10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

[View in browser]( [Logo]( [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 Friday, November 19.]( [The RBA still thinks crypto is a ‘fad’ destined to fade away. The growing local sector, unsurprisingly, doesn’t agree.]( [The RBA still thinks crypto is a ‘fad’ destined to fade away. The growing local sector, unsurprisingly, doesn’t agree.]( [The RBA thinks that the hype surrounding cryptocurrencies will soon dissipate, as central banks roll out digital currencies of their own.]( [Australia’s leading music rights organisation has inked a deal with TikTok, opening up royalties for local artists whose music is used on the platform]( [Australia’s leading music rights organisation has inked a deal with TikTok, opening up royalties for local artists whose music is used on the platform]( [TikTok has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Australian music rights organisation APRA AMCOS.]( [Australian universities have converted only 1% of casual staff to permanent roles since amendments to the Fair Work Act, the union says]( [Australian universities have converted only 1% of casual staff to permanent roles since amendments to the Fair Work Act, the union says]( [The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has revealed as an example that out of 11,300 staff at the University of Melbourne, only 112 have been offered permanent roles.Â]( [Some Australian tech workers are less interested in working for legacy businesses — and it’s helping exacerbate the sector’s skill shortage]( [Some Australian tech workers are less interested in working for legacy businesses — and it’s helping exacerbate the sector’s skill shortage]( [Australian tech workers are flocking to opportunities to work on the “future of the internet”, leaving legacy businesses high and dry.]( [‘Enormous impact’: NSW to end the use of dark roofs for new housing construction in a bid to drive down sweltering temperatures]( [‘Enormous impact’: NSW to end the use of dark roofs for new housing construction in a bid to drive down sweltering temperatures]( [New South Wales will end the construction of houses with dark roofs, the state government has announced, in an attempt to lower ambient temperatures and improve energy efficiency.]( [Apple hits record high on report that it’s targeting a 2025 rollout of an autonomous electric vehicle]( [Apple hits record high on report that it’s targeting a 2025 rollout of an autonomous electric vehicle]( [Apple is exploring various designs for its car project, including one that would have no steering wheel or brake and gas pedals, Bloomberg reported.]( [Rapper Snoop Dogg and producer Deadmau5 are planning to invest in the metaverse]( [Rapper Snoop Dogg and producer Deadmau5 are planning to invest in the metaverse]( [As strategic members, the two will invest in, advise, and collaborate with startups through a program by Outlier Ventures, a venture capital firm.]( [A teen accused of a $36.5 million crypto theft used some of it to buy a rare gaming username — which the police used to track him down]( [A teen accused of a $36.5 million crypto theft used some of it to buy a rare gaming username — which the police used to track him down]( [The victim, who lives in the US, was the target of a cell phone scam known as SIM swapping.]( [Electric-vehicle startup Fisker revealed its $37,500 SUV with a rotating screen — check out the Ocean]( [Electric-vehicle startup Fisker revealed its $37,500 SUV with a rotating screen — check out the Ocean]( [The Ocean will enter production in late 2022 with up to 350 miles of range and the ability to power your home, Fisker says. See it here.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](