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Thursday 5 November 2020

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Hello and welcome to Friday. Will we know who the new President of the United States is before we go to bed tonight? Maybe!
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Australia is securing two more COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the government's investment in the program to $3.2 billion

Australia has secured two more COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Under new deals, Novavax will supply 40 million vaccine doses for Australia, while Pfizer and BioNTech will supply 10 million.
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A 25-year-old took on a $57 billion super fund over climate change and won. Experts see the case as evidence of 'which way the wind is blowing'.

Australian Mark McVeigh settled with Rest Super out of court this week after a two-year battle over its climate change strategy. The $57 billion fund publicly committed to a zero carbon footprint by 2050 as a result, as well as making a range of other major pledges.
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NAB has tripled its bad loan provisions to $2.76 billion amid 'rising delinquencies'

Big four bank NAB has provisioned $2.76 billion for "potential COVID-19 impacts", triple its earlier allocation. NAB's full year results acknowledged "rising delinquencies" that were occuring outside its loan deferral program.
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Qantas and Jetstar are launching more flights between NSW and Victoria now that the border is reopening

Qantas and Jetstar are launching more flights between Victoria and New South Wales as the border between the states is set to open on November 23.
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A massive 300MW lithium-ion battery is being built in Victoria – double the size of Tesla's big battery in South Australia

Victoria is set to get one of the largest lithium-ion batteries in the world. The 300 MW Victorian Big Battery will be built by renewable energy company Neoen.
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Uber delivers a miss in third-quarter earnings as it slowly recovers from the pandemic

Uber on Thursday released financial results of its third quarter. For the three months ended July 31, Uber lost more than $US1 billion on revenues of $US3.13 billion.
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The Trump campaign tweeted a statement from the president making unfounded claims of 'illegal votes' — but Twitter hasn't labelled the statement

President Donald Trump issued a statement through his campaign's Twitter account on Thursday making claims without evidence that "illegal and late votes" will lead to election fraud, and Twitter has not added a label to it.
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Here are all the iPhone 12 Pro Max and Mini pre-order plans from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone

Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and Mini will be going live at 12am, November 7. The iPhone 12 Pro Max and Mini are set to release on Friday, November 13.
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'We wanted to keep people safe, supported and informed': How the pandemic has changed Uber for passengers and drivers

In September, Uber released their first Movement Index report, which noted that, when compared to the lowest point of engagement during the pandemic, the frequency of trips have recovered by about 77% (excluding Melbourne). In fact, in some places, the frequency in which people are using Uber is almost the same as it was pre-COVID.

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