Uber slashes prices in Melbourne again, drivers threaten strike action
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Uber lowers fares in Melbourne Jon Faine tears into Uber Melbourne general manager Matthew Denman over slashed fares for drivers. Audio courtesy of 774 ABC. PT1M49S 620 349 Uber has said it will again slash its fares in Melbourne, to the outrage of its drivers, some of whom are threatening strike action.In an email to drivers about midnight on Wednesday, Uber said it would cut fares on its low-cost UberX service in Melbourne by 15 per cent. The c..>> view originalSlack opens doors in Melbourne
Team communications software app Slack has opened its APAC headquarters in Melbourne, promising to bring 70 new jobs for Victoria.Slack’s group messaging app is one of the world’s fastest growing software apps and the start-up is currently worth $US2.8 billion. The app has grown from being a video game spin-off to being a major software enterprise player, becoming the workplace messaging app of choice for the likes of NASA, Airbnb, eBay and News Corp. CEO Stewart Butterfield said while Sydney i..>> view originalLong delays at Melbourne Airport expected as staff go on strike
CPSU stop work at Melbourne International Airport last year. Photo: Joe Armao Passengers at Melbourne Airport can expect lengthy delays on Thursday and Friday as staff go on strike.Border Force staff plan to walk off the job at international terminals during both morning and evening peak times as families try to fly out for school holidays.Flow-on delays are expected to hit domestic flights as well. Airport authorities are advising passengers to arrive early..>> view originalUber just cut the price for its illegal rideshare in Melbourne by 15%
Six weeks after cutting fares in Brisbane by 20%, ridesharing app Uber has taken the knife to prices in another capital where it remains illegal, shaving 15% off the cost of UberX in Melbourne from today. Fare cuts in winter have become something of an annual ritual for the $50 billion San Francisco-based digital business. Last year, fare rates in Sydney dropped by 10% and Uber claims that when it reduced uberX prices in Melbourne last year, “the result was many more people choosing uberX to ge..>> view originalFamilies of Melbourne wall collapse victims seek compensation
Families of Melbourne wall collapse victims seek compensation Updated March 31, 2016 13:53:34 The families of two siblings and a woman killed when a wall collapsed in Melbourne three years ago are seeking compensation from construction company Grocon.Bridget and Alexander Jones, aged 18 and 19, and French academic Marie Faith Faiwoo, 33, died when the brick wall and sign hoarding in Swanston Street blew over in strong winds in March 2013.Grocon was developing the vacant..>> view originalSeat du jour: Melbourne
After achieving a rare lower house win for the Greens in 2010, Adam Bandt did very well to retain his seat in 2013 in the face of a Liberal decision to direct preferences to Labor. The electorate of Melbourne has been the showpiece of the Greens’ electoral revolution over the last decade, owing to Adam Bandt’s successive victories in 2010 and 2013. Bandt’s win in 2010 was the second achieved by the party in a House of Representatives seat, after a by-election victory in the New South Wales se..>> view originalHanya Yanagihara to speak in Melbourne as part of Wheeler ...
Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life is an extraordinary experience. It's a bestselling book, shortlisted for several literary awards, that has polarised readers and reviewers.The Atlantic suggested Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life, a harrowing tale of friendship and trauma set over 720 pages, might be the "great gay novel" and the Observer called it a "devastating read". But even its editor wondered if the abuse suffered by one of its lead characters would be "to..>> view original
Thursday, March 31, 2016
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