Bill Shorten reveals Labor's plans for sharing services such as Uber and Airbnb

Australia's opposition leader, Bill Shorten, says the sharing economy is here to stay and has released six principles that will guide his approach to regulating it

Bill Shorten has called for "tailored, light-touch rules" for sharing-economy services such as Airbnb and Uber so that emerging operators pay their fair share of tax and customers' safety is protected.

On Thursday, the federal Labor leader released six principles that would guide his approach to regulating the sharing economy, although the details would be subject to talks with state and territory governments.