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 team. [Enable Images to View]( [A Fair Work ruling which says delivery riders can work for multiple companies and still be considered employees is being challenged by Deliveroo]( Food delivery giant Deliveroo is challenging a ruling last month by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) which found a dismissed rider was more like an employee than an independent contractor. [Enable Images to View]( [The disappearance of international students has helped slash inner-city rents and asking prices. Some investors are betting big on a resurgence.]( International students have left a gaping hole in parts of the Australian property market, leaving out a crucial driver of demand for inner-city apartments. [Enable Images to View]( [The Australia-UK free trade agreement promises cheaper imports and expanded working holiday visas – but Aussie farmers will have to wait]( Australia and the United Kingdom have agreed to the terms of a new free trade deal, the UK's first since abandoning the European Union. Australian consumers will face cheaper UK products through the elimination of tariffs, while meat exporters will benefit from levies being reduced over the coming years. [Enable Images to View]( [Australia's white-collar workers are reporting higher levels of anxiety and lower productivity than the international average, says a new hybrid work report]( Australia's knowledge workers are posting higher levels of anxiety and lower productivity than the international average, according to a new study by Slack. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [The man who got the FBI's fake messaging app off the ground says pulling off one of the biggest police stings in history wasn't the only goal]( Andrew Young, who formerly oversaw Operation Trojan Shield, told Insider a primary goal was to send a message to suspected criminals that encrypted technology will not protect them. [Enable Images to View]( [One year or 5? Doctors and drug companies increasingly disagree about when we'll need COVID-19 booster shots]( Booster shots may not be necessary for another one to five years - but companies are preparing to distribute them before the end of 2021 anyway. [Enable Images to View]( [Dow tumbles 264 points as the Fed says it's likely to raise interest rates sooner than expected]( US stocks fell and yields rose after Fed officials signaled they may begin dialing back accommodative stimulus that has fueled the economic recovery. [Enable Images to View]( [How this Australian music video director moved to LA and broke into a challenging industry]( Felicity Jayn Heath grew up on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia. From 2010 to 2020, she lived abroad in the US until the pandemic ultimately brought her home. [Enable Images to View]( [Travelling around Australia in a van without going broke — it's possible with the right resources]( There isn’t one Australian who hasn’t thought about packing it all up and bailing on their average, day-to-day life. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2021 [Pedestrian Group]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](