10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

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'This is a dark day': Qantas will outsource its ground handling services after bids from local operators failed, resulting in roughly 2000 job losses

Qantas confirmed it will be outsourcing its ground handling staff after bids for the work failed. The airline had allowed in-house and external bids be sent in to spell out how they could reduce costs at its ground handling operations.

China's huge new tariffs on Australian wine will cost jobs and hurt regional economies, according to one of the country's largest exporters

Australia's $1.1 billion wine industry has been rocked by new tariffs launched by China that will effectively price the market out of demand. In some cases more than tripling the price of an Australian bottle, the latest move by China's Ministry of Commerce threatens to close off a key export market until further notice.

The number of Australians holding buy now, pay later debts has nearly doubled this year

Almost one in five Australians are now holding a buy now, pay later debt, up from one in ten last year. The growth comes at the expense of credit cards, which have been in steep decline.

Australian influencer Tammy Hembrow earns more than $50,000 for a Instagram post. Here's how she decides what brands to work with.

Instagram influencer Tammy Hembrow said after years of working in the industry she has decided she won't work with brands who want final say over sponsored content posted to her 11.8 million Instagram followers.

Victoria will ban school banking programs like Dollarmites – and the Commonwealth Bank says it is 'surprised and disappointed' by the move

Victoria is banning financial institutions from offering school banking programs in 2021. It comes after concerns raised about the way banks use such programs to lure children into loyalty with them from a young age.

The ASX looks set to close out its best month since 1988

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is set to close out its best month since March 1988. The ASX 200 is up around 10.5%, or more than 600 points, from where it started in November.

Lentil As Anything wants to give back to the community that rescued it from administration by delivering 25,000 free meals to people in need

Lentil As Anything has teamed up with FareShare to deliver more than 25,000 meals to people in need this holiday season. It's a way to give back to the community that saved Lentil As Anything from going into administration this year.

The best Cyber Monday 2020 deals in Australia, including Sony, Bose, Nintendo, Samsung and Microsoft

While some Black Friday sales have continued to run, there are new deals to be had on Cyber Monday. We've collected some of the highlights for the Cyber Monday sales, including gadgets, home appliances, laptops and more.

5 enterprise tech execs discuss remote work, new cybersecurity threats, and why Asia was first to multi-cloud

Business Insider selected the top 10 people transforming enterprise tech in the North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. Okta chief product officer Diya Jolly, Cloudflare COO Michelle Zatlyn, Appier COO Winnie Lee, Quantexa CEO Vishal Marria, and Red Points CEO Laura Urquizu gathered together for a virtual roundtable.

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

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Australian businesses say they are being stung by an 'atrocious' new PayPal fee on US transfers

Australian businesses and sole traders are suddenly being stung by a new 3% PayPal fee charged on any US transfers, including use of a PayPal competitor to convert currency.

Property app Dwell matches renters directly with landlords, cutting out real estate agents altogether

A new Australian app called Dwell has launched, which matches renters and landlords. It's designed to cut out the middle person (real estate agents) and provide a streamlined connection between renters and landlords.

As demand for plant-based meat soars, a new $11 million manufacturing plant has opened in Sydney

Proform Foods launched a new $11 million plant-based meat facility in Sydney this week. The site will produce 5000 tonnes of plant-based meat under the company's MEET brand.

Trump said world leaders complained to him about the election results — but most of them have already congratulated Biden

President Donald Trump suggested on Fox Business that several world leaders have supported his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. Neither Trump nor the White House offered any evidence of such conversations.

Jay-Z's entertainment company opened a new NYC headquarters last summer — take a look inside

Roc Nation opened a new headquarters in Manhattan in summer 2019. The entertainment label was started by Jay Z is 2008. The office was designed by architect Jeffrey Beers.

This yacht maker's concept resort uses solar-powered electric catamarans as 'floating villas'

Yacht maker Silent-Yachts has unveiled a concept sustainable luxury resort: the Silent-Resorts. The resort relies on solar-powered catamarans to serve as the "floating villas", and sustainably built, non-land invasive buildings for the resort amenities, such as spas and clubhouses.

A historic 11th-century castle that survived the French Revolution is selling for the first time in 1,000 years. Take a look inside.

A castle in France called the Château de Verteuil is on the market with a $US3.3 million asking price, per the Paris-based real-estate agency Patrice Besse.

Here are all the best deals you can get from Black Friday 2020

Black Friday 2020 has officially started, and with it come thousands of deal across homewares, tech, fashion and more. It's one of the biggest online shopping events of the year.

These are the risks factors that are weakening Australian businesses, according to an expert

As Australian businesses face a new set of threats created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to assess how they can maintain their resilience.

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