Are taxis or Ubers more expensive for trips across Sydney?

Are taxis or Ubers more expensive for trips across Sydney?

Taxi operators have challenged suggestions that trips with them are always pricier than with ride-share companies. We analyse the data.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

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Uber to pay $272 million to Australian taxi operators

Uber to pay $272 million to Australian taxi operators

It is the fifth-largest class action settlement in Australian legal history and comes after a protracted five-year legal battle.

  • byDavid Swan andRachael Dexter
Fake Uber driver jailed for six years over sex attacks on three women

Fake Uber driver jailed for six years over sex attacks on three women

One of Francesco De Luise’s victims told the court she thought she was going to die when she realised he was not her Uber driver.

  • byEmily Woods
Australia’s golden girl is on a hunt. The mission? To save rural sport

Australia’s golden girl is on a hunt. The mission? To save rural sport

Mary Fowler experienced a meteoric rise throughout her tender years. Now the Matildas star is on a mission to help save community sport.

  • byNick Wright
Accused car thief ‘tried to flee crash by hailing Uber’

Accused car thief ‘tried to flee crash by hailing Uber’

A man who allegedly fled the scene of a high-speed crash before ordering a ride-share vehicle to pick him up from a hotel has been charged.

  • byRachael Ward
Anna ordered an Uber. Minutes later,she was attacked by a fake ride-share driver
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Anna ordered an Uber. Minutes later,she was attacked by a fake ride-share driver

Reports of men assaulting or sexually touching vulnerable women who falsely believed they were their ride-share driver have sparked warnings and calls for greater safety awareness.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
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Avoid being ripped off on the ride home this Christmas and you’ll be ’appy

Avoid being ripped off on the ride home this Christmas and you’ll be ’appy

Uber drivers are using PayID to bypass their own platform and charge hefty fees on busy nights. Here’s what to watch for.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
You can now book a taxi through Uber,as ‘mortal enemies’ team up
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You can now book a taxi through Uber,as ‘mortal enemies’ team up

In a partnership that would once have been unthinkable,the ride-share giant is listing taxis on its app in Melbourne. But cab companies are not convinced by the move.

  • byCara Waters
Two cars too many? The price of Australia’s second-car obsession

Two cars too many? The price of Australia’s second-car obsession

More than half of Australian households own two or more cars – but the hidden cost of a second vehicle is significant.

  • byCara Waters
Uber’s surge plan to bring 10,000 electric vehicles into Australia

Uber’s surge plan to bring 10,000 electric vehicles into Australia

The ride-share giant is partnering with local distributor EVDirect on an emissions-free option for businesses.

  • byMike Foley
Uber warns food delivery costs to soar under IR changes

Uber warns food delivery costs to soar under IR changes

Sweeping reforms to set a pay floor for gig workers would sharply increase the price of meal delivery and ride-share trips ordered through Uber’s app,the digital platform predicts.

  • byAngus Thompson