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]( Top of the morning to you all. [Enable Images to View]( [South Australia will enter a 6-day lockdown from midnight tonight, as the state tries to control its sudden COVID-19 outbreak]( South Australia will enter a six-day lockdown from midnight. Residents are asked not to leave their home unless it is to access essential services such as groceries, and will be required to wear a mask outside. [Enable Images to View]( [Virgin Australia has revealed its plans under its new CEO, including hybrid check-in and a rebooted business class. Here's what's in store for the airline.]( Virgin Australia's sale to US private investment company Bain Capital is officially complete. It comes after the airline went into voluntary administration amid the coronavirus pandemic, appointing Deloitte as administrators. [Enable Images to View]( [Crown's brand new $2.2 billion Barangaroo casino has been barred from opening next month over money laundering revelations]( The NSW gambling regulator has blocked Crown Resorts from opening its new $2.2 billion Sydney casino next month after a stunning 11th hour admission that criminals likely laundered dirty cash through the group's bank accounts. [Enable Images to View]( [Instagram has launched two new features in Australia which improve the search experience – here’s how they work]( Instagram has launched two new features - 'Guides' and 'Interest search'. With 'guides', you get to curate a list of Instagram posts from different accounts to share with your network. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [The number of Australians reliant on frozen loans has halved in the last 8 weeks, as deferrals begin expiring]( Around two-thirds of loan deferrals have been exited or allowed to expire since their peak of 900,000 in April. New data from the Australian Banking Association (ABA) shows the number of deferrals left has plunged below 300,000 as initial six-month deferral periods expire. [Enable Images to View]( [A legal battle over the word ‘balance’ has broken out between Australian Instagram influencers Ashy Bines and Tia Miers]( Australian influencer Ashy Bines has come under fire for releasing a hormonal supplement product with a similar name to an existing product released by a smaller Instagram creator. [Enable Images to View]( [Apple will pay $113 million to settle a 'batterygate' investigation into its practice of intentionally slowing down old iPhones]( Apple will pay $US113 million in a settlement for an investigation into its past practice of intentionally slowing down people's iPhones. The payout is the latest Apple has made in regard to the matter - the company paid $US500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in May. [Enable Images to View]( [Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Everything you need to know ahead of this year's sales]( Originally an American tradition, Black Friday is a huge sale event that signifies the start of the Christmas shopping season. This year, Black Friday will occur on November 27, while Cyber Monday kicks off on November 30. [Enable Images to View]( [These are the COVID precautions Uber riders should be taking right now, according to one of its top-rated drivers]( To lower the chances of spreading or contracting COVID-19, self-isolating where possible has been encouraged. However, it's understood that there are some scenarios where one needs to travel from one place to another, like heading from home to work. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2020 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](