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 Monday, February 7.]( [CBA is betting Australia’s housing affordability crisis will see buyers turn to the ‘rent-to-buy’ model, as it backs startup OwnHome to the tune of $31 million]( [CBA is betting Australia’s housing affordability crisis will see buyers turn to the ‘rent-to-buy’ model, as it backs startup OwnHome to the tune of $31 million]( [Rent-to-own has produced unicorns in the US. CBA is betting Australia’s housing unaffordability will see it do well here, too.]( [Australian universities are set to lose more expertise, money and global standing, as attendance reaches the highest point in decades]( [Australian universities are set to lose more expertise, money and global standing, as attendance reaches the highest point in decades]( [Recently released Productivity Commission data shows that nationally 47.8% of people under the age of 25 are now enrolled in a bachelor degree.]( [Sunroom is an Australian women-focused creator platform that wants to beat Instagram and TikTok at their own game. Now it’s got $3.6 million in seed funding to do it.]( [Sunroom is an Australian women-focused creator platform that wants to beat Instagram and TikTok at their own game. Now it’s got $3.6 million in seed funding to do it.]( [The platform was founded by former senior executives at Bumble and Hinge.]( [A newly launched meme coin wants to buy a Tesla for the 19-year-old tracking Elon Musk’s private jet ‘if Elon won’t’]( [A newly launched meme coin wants to buy a Tesla for the 19-year-old tracking Elon Musk’s private jet ‘if Elon won’t’]( ["It’s just pretty funny what this has all turned into," Jack Sweeney, the 19-year-old tracking Musk’s jet, told Insider.]( [An NFT marketplace CEO explains why he bought a $1.2 million plot of metaverse land as the ‘first digital gentrification’ ramps up]( [An NFT marketplace CEO explains why he bought a $1.2 million plot of metaverse land as the ‘first digital gentrification’ ramps up]( [The metaverse property deal was completed January 27, with the company paying 425,000 MANA for the "Portion District" in Decentraland.]( [SpaceX has so many Starlink satellites they’re increasingly photobombing astronomers’ images, a study says]( [SpaceX has so many Starlink satellites they’re increasingly photobombing astronomers’ images, a study says]( [A new study found Starlink satellites are photobombing astronomical images, potentially hindering spotting of dangerous asteroids.]( [Dropbox’s diminishing employee perks, including free food from Michelin-starred chefs, is leading to a loss of talent]( [Dropbox’s diminishing employee perks, including free food from Michelin-starred chefs, is leading to a loss of talent]( [In Insider Weekly: Inside Dropbox’s diminishing perks, leaked audio from CNN meeting about Jeff Zucker, and Microsoft’s metaverse mess.]( [IRS delays are blocking Americans from getting thousands of dollars in returns. They’re struggling to keep their homes, afford childcare, and feed their families.]( [IRS delays are blocking Americans from getting thousands of dollars in returns. They’re struggling to keep their homes, afford childcare, and feed their families.]( [Some taxpayers have been waiting for refunds for months and struggling without the thousands they’re owed.]( [Ford plans to suspend or cut production at 8 factories due to chip shortage, Reuters reports]( [Ford plans to suspend or cut production at 8 factories due to chip shortage, Reuters reports]( [Ford is reducing its production at eight of its factories following a chip shortage and a slump in its shares.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](