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, folks. I suppose it's a day of some historic importance. Let's do it. [Enable Images to View]( ['Democracy has prevailed': President Biden says 'unity is the path forward' in inaugural address]( Joe Biden, now the 46th president of the US, delivered a solemn inaugural address on Wednesday. From the same stage that rioters overtook two weeks ago, Biden made a plea for unity and called to "end this uncivil war." [Enable Images to View]( [World leaders congratulate Biden after he's sworn in as the 46th president of the United States]( World leaders were quick to congratulate Biden and Harris after they were sworn in on Wednesday. Biden has pledged to "repair our alliances and engage with the world once again." [Enable Images to View]( [Trump tells farewell crowd 'we will be back' in rambling speech before skipping town ahead of Biden's inauguration]( Outgoing President Donald Trump made a brief speech before departing Washington, DC, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. "So just a goodbye, we love you. We will be back in some form," he said on Wednesday. [Enable Images to View]( [Scott Morrison has indicated international travel could be back this year – contradicting health department boss Brendan Murphy]( The Australian government appears to be divided on when international travel may recommence. Scott Morrison suggested on Wednesday that a "week by week" review could see borders reopen before the years end, as the aviation and tourism industries struggle. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [The federal government is singing praises for its $2 billion HomeBuilder scheme as data shows a boom for the construction industry]( The commencement of new private sector housing projects jumped 4% over the September quarter of 2020, with the value of major home alterations and additions climbing by 6.4%. [Enable Images to View]( [JobSeeker saved 155,000 Australians from the brink of homelessness. Now that lifeline is being slashed.]( More than 155,000 Australians were saved from extreme rental stress due to increased government support during the pandemic, according to a newly published report by the Productivity Commission. [Enable Images to View]( [These are the 15 jobs on the rise in Australia in 2021, according to data from LinkedIn]( LinkedIn has revealed the jobs on the rise in Australia in 2021. These include mental health specialist roles and jobs in cybersecurity. It comes as the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the employment landscape in Australia, causing a drop in demand across tourism but a spike across digital content. [Enable Images to View]( [On the ground in D.C. on Inauguration Day: How people marked an historic, and weird, 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to see Trump leave office']( With the National Mall and streets closed, and National Guard troops everywhere, people improvised ways to mark President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' inauguration. [Enable Images to View]( [This personal shopper gets paid to source sold-out, high-end fashion items for celebrities – here's how she does it]( If you’ve ever had a stroke of genius that you decided wasn’t worth acting on, let Gabriel Waller‘s story be the push you need to reconsider. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2021 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](