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]( Good morning. [Enable Images to View]( [One of Australia's vaccine frontrunners AstraZeneca has put trials on hold over a 'concerning' adverse reaction]( AstraZeneca has halted trials on its vaccine candidate on Wednesday after one participant experienced an adverse reaction. With details scant, a spokesperson told Business Insider Australia an independent review would now be conducted and expedited to determine what had happened. [Enable Images to View]( [These industries experienced the most job losses in Australia, according to new ABS figures]( Payroll jobs in Australia dropped 0.4% during the month to August 22, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. While jobs across Victoria had the biggest decline, this has dropped at a slower rate. [Enable Images to View]( [Cash use has plummeted but Australians are holding more of it than ever. Here is why we’re not going cashless.]( Cash use in Australia plummeted among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic, as consumers migrated to other payment methods amid health concerns. [Enable Images to View]( [New home loans are being taken out at a record rate, as first home buyers pile into the property market]( New home lending grew at its fastest clip in 11 years in July, while owner-occupier finance hit a new record. It comes as first home buyers jump into the market, largely replacing property investors. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [Sydney is one of the first cities in the world to get access to Uber's new public transit feature. Here's how it works.]( Uber is launching its integrated public transit feature in Sydney this month. The Uber and Transit feature finds the best combination of UberX and public transport for your trip. [Enable Images to View]( [Meet Gilmour Space Technologies – the Aussie company aiming to launch a rocket into space in 2022]( Queensland-based company Gilmour Space Technologies is planning to launch a rocket into space in 2022. The company was founded in 2003 and designs technology that sends satellites into space. [Enable Images to View]( [100 people transforming business in Asia]( Global business has faced unprecedented challenges over the past 12 months, particularly in 2020. The scale of the change that comes from responding to these obstacles will accelerate innovation in some companies, while others will falter. [Enable Images to View]( [8 of the most shocking claims and Trump quotes in Bob Woodward's new bombshell book about the president]( In journalist Bob Woodward's second book on President Donald Trump's administration, Trump is quoted in March acknowledging that he was intentionally downplaying the threat of the coronavirus. [Enable Images to View]( [These are the cheapest and fastest NBN 50 and NBN 100 plans currently available in Australia]( A cheap NBN plan doesn't necessarily mean sacrificing speed quality. There are a variety of NBN 50 and NBN 100 plans that will give you consistent internet quality without breaking the bank. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2020 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](