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Why the sharing economy could have a hard landing in Australia

  • Written by The Conversation
imageThe road ahead could be gloomy for some in the sharing economy.Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

Last year Deloitte Access Economics reported the sharing economy contributes about A$504 million a year to the New South Wales economy, with about 45,000 people earning an income from the different platforms like Lyft and Uber for ride sharing, and...

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