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Uber has launched a world-first car rental service in Australia

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Brisbane is the first city in Australia to receive access to Uber’s new car rental service, Uber Rent. The rideshare platform launched a trial of the world-first new feature, which lets users hire a car through the Uber app. To use Uber Rent, you’ll first need to update your Uber mobile app to the latest version. If you’re part of the initial rollout, you’ll be able to select “Rentals”, where you’ll see a search page provided by CarTrawler – a car rental supplier and Uber’s partner. From there you can choose and book the car you’d like, as well as the date and location. “While many Australians will drive to a wine region, down the coast or explore the mountains in their own car – not everyone has access to their own private vehicle,” Uber Australia and New Zealand, General Manager Dom Taylor said in a statement. “At Uber we believe you should always be able to get around, even if you don’t own your own car, and Uber Rent is one more way of helping people do just that.” Not eve...

5G coverage in Australia

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2G brought us SMS and picture messaging. 3G was all about mobile internet. 4G made streaming and sharing part of everyday life. 5G stands for fifth generation and is the next leap forward in mobile network technology . It has the potential to offer super-fast connections and response times and more capacity than previous generations and is designed to meet the needs of the large growth in demand for data and connectivity from our customers and businesses. Downloads that take seconds, not minutes. Seamless streaming. Real-time gaming. A future where devices are interconnected, and immersive experiences are the norm. Downloading is faster with 5G. All of this means you can download movies, music, audio books and apps faster than ever before on 5G. Even when you’re on the go. Uploads are more efficient on 5G too – get your files and posts where they need to be, fast. 5G has more capacity. What does that mean? The network is like a busy traffic-filled freeway. 5G relie...

Australia blocks arrival of all non-citizens, non-residents in expanded coronavirus travel ban

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All foreigner travelers will be banned from entering Australia from Friday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the enhanced border measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It applies to all non-citizens and non-residents. Australians will still be able to return from overseas but they will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. The Government had previously banned foreign nationals from coming to Australia  from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea. New Zealand had already announced plans to close its borders to foreign nationals Mr Morrison said he had consulted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about Australia’s new travel ban prior to announcing it. “The New Zealand arrangement, in the same way as it has in the past, doesn’t apply to Australians living in New Zealand as New Zealand residents,” he said. “Equally for New Zealanders living in Australia as Australian residents, these are the same rules that apply in both countries. “We h...