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. Let's get cracking. [Enable Images to View]( [Bill Gates hoped his friendship with sex offender Epstein would help him win the Nobel Peace Prize]( The Nobel Peace Prize "is what Bill wants more than anything else in the world" one former Gates Foundation employee said. [Enable Images to View]( [Guards on duty the night Epstein died by suicide admit they falsified records and strike deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time]( Federal prosecutors said the two "admitted that they 'willfully and knowingly completed materially false count and round slips regarding required counts and rounds' " for Epstein's unit. [Enable Images to View]( [The hunt for the next Bali: Inside Indonesia's plan to save its tourism industry by minting 5 new hubs for international travelers]( Experts told Insider they worry the $US275 million plan will destroy the natural wonders that draw people there in the first place. [Enable Images to View]( [A year on from Australia's Black Lives Matter marches, have consumers continued to support Indigenous businesses?]( Almost a year since the Black Lives Matter movement led to calls to “support Blak business”, what’s actually changed for Indigenous-owned businesses? [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( ['Our young people are at the frontline’: Business leaders have joined nationwide protests against Australian inaction on climate change]( The Australia-wide protests mark the first school climate strike since the start of the pandemic last year. [Enable Images to View]( [Influencers are giving financial advice on social media platforms like TikTok but the Australian government says it's fair game despite the risks]( Financial Services Minister Jane Hume compared financial influencers to taxi drivers giving stock tips. [Enable Images to View]( [The Morrison government says it wants to make more vaccines in Australia, as millions of shots sit unused across the country]( The Prime Minister said that while the move would not solve the immediate vaccination problems, it would help protect Australians against future crises. [Enable Images to View]( [Dominic Cummings will say that Boris Johnson skipped first COVID-19 meetings to write a book on Shakespeare to fund his divorce, fear aides]( Aides to UK PM Boris Johnson fear that former top advisor Dominic Cummings will use his appearance before MPs to make damaging claims. [Enable Images to View]( [Twitter prepares to launch Ticketed Spaces, with a plan to take a 20% cut of the revenue as the company vies with Clubhouse for audio hosts]( Jack Dorsey's social network Twitter announced plans for its Ticketed Spaces audio-chat rooms. Hosts will have control over prices and availability. [Enable Images to View]( [How business and government are working together on the COVID-19 recovery – and what it means for the future of the Australian economy]( Few industries had a business model in place which took into account the possible impact of a pandemic, which proved problematic for business owners. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2021 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](