Food Delivery Service Deliveroo Closes Shop in Australia, 15,000 Riders Left on the Wayside

Food Delivery Service Deliveroo Closes Shop in Australia, 15,000 Riders Left on the Wayside
A Deliveroo rider near Victoria station in London on March 31, 2021. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Online food delivery service Deliveroo has “immediately” ceased operations in Australia, leaving over 15,000 workers in limbo.

The company went into voluntary administration after its UK parent company, Deliveroo PLC, decided to cease funding and exit the Australian market.