Record-high fuel costs in Australia have forced Uber and Australia Post to impose fuel surcharges for their services, pushing up the cost of living for residents. Uber Australia announced on Friday that based on driver-partner feedback, a temporary fuel surcharge would be rolled out across Australia. “While earnings on our platform remain elevated compared to historical trends, we’ve heard from driver-partner feedback that the recent sudden spike in petrol prices is having an impact,” Head of driver operations Emma Foley said in a statement. Riders will be charged based on kilometres, which will go to the driver in full. Uber Australia estimates that their drivers will be able to earn about an extra 50 cents for an average trip during the next 60 days. “The goal of this is to reduce the burden of the unprecedented nature of recent fuel increases while keeping the Uber platform working well for everyone,” …