10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

[View in browser]( [Logo]( [facebook-icon.png]( [twitter-icon.png]( [linkedin.png]( [Image]( [10 things you need to know this morning in Australia]( [10 things you need to know this morning in Australia]( [This is Business Insider Australia’s morning newsletter for Thursday, August 26.]( [15,000 workers are threatening to shut down Australian supply chains as Transport Workers Union industrial action escalates]( [15,000 workers are threatening to shut down Australian supply chains as Transport Workers Union industrial action escalates]( [The Transport Workers Union (TWU) is looking at bringing its fight to Linfox and its subsidiary Bevchain as it escalates threats of industrial action against logistics companies.]( [Rapid testing and ‘work cells’: Here’s how Australian supermarket giants plan to stay open as the Delta variant breaks daily case records]( [Rapid testing and ‘work cells’: Here’s how Australian supermarket giants plan to stay open as the Delta variant breaks daily case records]( [Australia’s supermarket giants say they are capable of handling the challenges posed by the Delta variant of COVID-19, as a mounting number of exposure sites forces staff into self-isolation across the board.]( [Afterpay reports higher costs and a bigger loss ahead of its planned merger with Square]( [Afterpay reports higher costs and a bigger loss ahead of its planned merger with Square]( [A key measure of Afterpay’s earnings fell due to higher marketing costs and investment, as the company seeks to ramp up its global expansion.]( [The federal government is urging states to stick to the COVID-19 plan, after Scott Morrison said interstate travel could return by Christmas]( [The federal government is urging states to stick to the COVID-19 plan, after Scott Morrison said interstate travel could return by Christmas]( [Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has launched a new public appeal for the states to uphold a four-step plan out of COVID-19 lockdowns.]( [New cards promise Australians the ability to actually spend their cryptocurrency. But it could end up costing them at tax time.]( [New cards promise Australians the ability to actually spend their cryptocurrency. But it could end up costing them at tax time.]( [A new wave of cards allow Australians to spend cryptocurrencies in stores and online, but users could find themselves with a huge tax bill.]( [OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a ‘home for all creators’]( [OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a ‘home for all creators’]( [OnlyFans had planned to ban sexually explicit conduct starting October 1, but many of users criticized the change.]( [Lucid says its first electric car drove 445 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco without charging, easily besting Tesla’s range]( [Lucid says its first electric car drove 445 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco without charging, easily besting Tesla’s range]( [The Tesla Model S has an EPA-estimated range of 405 miles. Lucid claims the Air can go up to 517 miles on a full battery.]( [The tech industry is blowing millions of dollars to make work from home into a worker-surveillance dystopia]( [The tech industry is blowing millions of dollars to make work from home into a worker-surveillance dystopia]( [Virtual workspaces don’t do anything to make working any better. Companies will just use them to make sure you’re working nonstop.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [facebook-icon.png]( [twitter-icon.png]( [linkedin.png]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](