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]( Morning, team. Before we turn to the stuff that's actually happening in Australia, a lot happened in the United States over the weekend – from riots and civil unrest on the ground, to rockets shooting into space. Let's unpack that. [Enable Images to View]( [SpaceX's new 'Endeavour' spaceship just made history by docking to the International Space Station with 2 NASA astronauts inside]( SpaceX on Saturday launched its first humans into space: veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. On Sunday morning, the astronauts caught up to the International Space Station inside their Endeavour spaceship - their new name for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft - and docked it there. [Enable Images to View]( [Elon Musk said he was 'overcome with emotion' over SpaceX launch and the task of bringing astronauts home: 'I'm getting choked up, I'm sorry.']( Elon Musk said he was "overcome with emotion" after SpaceX's first-ever astronaut launch on Saturday. Though his adrenaline was at "100%" during the first launch attempt on Wednesday, the SpaceX CEO said he didn't feel nervous at all this weekend. [Enable Images to View]( [Photos show the George Floyd protests across US cities that sparked curfews, states of emergency and National Guard deployments]( Protests over the death of George Floyd, who died Monday while being subdued in police custody, began Wednesday in Minnesota's twin cities have While many protestors across the US have been peaceful, protests also turned violent, including fatalities, looting, and property destruction. [Enable Images to View]( [Afterpay says it 'rejects' the notion of performing credit checks on its customers. Here's why their arguments don't add up.]( Afterpay co-founder and CEO Anthony Eisen has said the company "rejects" the notion of credit checks in its submission to a Senate Committee on fintech regulation. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [Amazon tweeted an extraordinary statement about the 'inequitable and brutal treatment of Black people' in support of George Floyd protesters]( As protests over George Floyd's death turned to riots across the country, Amazon offered an extraordinary show of support for the protesters and the Black community. [Enable Images to View]( [7 in 10 Australian businesses have seen revenue loss due to the coronavirus, according to new ABS figures]( A survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found 7 in 10 businesses have had their revenue decline because of the coronavirus pandemic. The survey also noted that the pandemic has led 70% of businesses to change the way they operate. [Enable Images to View]( [New Zealand has no new coronavirus cases and just discharged its last hospital patient. Here are the secrets to the country's success.]( New Zealand has reported zero new coronavirus cases over the last five days, and just discharged its last hospital patient. The country naturally had things going for it - like being a sparsely populated collection of islands with obedient citizens - but also implemented key public health measures to control the spread. [Enable Images to View]( ['We have had enough': Michael Jordan calls for change in statement on the death of George Floyd]( Michael Jordan put out a statement calling for systemic change in response to the death of George Floyd. "I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of colour in our country," Jordan said. "We have had enough." [Enable Images to View]( [Quality sound has never been more important for businesses. Here's how to make sure yours can achieve it.]( Given the current landscape, working remotely is becoming more prevalent, and an often overlooked factor in its success is sound quality. Poor sound quality has the power to derail a meeting, ruin a customer relationship, and promote miscommunication. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2020 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](