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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning, and welcome to the week.

'A recovery that puts people first': A group of young Australians is demanding a government job guarantee to fight both soaring unemployment and climate change Young people are protesting the cuts to the JobSeeker allowance, and urging the government to tackle genuine reform instead. As Australia faces health, economic and climate crises, grassroots campaigners at the Tomorrow Movement are advocating the government to implement a job guarantee.

The CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are set to testify before Congress in a historic antitrust hearing next week. Here's what's at stake for each company. The tech CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook will appear before Congress in a first-of-its-kind hearing on Wednesday. They will be testifying as part of an antitrust investigation into the dominance of digital platforms that has been running since last June.

300 properties were removed from short stay platforms in Tasmania for not meeting state regulations The Tasmanian Government released its latest report on short stay accommodation in the state. It found that 309 properties were removed from short stay platforms because they did not comply with regulations.

Florida passes New York as US state with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases Florida on Saturday reported more than 12,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus, and in doing so, surpassed the state of New York in the total number of COVID-19 cases.

McDonald's is building its 1000th restaurant in Australia, a 'sustainability flagship' site in Melton South, Victoria McDonald's has started construction of its 1000th restaurant in Australia. It's a milestone for the business, which first opened in Australia in 1971.

Jeffrey Epstein's luxurious $61 million Gulfstream G550 private jet was just put on the market A Gulfstream G550 private jet used extensively by Jeffrey Epstein is on the market. Epstein was a known jet setter, often flying between residences in New York, Paris, New Mexico, and the Virgin Islands, taking advantage of the extended range offered by the G550.

This home in Western Australia is built out of 9 shipping containers. Take a look inside. The Kaloorup Shipping Container home is located in Western Australia. Owner and builder Steve Hick told Business Insider Australia it is around 370 square metres.

Tell us how you're feeling about travel at the moment for the chance to win a $500 Uber Eats voucher The coronavirus pandemic has obviously taken a sledgehammer to the travel industry – both domestic and international. And the situation for the near future doesn't look rosy either, with a majority of Australian economists surmising that international travel is off the table until 2021 at the absolute earliest.

How businesses can thrive through the chaos of 2020 according to Jim Collins, the author who wrote a book on uncertainty Ahead of his virtual event on July 22, we thought it would be worth revisiting best-selling author Jim Collins' thoughts on the underlying traits that he believes can help any business thrive amid chaos -- a particularly apt topic given the shambles that is 2020.

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