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! [Enable Images to View]( [Australian property prices are rising at their fastest pace in 17 years, as every market surges higher]( Australia's property prices rose 2.1% in February, marking their strongest national growth in 17 years according to CoreLogic. It comes as every state and territory market rises simultaneously, on the back of record low interest rates and a 'fear of missing out'. [Enable Images to View]( [Boomers have driven Australia's financial comfort to record levels, with single parents and casual workers faring the worst in the pandemic economy]( Australia's overall financial comfort rose to record levels in the six months leading to December, according to new research from ME Bank. A new report suggests some Australians, including well-off retirees, reported marked improvements in their perceived financial wellbeing. [Enable Images to View]( [Crown director John Poynton has resigned due to his past relationship with James Packer, following a 3-week fight to stay]( John Poynton has stood down as a director of Crown after a three-week fight to stay. In a statement, Crown attributed the resignation to "a perceived lack of independence arising out of his past relationship with Mr James Packer." [Enable Images to View]( [Twitter says it will ban users who repeatedly post misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines]( Twitter will use automated and human reviewers to identify and label misleading posts about COVID-19 vaccines. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [Goldman Sachs restarts cryptocurrency trading and will begin dealing bitcoin futures for clients next week, report says]( The cryptocurrency trading desk will be a part of the US Global Markets division. The bank is also said to be exploring a bitcoin ETF. [Enable Images to View]( [What you need to know about NFTs, the collectible digital tokens that are selling for millions online]( Non-fungible tokens or NFTs have grown to encompass a $250 million market and operate on the same principles as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. [Enable Images to View]( [The real reasons we don't have flying cars]( We've seen examples of flying cars, but they still aren't available to buy. We break down why road-ready aircraft aren't ready for mass production. [Enable Images to View]( [From TikTok to a cookbook in only a few months: how Nathan Lyons’ 'Kooking with a Koori’ struck a chord]( Nathan Lyons runs the popular "Kooking with a Koori" TikTok account, where he shares videos of himself cooking cheap, easy-to-make meals. Since starting in September, Lyons has had a number of commercial opportunities, including signing a deal to publish a "Kooking with a Koori" cookbook. [Enable Images to View]( [Google insiders reveal why the company's ambitious plan to create major video games fell apart]( Some current and former employees are speaking out about what went wrong at Google's short-lived game development studios. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2021 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](