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Uber has introduced a new pricing regime which will see rides that begin in affluent parts of Sydney and Melbourne charged disproportionately more than riders across other parts of the cities.

The Melbourne suburbs that will cop the biggest Uber price rises

In a break from its years-long pricing structure, the ride-share company will target passengers needing a lift in wealthier and inner-city suburbs with higher fares.

  • Elias Visontay

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Uber has introduced a new pricing regime which will see rides that begin in affluent parts of Sydney and Melbourne charged disproportionately more than riders across other parts of the cities.

The Sydney suburbs that will cop the biggest Uber price rises

The company has issued a major overhaul of its pricing model, slugging different fares on different parts of the city, upping the rates for short trips and expanding peak times.

  • Elias Visontay
Uber drivers will be among those made to undergo training about inappropriate behaviour.

One in four women cop driver misbehaviour in rideshares and taxis

While a quarter of women experienced inappropriate behaviour when travelling alone in rideshares and taxis, only six in 10 reported the incidents, a survey found.

  • Elias Visontay
Uber driver Jacob Abboud says his fuel costs have gone up from $200 a week to more $300 a week.

Uber, taxi drivers push for fare increases amid fuel crisis

While motorists pay more at the bowser, fares on ride-share platforms and in taxis have remained stagnant, leaving professional drivers to foot the bill.

  • Elias Visontay
The empty driver’s seat on board a driverless vehicle.

No tips required: Driverless taxis could soon be on Australian roads

Being a passenger in a self-driving car is surreal, but if Uber’s planned deployment of robo-taxis goes to plan, it is going to become increasingly common.

  • Cara Waters
Uber and Joby’s Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVtol) aircraft in Dubai.

Flying taxis are ready for take-off – and Australia is in their sights

Melbourne was originally announced as one of three pilot cities for Uber’s air taxis, but the company now admits their Aussie timelines were “a little optimistic”.

  • Cara Waters
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Uber drivers accused of serious misconduct are back on the roads after using the Albanese government’s new gig economy laws.

How banned Uber drivers are reinstated, while passenger evidence goes unheard

An Albanese government legal change has resulted in a flood of banned drivers reinstated, with tribunal decisions repeatedly citing Uber’s failure to gather evidence.

  • Elias Visontay
Adam Berguiga.

New Year’s Day church rape accused tried to flee the country with a false ID, police say

Inside Sydney International Airport, Frenchman Adam Berguiga sat with his bags packed. A court heard one dogged Melbourne detective and her team worked around the clock to track the alleged rapist before he fled Australia.

  • Erin Pearson
A shake-up is coming for Uber drivers’ pay and conditions.

Sydney man bashed, bound and locked in boot of Uber in suspected kidnapping

Police believe a 29-year-old found bound and locked in the boot of an Uber with stab and burn wounds was kidnapped. In a separate incident, a rideshare driver was allegedly stabbed by a teenage passenger.

  • Amber Schultz
Jo Case in Carlton on her way to Melbourne Airport.

The Uber racket at Melbourne Airport scamming travellers

Within minutes of getting into the stranger’s car and heading towards her home, Jo Case says she knew in her bones that something was wrong.

  • Cara Waters