service and UberEats

"We want to be a part of people’s everyday lives and choices."

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28th June 2017 5:06 PM

A woman received her barista made coffee in the TV ad.

Uber driver says he didn't know of 48kg of dope in his car

ONE of two men police claim were found with 48kg of marijuana in their car reckons he was just an Uber driver who didn't...

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15th June 2017 6:06 AM

Man claims he was just the Uber driver for his co-accused.

Report exposes Uber’s toxic culture as CEO steps down

THE chief executive officer of ride-sharing business Uber will step down indefinitely as a damning report exposes the...

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14th June 2017 7:06 AM

Mystery of how 16-year-old girl became alleged Uber killer

HOW did this 16-year-old schoolkid end up wearing only her bra and leggings, clutching a stolen machete in one hand and a...

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03rd June 2017 9:06 AM

Australians "not ready" for driverless cars

DESPITE ploughing billions globally into the technology, the boss of Ford’s local operation has admitted that Australians...

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30th May 2017 6:05 PM

A self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car is test driven, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Pittsburgh.

SOAP BOX: Uber tax just perpetuates the problem

NEW laws designed to 'level the playing field' between ridesharing services and taxi services will now see Uber drivers...

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30th May 2017 8:05 AM

Uber told the ABC that the new laws this would make Queensland one of the most expensive places in Australia to become a ride-share driver.

IT'S WAR: Taxi drivers to make election a battle ground

THE war raging between taxi drivers and ride sharing company Uber will be a major election issue, Taxi Council Queensland...

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25th May 2017 4:05 PM

--FILE--A man uses the taxi-hailing app Uber on his smartphone in Chendu city, southwest china's Sichuang province, 6 May 2015.Uber and its Chinese rival Didi Kuaidi are locked in a billion-dollar battle to control the world's largest ride-hailing market. And Uber's losing. Or at least, that's what Didi Kuaidi would have you believe. On Tuesday(1 December 2015), the unicorn startupvalued at $16 billion with $4 billion in venture capital fundingreleased new data on its position. Kuaidi claims that it is the "market leader" in all of the 259 cities where it provides private-car hailing, including a 90% share of Beijing, home of 21 million people, where the company fields over 1 million daily ride requests. Didi and Uber China (technically a separate mainland-based operation from Uber global) have spent hundreds of millions of dollars each on subsidies to convince Chinese drivers to opt for their service over their competitor's. Both have big backersDidi counts Alibaba and Tencent, while Uber China partners with Baidu. While Uber is the global behemoth in the nascent ride-hailing market, with a valuation that exceeds $50 billion and a funding war chest of more than $7 billion, it's fighting an uphill battle against local competition in many foreign markets like China.

'Ponzi scheme Uber a 99% chance of collapsing in a decade'

Ride-sharing giant is "one of the stupidest businesses in history".

Ipswich woman's last chance to spend time with dying dad

HOW Uber changed this local family's life

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24th May 2017 5:05 PM

LIFELINE: Ride-sharing job allows Bryr Brannigan to spend time with terminally ill dad, Patrick.

'UNFAIR': Taxi boss slams ride sharing reforms

TAXI Council Queensland says they welcome competition with Uber, but want it to be fair

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24th May 2017 2:05 PM

"The public continues to choose taxis for a simple reason - they are safe and provide service to all areas 24/7.”

Booming Ipswich service helping hundreds make extra cash

A surge in demand means this is now a real option for people looking for work

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24th May 2017 1:05 PM

COMMENT: Innovation will go a long way

The price estimation tool is the way forward

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24th May 2017 10:05 AM

Uber Freight launches in US

UBER formally launched its freight wing in the U.S earlier this month, resulting in a major shake up to the North American...

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24th May 2017 9:05 AM

Uber drivers may be forced to use CCTV

Parliament recommends cameras to record passengers.

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16th May 2017 8:05 AM

Uber CCTV on the cards, say Queensland pollies

UBER drivers may be forced to install cameras in their private cars to record passengers under a raft of legal changes...

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16th May 2017 8:05 AM

Ubers, cabbies are Coast's answer to Lara Bingle

THEY'RE not Lara Bingle asking "where the bloody hell are ya?”, but Coast Uber drivers and cabbies are playing a...

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16th May 2017 5:05 AM

TOUR GUIDE: Uber driver Rick Bolsterli is happy to play tour guide and help point visitors to the best destinations and events in the region as he ferries them around.

Female only alternative to Uber now on Coast

SHEBAH joins the drive to help keep women safe.

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27th April 2017 4:04 PM

LETTER: Keep our taxi jobs and our money on the Coast

EDITOR, you state, re a level playing field: "it's up to the industry watchdog to sort this out”, there is no...

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18th April 2017 7:04 AM

LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES: Suncoast Cabs director Clark Chappel says there are at least 100 jobs at his company now.

OUR SAY: Benefits in Uber's arrival

UBER'S arrival in Queensland has not been without controversy.

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17th April 2017 6:04 AM

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