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Sezen Bakan

INSANE: Wheels fall off the gig economy for deliveroo | Rare Historical Photos

Customers and riders got an unwelcome surprise when Deliveroo suddenly ceased Australian operations. Photo: TND/Getty/Deliveroo

The spectacular collapse of Deliveroo in Australia this week may have been a shock for customers and drivers, but the writing was on the wall for the company – which had already quit Germany and Spain, associate professor at the University of Sydney Business School, Angela Knox, said.

“Australia has a much smaller population than other countries where Deliveroo has withdrawn, so I’m not surprised that … they’ve made that decision,” Dr Knox said.

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