David Ross
Rise of illegal electric bikes could be adding risk to food delivery services
Food delivery riders are using illegal electric bikes that travel in excess of current speed limits, many of which are rented from...
Dead meat: There’s a human cost to the uber-fast food delivery gig economy – but no one is keeping tabs
Delivery riders zipping through city streets on scooters and bikes are being killed and seriously injured, but governments aren’t tracking the true...
Construction jobless hits high, as the downturn bites
Underemployment in construction is close to hitting an all-time high, as the sector shows further signs of the impact of the nation’s...
The worrying fallout from the high cost of healthcare
High healthcare costs are keeping Aussies away from the doctor and the dentist and forcing many to borrow to meet them, new...
How the country’s over-burdened internet infrastructure is hurting video streaming
Australian Netflix users are suffering from buffering, with little hope of a solution in sight as our nation’s beleaguered internet infrastructure continues...
Needles no more: New research could make getting vaccinated as easy as taking a breath
Getting your vaccines may soon be as simple as taking a breath, thanks to a world first in research from the Murdoch...
Rental market set to deteriorate as landlords switch to Airbnb
Australia’s inner-city rental market is only going to worsen as short-stay landlords take houses out of the market to cater to tourists,...
Falling luxury car sales point to a spending crunch in housing
Federal government policies may finally have tapped the brakes on the housing market, but in doing so they might have also put...
How to avoid being slugged by high petrol prices this Easter
Petrol prices in all capital cities except Adelaide are expected to fall from near-record highs as the Easter weekend approaches, according to experts....
Women increasingly falling off the housing ladder, experts say
Home ownership among Australian women has plummeted. Figures published in the latest edition of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)...