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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning, everyone.

Photos show how the world is demanding justice for George Floyd at global Black Lives Matter protests Protests against racial inequality sparked by the police killing of George Floyd are taking place all over the world. Rallies and memorials have been held in cities across Europe, as well as in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand.

Powerful signs from Black Lives Matter protests across the US The death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25 has sparked protests across the US. Protesters are holding signs with messages such as "I can't breathe" and "How many weren't filmed?"

Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to allow Trump's post in internal meeting even as employees protest and resign Facebook is refusing to change its decision to allow a post from President Donald Trump about the US protests. Late on Thursday, Trump posted on Facebook and Twitter, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." Twitter said the post was "glorifying violence" and hid it with a disclaimer - but Facebook disagreed.

Uber has launched a world-first car rental service in Australia Uber is trialling a world-first feature called Uber Rent, which lets users hire a car through the app. The feature will first launch in Brisbane, but only for 50% of regular Uber users.

'All Atlassians can feel very proud': Mike Cannon-Brookes on the company's role in SpaceX's historic rocket launch Atlassian software played a role in SpaceX's historic rocket launch during the weekend. SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, successfully launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station - the first launch by a commercial company.

The RBA, out of moves, has left interest rates on hold at 0.25% — but says the economy could be faring better than first thought The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the official interest rate on hold at 0.25% on Tuesday. Having basically ruled out cutting into negative territory and with a large economic contraction still coming, it had little choice but to encourage fiscal stimulus instead.

'Essential travel hasn't stopped': Australian private jet startup Airly has seen an 80% rise in usage during the coronavirus pandemic Business owners are using private jet startup Airly to travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The app has seen an 80% rise in usage during the coronavirus pandemic.

There are just two bidders remaining in the fight to acquire Virgin Australia Virgin Australia's administrators have determined just Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners will get the chance to lodge binding offers for the stricken airline on June 12.

Aussie creatives share how you can help keep the industry afloat through the coronavirus pandemic Despite the gradual ease of lockdown restrictions across Australia, with cafes and pubs reopening under strict new guidelines, the creative industries are still, for the most part, closed until further notice.

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