10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

[View in browser]( [Logo]( [Image]( [Fauci says Omicron variant is ‘raging through the world’ but he doesn’t ‘foresee’ a US lockdown]( [Fauci says Omicron variant is ‘raging through the world’ but he doesn’t ‘foresee’ a US lockdown]( [Dr. Anthony Fauci emphasized that the Omicron variant will add "a significant stress on the hospital system as well as on the healthcare workers."]( [A millennial NFT investor made nearly $100,000 in 6 months with a virtual car repair shop and a bank in a gaming metaverse that isn’t even live yet]( [A millennial NFT investor made nearly $100,000 in 6 months with a virtual car repair shop and a bank in a gaming metaverse that isn’t even live yet]( [37-year old Robert Doyle made almost $100,000 in 6 months by owning virtual assets in Polka City.]( [The US financial regulator is scrutinising Afterpay and Zip as part of an inquiry into buy now, pay later companies]( [The US financial regulator is scrutinising Afterpay and Zip as part of an inquiry into buy now, pay later companies]( [Australian fintech companies Afterpay and Zip are among several buy now pay later (BNPL) firms that will be forced by the US financial regulator to hand over information, in the strongest regulatory move yet in the fast growing sector.]( [A majority of the super sector’s ‘choice’ products failed to meet APRA’s benchmarks, according to new analysis]( [A majority of the super sector’s ‘choice’ products failed to meet APRA’s benchmarks, according to new analysis]( [APRA has found that 60% of investment options offered by choice super products failed to meet the regulator’s benchmarks.]( [ROKT has become the third most valuable tech company in Australia, after it pocketed $458 million in new funding]( [ROKT has become the third most valuable tech company in Australia, after it pocketed $458 million in new funding]( [ROKT has set a venture capital raising record and become Australia’s third most valuable tech company, after it pocketed $458 in new funding.]( [Experts predict gift returns will reach record highs this holiday season, contributing to more supply chain backlogs]( [Experts predict gift returns will reach record highs this holiday season, contributing to more supply chain backlogs]( [As online shopping surged this year, retail experts predict at least $66.7 billion worth of product will be returned by the end of 2021.]( [How gold compounds could be a new frontier in treating cancer by kick-starting the immune system]( [How gold compounds could be a new frontier in treating cancer by kick-starting the immune system]( [U.S. oncology company OncoTEX has made a huge leap in the future of cancer treatment.]( [The majority of Australian workers keen to quit their jobs are looking to change industries, LinkedIn data reveals]( [The majority of Australian workers keen to quit their jobs are looking to change industries, LinkedIn data reveals]( [LinkedIn’s annual Workforce Confidence Index showed that among those open to changing jobs, nearly six out of ten are considering a change in industry.]( [Australia is caught between China and the United States, holding one thing they both need: rare earths]( [Australia is caught between China and the United States, holding one thing they both need: rare earths]( [Iron ore and coal exports might make a handsome contribution to Australia’s economy, but it’s a very different type of rock that could really set the country apart.]( [It’s time to stop hero worshiping the tech billionaires]( [It’s time to stop hero worshiping the tech billionaires]( [Elon Musk was named Person of the Year. We are outsourcing important public policy decisions to unaccountable businessmen, says columnist Noam Cohen.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](