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04-12-2016, 12:30 PM
Ridesharing legalised in a**ther Australian state, but Uber's **t happy
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Slowly but surely, Australia is becoming a rideshare-friendly nation, but **t every state is doing it Uber's way.
On Tuesday, the South Australian government an**unced that from July 1, it would become the latest region to legalise services such as UberX that let people drive their own cars to take customers from A to B.*It follows the legalisation of ridesharing in 2015 by the*Australian Capital Territory (http://mashable.com/2015/09/29/uber-canberra-australia/)*(ACT) and New South Wales (http://mashable.com/2015/12/16/uber-legalised-in-nsw/)*(NSW) governments.*
SEE ALSO: Food delivery startup Deliveroo launches in third Australian city (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/deliveroo-launches-brisbane/)
Like NSW, the government will be offering an assistance package to ease the transition for taxi drivers.*South Australians will presumably help pay for the scheme, handing over a levy of A$1 per ride in taxis and rideshare*services.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/rideshare-legalised-south-australia/)
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Slowly but surely, Australia is becoming a rideshare-friendly nation, but **t every state is doing it Uber's way.
On Tuesday, the South Australian government an**unced that from July 1, it would become the latest region to legalise services such as UberX that let people drive their own cars to take customers from A to B.*It follows the legalisation of ridesharing in 2015 by the*Australian Capital Territory (http://mashable.com/2015/09/29/uber-canberra-australia/)*(ACT) and New South Wales (http://mashable.com/2015/12/16/uber-legalised-in-nsw/)*(NSW) governments.*
SEE ALSO: Food delivery startup Deliveroo launches in third Australian city (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/deliveroo-launches-brisbane/)
Like NSW, the government will be offering an assistance package to ease the transition for taxi drivers.*South Australians will presumably help pay for the scheme, handing over a levy of A$1 per ride in taxis and rideshare*services.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/rideshare-legalised-south-australia/)
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