To bail or not to bail: Why the government rebuffed Virgin’s request for a $1.4 billion loan Coronavirus, Politics, Transport & Logistics The Conversation 20 April 2020 Virgin Australia last week asked the ASX to suspend trading of its shares after the government rebuffed its request for a $1.4 billion loan.
Australians fell out of love with Holden because it fell out of love with us Branding, Transport & Logistics Gary Mortimer 18 February 2020 Australians fell out of love with Holden because the brand, and its parent company General Motors, fell out of love with us.
China-based Uber rival DiDi is launching in Sydney — and there are deals aplenty Transport & Logistics Matthew Elmas 17 February 2020 China-based rideshare company DiDi will launch in Sydney in March, a move which will once again ratchet up competition in the market.
Why should Australia embrace electric vehicles? And why don’t we? Politics, Transport & Logistics The Conversation 10 February 2020 A total of 6,718 electric vehicles were sold in Australia in 2019. That’s three times as many as in 2018, but it’s still small beer.
Delivery giant Toll Group hit by ransomware attack, leaving small business owners frustrated over “untraceable” parcels Transport & Logistics Matthew Elmas 5 February 2020 Angry business owners are venting their frustration with delivery giant Toll Group after a ransomware attack compromised its operations.
Uber won’t take over the world, but it will normalise job insecurity Analysis, Technology, Transport & Logistics The Conversation 5 December 2019 Uberisation is not an unstoppable force, however, it is fostering the apparent normalisation of all forms of precarious and insecure work.
A transport service or a tech company? Uber’s future is uncertain Analysis, Transport & Logistics Justine Landis-Hanley 2 December 2019 Worldwide legal battles, shifting policies and unclear definitions mean that Uber's future is far from certain anywhere in the world.
Investors laughed Daniel Rombouts out the room — now he’s running a $6.5 million company and taking on Uber Transport & Logistics Matthew Elmas 18 November 2019 Get Picked Up was laughed out of the room by investors, but now profitable, the company is gearing up to take on multinational ridesharing giant Uber.
Ola’s boss says competition with Uber boosts driver earnings — but contractors are using multiple platforms to make ends meet Transport & Logistics Matthew Elmas 29 October 2019 As multinationals such as Ola compete for Australia's rideshare market, contractors operating within the platforms say it's become harder to make ends meet.
Gremlins in the network: How to find, and oust, the hidden costs in your delivery system Transport & Logistics Walter Scremin 28 June 2019 Hidden costs gremlins in your delivery systems can become difficult to find and difficult to eliminate once they become entrenched.
