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, all. [Enable Images to View]( ['Travel is impossible': The global aviation industry is calling for borders to reopen without a vaccine or quarantines]( The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has cautioned airlines on waiting until a COVID-19 vaccine is available, just days after Qantas said it would require one for international travel. [Enable Images to View]( [A new Oxfam report slams major retailers in Australia for dodgy buying practices which keep wages low for manufacturing workers. Here are the worst offenders.]( A new report from Oxfam has called out the buying practices among retailers that are affecting clothing manufacturers in Bangladesh. These included claims to switch suppliers if a factory didn't drop their prices. [Enable Images to View]( [‘This large scale impact is unprecedented’: How spending across Australia’s screen sector fell through the pandemic]( Screen Australia has revealed how much the screen industry has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In its annual Drama Report, it found that spending on drama production in Australia dropped 18% in 2019/2020 to $991 million. [Enable Images to View]( [New South Wales is relaxing coronavirus rules in time for Christmas – and it could force workers back to the office]( The New South Wales government is loosening COVID-19 restrictions in time for Christmas. Restaurants and pubs will be able to hold one person for every two square metre, and small venues up to 50 patrons. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the clean energy transition, according to Origin Energy boss]( The head of power giant Origin Energy says the dramatic transformation of the energy market is accelerating faster than anyone in the industry would have predicted even six months ago and requires co-ordination between state and federal governments to manage the changes smoothly. [Enable Images to View]( [Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Catch.com.au have signed a pledge to improve product safety. Here's what they're promising to do]( Amazon Australia, Ali Express, eBay Australia and Catch.com.au are the four inaugural signatories to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Australian Product Safety Pledge. [Enable Images to View]( [Elon Musk promoted coronavirus misinformation for months. Then his own infection kept him out of SpaceX's astronaut launch.]( Elon Musk has promoted unscientific ideas and misinformation about coronavirus case numbers and testing since March. But Musk tested positive for COVID-19 this month, which prevented him from attending SpaceX's landmark astronaut launch. [Enable Images to View]( [Add more plant-based options to your diet with this healthy 7-day flexitarian meal plan]( The purpose of the flexitarian diet is to reduce the amount of animal-based products you consume and replace them with whole, plant-based options. Research suggests several advantages to reducing your consumption of animal products while eating more whole grains, veggies, legumes, and other plant-based foods. [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](