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The 10 most important things in the world right now Hello! Here's what's happening on Thursday.

Australia just recorded a monster trade surplus of over $3 billion It was the largest surplus since February 2017, and the third-largest on record.

Sydney home prices just fell at the fastest annual pace since 1990 The median home price in Sydney and Melbourne has fallen by around $70,000 and $45,000 respectively over the past year.

The Australian dollar has surged to the highest level in over a week It was propelled higher by stronger-than-expected economic data, big gains in regional stocks and what's likely to be a raft of short-covering from traders.

Australia's top cyber spy says Chinese tech is too good to be allowed near its key infrastructure There's one major reason why.

A chart that Mr Squiggle could have drawn shows how unusually low inflation is in Australia This is unusual given the continued decline in Australia's unemployment rate in recent years.

A man who claimed an empty, derelict home in Sydney 20 years ago just won a court battle to keep it, and it's now worth $1.5 million What's worse, the original owner's daughter and grandchildren had to pay the court fees.

Malcolm Turnbull accuses Scott Morrison of dishonesty over Jakarta mission The uneasy peace has been shattered.

Qantas has dropped its startup accelerator after just two rounds of programs Investment and alliances with startups and digital disruptors is being devolved back to the airline's individual units.

Only 23% of the world's landmass can now be considered wilderness -- and scientists are calling it a 'horror story' Once they're gone, wilderness areas don't grow back.

Millennials are obsessed with the 'treat yourself' mentality — and it could be a sign they're better with money than everyone thinks You deserve this, me.

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning. Here's your smart, fast start to the day.

6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning Global stocks rallied overnight, as company earnings beat expectations in the US and Europe.

The reason the RBA isn't prepared to cut rates lies within a speech that Philip Lowe gave 2 years ago In his first speech as governor, Lowe made the case for allowing inflation to miss target temporarily in certain circumstances.

NAB's full year cash earnings fall 14.2% to $5.7 billion Results were dragged down by more than $1 billion in combined restructuring costs.

Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes calls Scott Morrison's energy policy 'bull****,' launches his own 'Fair Dinkum' Power movement He is now crowd-sourcing feedback for branding on Twitter.

A 'mind-boggling' telescope observation has revealed the point of no return for our galaxy's monster black hole Telescopes just took the best-ever observations of hot gas circling the edge of the black hole.

Bitcoin is 10 years old — here's a look back at its crazy history On October 31 2008, bitcoin's mysterious founder Satoshi Nakamoto published a nine-page long academic style paper called "Bitcoin. A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System."

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