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Female ride-sharing service
Ride-sharing has become all the rage these days but it’s no surprise some women are hesitant to use this form of transportation after hearing about bad experiences female passengers have had with drivers. Therefore one company has created an Uber-style car service with just female drivers for women and children passengers only. Chariot For Women was…
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Aussie Dollar reaches nine month high
The Australian dollar today reached a nine month high of 77 US cents. This is mainly attributed to the strengthening global equity markets and commodity prices. Last night crude oil rose 3%, iron ore reached $US60 per tonne and gold realized its highest quarterly gain in three decades. Indeed, following a business survey, NAB said…
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Facebook Messenger to introduce Chatbots
Mark Zuckerberg today announced that Facebook Messenger will be open to businesses and pages, allowing them to build customised chatbots for customers to interact with. You can do anything from ask a business chatbot a question to ordering products. “We think you should just be able to message a business the same way that you…
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Uber ordered to pay up $10 million
Uber has been ordered to pay at least $10 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading customers about the safety of its service. Foremost in this lawsuit was the accusation that Uber’s background checks on its drivers were not as thorough as advertised to customers. The conclusion of the lawsuit “sends…
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The new Australian $5 is revealed
The latest version of the Australian $5 note has been revealed and has been especially designed for the visually impaired. The tactile feature has been incorporated to help the visually impaired differentiate between the various banknotes. In addition the note will have large numerals and bolder colours particularly some bright yellow blooms of wattle. Queen…
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Uber to be made legal in South Australia
South Australia will make it legal for Uber and other ride-sharing services like GoCatch to enter the market in July 2016. Currently any ride-sharing and taxi applications are banned from being used. Following in NSW’s footsteps, the local government will be compensating each of the 1,137 taxi licence holders $30,000 each. That’s a total of…
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ALC to take RSRT fight to parliament
Following yesterday’s Federal Court decision to discontinue the temporary stay order on the Road Safety Remuneration Order, the Australian Logistics Council will now urgently write to MPs and Senators before Parliament resumes on 18 April 2016 calling for the Road Safety Remuneration Act to be repealed. “ALC will write to all Members and Senators, including…
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Telstra data guy teams up with… Telstra
Remember that Telstra data guy that downloaded a terabyte aka $10,000 worth of data on Telstra’s free data Sunday? Well he said he’d never work for Telstra but turns out he’s not a man of his word after accepting an offer to work with the telco. Two days before he accepted the offer John Szaszvari…
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Asian tourists are spending the most
Research undertaken by the University of Technology (UTS) Business School revealed that Asian tourists visiting Sydney spend as much as 6.5 times more than other tourists. It was found that there is a huge spending capacity of Asian tourists who are in Australia as part of incentive schemes. A 2015 visitor survey from Tourism Australia…
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Western Sydney’s $36 million zoo of the future
What happens when Western Sydney University (WSU) teams up with Sydney Zoo? They set a goal to deliver “one of the most technologically advanced wildlife experiences in the world.” Western Sydney could be saying hello to a new $36 million cage-free zoo that will aim to utilise intelligent fencing designs across 30 exhibits to deliver…
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