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Facebook and Google have been ordered to pay Aussie media companies for publishing their news, in a world first Facebook and Google will be forced to pay Australian media companies for publishing their news stories, under a world-first mandatory code of conduct, after negotiations with the two global digital giants failed.

Australian house prices will fall by 10% in just six months, according to Commonwealth Bank forecasts The Commonwealth Bank has revised its property forecasts downwards, stating the coronavirus will have "profound short-term consequences" for the market.

A bizarre conspiracy theory puts Bill Gates at the centre of the coronavirus crisis — and major conservative pundits are circulating it As the coronavirus pandemic has spread around the world, with millions infected and thousands dead, billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has pledged a quarter billion dollars to combat the disease through his foundation.

WHO warns that coronavirus antibodies can't guarantee long-term immunity The World Health Organisation warned that there is no evidence antibody tests can show if a person who was previously affected by the novel coronavirus is immune to reinfection.

New platform Hatch Exchange helps businesses temporarily hire stood-down workers amid the coronavirus crisis Hatch Exchange gives businesses that have been forced to stand down workers amid the coronavirus pandemic the opportunity to help their workers find temporary jobs elsewhere.

Data from DiDi suggests coronavirus restrictions have massively changed how Australians use rideshare services Coronavirus restrictions have changed the way Australians get around. Data supplied to Business Insider Australia shows that weekday rideshare trips have overtaken weekend jaunts as people appear to be following government advice to stay home.

Australian universities could lose $19 billion in the next 3 years. Our economy will suffer with them. The university sector faces cumulative losses of up to A$19 billion over the next three years due to lost international student revenue. Modelling from the Mitchell Institute shows the next big hit will come mid-year when $2 billion in annual tuition fees is wiped from the sector as international students are unable to travel to Australia to start their courses for second semester.

Sweden left schools, bars, restaurants, and gyms open during the coronavirus pandemic. Experts say the strategy might be working. Sweden has seen some indications of success with its coronavirus mitigation strategies, the nation's top epidemiologist said. According to Bloomberg News, experts have reported a "more flat curve" with respect to its daily increase in new COVID-19 cases.

Employees across the globe are working remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are 18 high-paying jobs you can do from home. The spread of the coronavirus has led to millions of layoffs, and over 10 million Americans filed for unemployment in March. The pandemic has also put more than a third of the population under a social distancing restriction to prevent further spread of the virus where they are either required to or encouraged to stay home.

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