Australia’s COVID-19 border closures are confusing, inconsistent and counterproductive Coronavirus, Transport & Logistics Catherine Bennett 6 January 2021 A rigorous, nationally coordinated network of contact tracing and quarantine is surely preferable to border closures and economic disruptions.
COVID-19 has changed cities, and we must respond with a vision beyond ‘free parking’ Coronavirus, Politics, Property, Transport & Logistics Rebecca Clements and Elizabeth Taylor and Thami Croeser 17 December 2020 Many Australian cities have fallen back on offering free car parking to attract visitors back to the CBD after the pandemic.
Family of killed UberEats rider files workers’ comp claim, in what could be a landmark test case for the gig economy Legal, Startup News, Transport & Logistics Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 10 December 2020 The family of UberEats rider Dede Fredy is filing a workers’ comp claim over his death, in what could be a landmark case for the gig economy.
Is it legal to direct employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Coronavirus, Legal, Tourism, Transport & Logistics Trent Hancock 26 November 2020 This week, Qantas issued a no-jab-no-fly mandate, raising the question of whether employers can require employees and customers to be vaccinated.
Think taxing electric-vehicle use is a backward step? It’s actually an important policy advance Analysis, Tax, Technology, Transport & Logistics Jago Dodson and Tiebei (Terry) Li 26 November 2020 From a longer-term transport policy perspective, a distance-based road-user charge on electric vehicles is an important step forward.
Qantas’ no-vaccine-no-fly mandate is absolutely legal — and not the first of its kind Coronavirus, Legal, Tourism, Transport & Logistics Amber Schultz 25 November 2020 Qantas passengers travelling internationally will have to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Is this a fair call?
A late-November cut-off: Delivery services will find it hard — if not impossible — to cope this Christmas season Coronavirus, Retail, Transport & Logistics Flavio Romero Macau and Reza Kiani Mavi 19 November 2020 Delivery services have been under strain for most of 2020 due to the dramatic increase in online shopping driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What can China’s beloved electric vehicle maker NIO learn from Tesla? Analysis, Technology, Transport & Logistics Tom Stacey 18 November 2020 Founded in 2014, NIO is one of a number of Chinese companies racing to become a leader in the design and manufacture of EVs.
The work-from-home revolution has seen peak-period congestion drop by 10-15%: How do we maintain this shift post-COVID-19? Coronavirus, Remote Work, Transport & Logistics David Hensher and Matthew Beck 17 November 2020 In 2019, the average daily commute time for Australian metro workers was 66 minutes. Then COVID-19 happened.
The Reject Shop partners with DoorDash to offer within-the-hour home delivery Retail, Transport & Logistics Lois Maskiell 5 November 2020 The Reject Shop has struck a new partnership with US tech company DoorDash, promising customers same-day delivery and collection.
