10 things you need to know in Australia this morning

[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]( Howdy, folks. This is what it is. [Enable Images to View]( [The world just passed 1 million COVID-19 infections. It's been just 3 months since the first new coronavirus case was reported in China.]( It's been three months since the first case of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, was reported in Wuhan, China, on December 31. [Enable Images to View]( [Spain recorded 950 coronavirus deaths in a day, the highest single-day toll of any country]( That's the largest daily increase of any country, including Italy, which has do far had the world's deadliest outbreak. [Enable Images to View]( [Fair Work will bring in unpaid 'pandemic leave' and annual leave flexibility in an effort to save jobs]( The leave will help millions of workers to keep their jobs during the coronavirus crisis. [Enable Images to View]( [Rents could soon fall in these popular Australian suburbs, as nearly 40,000 new listings flood the property market]( Supply has surged in Sydney's eastern suburbs and Melbourne's south-east. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [The UK plans to issue coronavirus 'immunity passports' so people can leave the lockdown early]( Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the certificates would be issued to people who have built up immunity to the coronavirus so they can return to "normal life." [Enable Images to View]( [Chinese government rejects allegations that its face masks were defective, tells countries to 'double check' instructions]( After the Netherlands recalled 600,000 of the masks. [Enable Images to View]( [The NBA is reportedly eyeing a potential plan to play an abridged postseason entirely in Las Vegas]( Like many sports leagues around the world, the NBA season has been suspended indefintiely in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [Enable Images to View]( [Nightclubs are turning to live-streaming to 'keep the party going' and ensure DJs are paid through the coronavirus shutdown]( Venues are hosting live streaming sessions through the coronavirus shutdown. [Enable Images to View]( ['This is why people are so angry': Tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Uber built their empires on the backs of contractors. A pandemic is showing just how horrifically that model failed American workers.]( Over the course of the last decade, the tech industry has spurred the rise of the gig economy. Now we're witnessing its downfalls. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2020 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](