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The 10 most important things in the world right now Here's everything you need to know on Friday.

Australian housing credit growth hits another multi-year low Australian housing credit growth continues to slow, reflecting the impact of tighter lending standards and reduced demand at a time when prices are falling.

The Myer board of directors has been hit with a second strike The tide has turned against the Myer board with a vote at the AGM against the remuneration report.

Record-breaking fires have reached 'catastrophic' levels across Queensland, sending thousands fleeing from their homes The rating is "catastrophic" for the first time ever.

Millennials are killing countless industries — but the US Fed says it's mostly just because they're poor Millennial spending habits have wreaked havoc on companies from golf-equipment makers to razor manufacturers.

'Malcolm will go ballistic': Former ABC chair denies fight to keep Triple J's Hottest 100 on Australia Day Former ABC chair Justin Milne rejected claims of political interference at the national broadcaster while appearing before a federal parliamentary inquiry.

How much a date costs in 25 cities around the world A "typical date night" included a mid-range dinner for two, a bottle of wine, two movie tickets, and an 8km taxi back home.

Discount shoe retailer Payless opened a fake luxury store and convinced influencers to pay $600 for $20 footwear Would you pay $US600 for a pair of PaylessShoeSource sneakers?

'If they won't stand up for our future, we will': Thousands of kids turn out for Sydney climate change protests Australian school children walked out of school in protest today, directed at the federal government and its lack of action to prevent climate change.

There's evidence up to 65,000 lives were snuffed out in an instant by a meteor 3,700 years ago An archaeology team has found evidence of an enormous blast of heat across a 500 sq km area. The blast appears to have wiped out all life and structures where up to 65,000 people once lived.

Even if you're dreading your office holiday party, you still have to go. Here's your survival guide You might want to skip your annual holiday work party, but you really shouldn't. Holiday work parties are a key way to show your colleagues and the company leadership that you're a team player.

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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 The S&P500 was up for most of the day but drifted lower into the close.

Australians remain sceptical of tech's ability to help society, despite all the progress The digital economy is overtaking the analog world, but it seems that Australians are more wary of the digital future than our global peers.

The biggest Series B raise in Australian history just tipped $111 million into workforce software startup Deputy The Series B raise was led by the US venture capital company IVP, which previously backed Dropbox, Twitter and Slack.

2019 will be an extraordinary year in space — here's what NASA, SpaceX, and the night sky have in store for Earth The 2019 calendar is full of major events in spaceflight, planetary science, and astronomy.

A low rumble off the coast of Africa was felt right around the Earth, and no one knows what it means The tiny island of Mayotte was struck by six months of earthquakes from May to November. Then, on November 11, a long, monotone "ring" was measured across the Earth.

Millennials are killing countless industries — but the US Fed says it's mostly just because they're poor Millennial spending habits have wreaked havoc on companies from golf-equipment makers to razor manufacturers.

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