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title: "Delivery drivers will get a minimum wage in Australia’s ‘world-first’ deal. But is it fair – and will your Uber Eats cost more?"
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description: "Starting Monday, Uber and DoorDash delivery drivers in Australia will earn a minimum of $31.30 per hour. This agreement with the two dominant food delivery platforms is hailed by unions as a 'world-first' milestone for gig economy workers who have long faced low pay and limited protections."
datetime: "2026-08-15T20:20:41.000Z"
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# Delivery drivers will get a minimum wage in Australia’s ‘world-first’ deal. But is it fair – and will your Uber Eats cost more?

From Monday, an Uber or Doordash delivery driver in Australia will earn at least $31.30 an hour – a milestone for gig economy workers who have struggled with low pay and lack of protections for over a decade. The union hailed its deal with DoorDash and Uber Eats – the two organistions that control most of Australia’s food delivery market – as a “world first”. Considering Australia’s industrial umpire, the Fair Work Commission, pretty much stuck...

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