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, and good riddance to another week. [Enable Images to View]( [Thousands of Australian homeowners are struggling to make their repayments, with Tasmania, Sydney and Perth all feeling the heat]( More than half of mortgaged Tasmanian households experience mortgage stress, making it the state most prone to financial hardship linked to home loans. [Enable Images to View]( [The Tokyo Olympics could create a new coronavirus strain if the games go on this summer, top doctor says]( Doctors and Japanese citizens have called for the games to be canceled. [Enable Images to View]( [Australian students claim 'global first' legal victory after Federal Court finds the government has a duty of care over climate change impacts]( The government owes them a duty of care when considering projects which may accelerate climate change, the Court ruled. [Enable Images to View]( [The Commonwealth Bank is taking on Afterpay and warding off other competitive threats with its latest spending spree]( CBA has recently bought stakes in energy provider Amber and online shopping platform Little Birdie. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [Facebook will no longer remove posts claiming the coronavirus is 'man-made,' as Biden calls for a new intelligence report into the virus' origins]( Joe Biden has asked the intelligence community to find a definitive answer on the virus' origins. [Enable Images to View]( [Apple hints at an interest in cryptocurrencies after posting a job ad for an 'alternative payments' manager]( The incoming manager will be responsible for striking new business pacts with "strategic alternative payment partners". [Enable Images to View]( [A 42-year-old electronic technician says he made $8,000 betting on bankrupt Hertz after God told him to invest]( He invested in the car rental company even though he knew the company was bankrupt. [Enable Images to View]( [Nine private islands you can hire in Australia to rival any luxury overseas holiday, starting at $2,000 a night]( With international borders set to stay closed into 2022, Australians are spending the money they've saved during the pandemic locally. [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. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2021 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](