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Sky News AU
06-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Regional growth fueling retail and dining sectors
Uber Eats ANZ Managing Director Ed Kitchen discusses the trend of people moving to regional areas and how Uber Eats aims to increase 'convenience' for restaurants, retailers and consumers within these areas. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and top business leaders have discussed the major economic and political issues facing the nation at Australia's Economic Outlook 2025. 'The move of population into the regions has been really big and one in three Australians now live in regional Australia,' Mr Kitchen said at Australia's Economic Outlook. 'They have the same expectations of convenience that we do here. 'That's been a trend that we have been phenomenally surprised at the amount of adoption and demand from restaurants, retailers and consumers in the regions as well.'
Sky News AU
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Sky News AU
Labor urged to set regulatory pathways for self-driving cars
Uber Eats ANZ Managing Director Ed Kitchen has called on the Albanese government to increase its investment in self-driving vehicles and more sustainable packaging during its second term in parliament. Mr Kitchen commended the Labor government's progress on industrial relations during its first term but said investment into autonomous vehicles should be a priority for them going forward. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and top business leaders have discussed the major economic and political issues facing the nation at Australia's Economic Outlook 2025. 'There's an explosion of autonomous tech and self-driving technology, particularly in the US, but also in the Middle East and Europe, and we would love to work with the government to set the regulatory pathways in track to enable that here in Australia,' Mr Kitchen said. 'There's still a lot of work being done. 'The technology is really here now. And in the next decade to come, I think we will see a bigger part for that in our cities.'
Sky News AU
25-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Uber Eats expands into new regional locations in Queensland
Sky News host Paul Murray sits down with Uber Eats ANZ Managing Director Ed Kitchen to go over their bid to broaden accessibility in regional Australia as they expand into the regions. 'There is a great little announcement we have got tonight … it comes from our mates at Uber Eats,' Mr Murray said. 'I am guilty of a late-night Uber Eats order after the show, it has been very easy to do in big cities or major hubs like here in Cairns, but with one in three Aussies living in regional areas, Uber Eats is coming to a place near you.' In partnership with Uber Eats.
