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Tuesday 15 October 2019

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Scotland could soon achieve independence from the UK, Twitter releases guidelines for world leaders and the RBA will keep cutting rates despite admitting it isn't working.
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Twitter has published its rules for world leaders, including what types of tweets won't be allowed

Twitter has published its moderation policies for world leaders. The post from Twitter doesn't discuss the actions of any specific world leader.
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The RBA's last two rate cuts didn't even touch the sides of the economy – but it's going to keep on slashing them regardless

The RBA has admitted its June and July rate cuts didn't achieve much at all in its latest October meeting minutes.
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TransferWise has just integrated with its first Australian bank and it might become the new normal here

TransferWise has integrated with digital bank Up, to make it the first Australian bank to allow its customers to use the FX service directly through its app.
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The floodgates are opening as Trump officials publicly defy his orders and more whistleblowers come out of the shadows

The Trump administration has been clear: Officials are not to comply with Congress' demands for documents and witness testimony in its impeachment inquiry.
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'It is time for independence': Nicola Sturgeon says she will demand Scottish vote to leave the UK next year

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed in her closing speech at the Scottish National Party's annual conference in Aberdeen to rejoin the EU as an independent country after the UK leaves.
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A new radar system will track 250,000 tiny pieces of space junk. It may help prevent snowballing collisions that could cut off our access to orbit.

A new radar array in New Zealand will track an estimated 250,000 tiny objects that orbit Earth at high speeds and could threaten satellites and astronauts.
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Telstra's chairman has lashed the NBN, claiming Australians would have faster internet had it never even been built

Telstra chairman John Mullen has claimed all Australians would have access to high-speed internet at a "fraction of the cost" if the government had not proceeded with the $50 billion NBN.
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Facebook's Libra is the US's best shot at beating China to become the dominant digital currency for emerging economies, analyst says

Facebook's Libra might be the best chance the US has to beat China to become the dominant digital cryptocurrency for emerging markets, according to RBC Capital Markets.

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