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Tuesday 28 April 2020

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Morning! There's some reasonably promising early coronavirus vaccine news circulating around the traps today, so let's briefly indulge in some positivity before we get back to the usual.
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Australians are currently better off under JobSeeker than they were before the coronavirus, according to Commonwealth Bank analysis

Australians are currently better off financially with Australian government benefits, according to Commonwealth Bank economists. New analysis shows the growth of government benefits has outstripped the decline in wages.
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New South Wales will allow two adults to visit someone else in their home from Friday, the state's first move to relax some coronavirus restrictions

New South Wales will start to ease its social isolation restrictions. From Friday May 1, two adults will be able to go and visit someone else in their home.
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Target is falling further behind its siblings Kmart, Officeworks and Bunnings, which are all going gangbusters amid the coronavirus shutdowns

Wesfarmers group stores Bunnings and Officeworks are doing a roaring trade throughout the COVID-19 shutdown, but are leaving the conglomerate's retail offering behind.
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'Better than the Christmas period': Bike sales are booming amid the coronavirus pandemic

Australians having been rushing to buy bikes during the coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed sales up among retailers. Bicycle Centre Mitcham in South Australia said it has recently experienced sales "better than the Christmas period."
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More than 1,800 Australian restaurants will temperature test all their staff as part of an initiative led by payments platform Alipay

Having seen how businesses in China were forced to adapt to the coronavirus outbreak, Alipay is about to launch a slew of new initiatives in Australia.
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Australian bartender tells the story of how he once spent $1.6 million in 5 months after discovering an ATM glitch

An Australian bartender found a glitch in an ATM that allowed him to spend $US1.6 million that he didn't have in 5 months, according to a report by VICE.
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Uber's top engineer is leaving the ride-hailing giant as the coronavirus throws its core taxi business into turmoil

Uber's chief technology officer, Thuan Pham, has resigned effective May 16, the company said Tuesday. Pham, who joined the company in 2013, was one of the last remaining executives hired by ousted founder Travis Kalanick.
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Popular Australian musicians make less on streaming services like Spotify than you might think

Seemingly successful Australian musicians make less money on music streaming services than you'd think. Artists are estimated to be paid between $0.004 and $0.007 per stream of their music on Spotify.
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5 startups explain how being away from the big smoke of Sydney and Melbourne helped their success

Sydney and Melbourne might be the traditional hotspots for business, but many startups are discovering the wisdom of escaping the big smoke for somewhere with the same amenities, but a lot more support from the locals. Not to mention an all-round better lifestyle.

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