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    Standards hit new low

    Aug 11, 2021 4 minutes
    Michael Kaine

    THE ECONOMICS of our industry and how it plays out for the operators and drivers in it would be a thing of utter comedy if it wasn’t true. Some of the richest companies in the world became even richer during the pandemic. The amounts are truly eye-watering: Amazon’s profits ballooned 224 per cent to $11 billion in just the first quarter this year; Apple said its profits have more than doubled to $32 billion; while Aldi – secretive as ever as a private company – had annual revenue in 2019 of $147 billion.

    Now, you would think these astounding profits

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