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Best job in Sydney disappears overnight

The collapse of delivery service MilkRun saddens me because it was different from other bicycle courier companies – it paid bicycle couriers like me by the hour, rather than per delivery.I’d long flirted with the idea of taking on a second…

28% sacked in company-wide meeting

Another Australian start-up has joined the growing list of casualties in the tech sector as it was forced to lay off staff. On Monday, the CEO of Sydney tech company Kinde revealed to news.com.au that he had to make eight staff redundant.…

‘Sorry’: Aussie company sacks 20% of staff

Yet another Australian company has had to cut jobs as the global ‘tech wreck’ worsens amid the downturn in the economy. One in five staff at embattled grocery delivery start-up Milkrun have been laid off and delivery hubs have also been…

Firm on the brink as Aussie experiment fails

As Australia suffered through seemingly endless Covid lockdowns, grocery delivery start-ups suddenly exploded.It’s no surprise these companies were such a hit, with Aussies avoiding physical stores like never before.But these days, it’s a…

Aussie company burned through $13m in 12 months

A well-known Aussie instant grocery delivery service that suddenly collapsed had burned through $13 million in just 12 months and may have been trading while insolvent, administrators have revealed.Voly went under in November last year –…

‘Painful’: DoorDash announces mass job cuts

Delivery giant DoorDash is laying off an unlucky 1250 of its staff as tough market conditions bite. The US delivery company operates in Australia and some Australians in its corporate division have been impacted by the job cuts, which has…