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Thursday 4 June 2020

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

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The Australian government's $680 million HomeBuilder scheme is being slammed by critics

The federal government's $680 million HomeBuilder grants scheme has been panned as "an inadequate response" by Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese.
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'A slap in the face': Woolworths staff criticise the company's 'bare minimum' reward for workers on the pandemic front line

Woolworths staff and one of the key unions representing them have slammed the supermarket giant's $50 million reward offer, calling it a "slap in the face" after months of working on the front line of the pandemic.
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New analysis estimates universities will lose $16 billion by 2023 because of the coronavirus. Experts reveal how this could affect Australia.

Universities Australia estimates that Australian universities could lose $16 billion by 2023 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Experts highlighted the consequences of reduced funding to universities such as a weaker higher education sector and a generational loss of researchers.
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Qantas and Jetstar have announced plans to add more than 300 return flights by the end of June, as coronavirus restrictions ease

Qantas and budget subsidiary Jetstar have announced new plans to get their planes flying again. The airlines will triple capacity this month with the possibility they'll return to 40% of their normal operation by the end of July.
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Westpac blames its massive money laundering scandal on tech failings, poor judgement, and gaps in its compliance systems

Westpac says technology failings, human error, poor judgment and gaps in its compliance and risk systems caused last year's massive money-laundering scandal, which included allegations of inadequate vetting of payments linked to paedophilia.
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Dyson poured $629 million into an electric car before abandoning it — here's what its Tesla competitor was supposed to look like

Dyson scrapped its electric car project in May, after spending more than $US600 million on its development. The company released new images of the prototype this week.
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70% of people infected with the coronavirus did not pass it to anyone, preliminary research shows. Superspreading events account for most transmission.

An average person with the coronavirus infects about two other people, but an infected person sometimes passes the virus to far more people during a superspreader event.
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A Norwegian cruise ship worker who's been trapped at sea for more than 80 days shares his gruelling experience

The coronavirus pandemic has left thousands of crew members trapped on cruise ships around the world. Business Insider spoke with a crew member stuck on the MS Norwegian Epic about his experience onboard.
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Many Australians turned to further education during their time in isolation – and these people are proof a career change is possible

As LinkedIn Learning has seen a 15% increase in the number of people using the service, it's safe to suggest that the desire to upskill during lockdown was at the forefront of many Australians' minds.

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