10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

[View this email via your browser]( [Business Insider Australia]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [10 things you need to know this morning in Australia]( Celebrity chef George Calombaris has broken his silence and US stocks slide. [Enable Images to View]( [Sydney and Melbourne house prices could rebound as the rate of development in Australia slumps to a six-year low]( New building approvals have hit a six-year low, according to the latest figures, as the rate of construction continues to fall. [Enable Images to View]( [A US senator has introduced a bill that would stop Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube from endlessly showing you content, in an attempt to keep users from getting addicted to social media]( US Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a new bill intended to help protect social media users from forming addictive habits. [Enable Images to View]( [Hong Kong police officer makes a grave safety error waving a shotgun in protesters' faces]( A Hong Kong policeman waved a gun at protesters on Tuesday with his finger on the trigger of a shotgun that could've been loaded with lethal rounds. [Enable Images to View]( [The ATO reveals the wildest claims taxpayers have made – from Lego to a wedding reception]( The Australian Taxation Office has revealed the top 5 most unusual claims taxpayers have made during the last financial year. [Enable Images to View]( [Billionaires tend to make riskier investment choices than millionaires, and it helps explain why ultra high net worth individuals lost so much of their money in 2018]( Millionaires were less negatively affected than billionaires during last year's stock market meltdown, a report from Capgemini found. [Enable Images to View]( [The US military is planning a secretive new $305 million naval expansion in Australia but no one wants to talk about it]( The US Department of Defence is trying to appropriate $US211.5 to expand its navy presence in Darwin, according to documents before US Congress. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [Australia's buy-now-pay-later sector continues to heat up as Sezzle lists on the ASX and Payright raises more than $55 million]( Australian fintech company Payright has raised $27 million in funding, taking its total amount of capital raised to $55 million. [Enable Images to View]( [The 9 biggest money-related reasons people get married]( Financial stability is a major factor in peoples' decision to get married. [Enable Images to View]( [Megatrends are reshaping the globe, here's what your business can do to ride the wave]( Change is constantly remaking the society in which we live. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2019 [Allure Media]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](