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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning. Today we return to work amid continuing squabbles between federal and state governments on the contentious issue of schools. That's what everyone is talking about today: schools.

Westpac has deferred its dividend after revealing a massive 70% slump in profit Westpac Banking Corporation has revealed a massive 70 per cent slump in first half cash profit of $993 million and elected to defer the dividend until greater clarity is known about the economic impact of COVID-19 on bad debts.

'Australians have earned an early mark': Scott Morrison says the decision on whether to relax coronavirus restrictions will be made next Friday Scott Morrison announced the decision on whether to relax coronavirus restrictions will now be made on Friday, May 8. Previously, he had announced the decision would be made the week following.

Uber has launched a new temporary service in Australia that lets you book a car by the hour, to make getting errands done easier Uber has launched a new service that lets you book a ride by the hour so you can get your essential travel done. The 'Hourly Driver' service has a base rate of $59 an hour and you will be charged per minute thereafter.

Medical device maker ResMed is preparing for new COVID-19 hot spots, as ventilator sales boosted quarterly revenue by more than $50 million Resmed chief executive Mick Farrell says the $33 billion medical device maker is preparing for new COVID-19 hot spots and second waves of coronavirus outbreaks around the world as ventilator sales boosted its quarterly revenues by more than $50 million.

Falling Melbourne prices suggest Australian property is at the tip of the iceberg, as landlords begin to feel the pressure Australian capital city property prices grew by just 0.2% in April, their lowest growth since they stopped falling in June last year. Melbourne led the market lower, as prices fell 0.3%, while rents fell across all capital cities except Perth, according to CoreLogic.

Here's what co-CEOs Mike-Cannon Brookes and Scott Farquhar said in their 24-page letter to Atlassian's shareholders Atlassian released its third quarter results with a 24-page shareholder letter. The Aussie-developed, NASDAQ-listed software company said the coronavirus pandemic had a "negligible" impact on the business.

The US records its highest daily death toll as almost 20 states ease lockdown restrictions, WHO reports The US recorded its deadliest day during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, according to new data released by the World Health Organisation. The data shows that on May 1, the country saw a total of 2,909 total coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours.

11 people in Sweden told us what it's like living in one of the few countries with no compulsory coronavirus lockdown With Sweden's unusual coronavirus response, the country did not impose a compulsory lockdown, instead trusting people to socially distance themselves.

Over 45% of Aussies have no issue talking to a chatbot. Here's why robots are the future of customer support. As businesses strive to provide the best possible service to their customers, more will continue to turn to solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to a report by customer service software company Zendesk, the number of clients using the AI-powered chatbot alone has almost doubled over the past two years. 60% of this change has been driven by business-to-consumer companies.

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