10 things you need to know about this morning in Australia

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning all. Welcome to what is for many the last working week of the year, when we all do our very best work.

Australians are being hired at a higher rate than the same time last year, as Victoria begins to hit its stride Australian businesses are hiring at a rate not seen for more than 12 months. Exclusive analysis from job site Indeed shows that there are currently 3.7% more advertised positions in Victoria, and 4.7% more in the rest of the country, than there was the same time last year.

Australian investors are getting in on the action of the Airbnb IPO, as the accomodation giant's stock price soars Airbnb has more than doubled its valuation in a single trading session to over $US100 billion as its stock price soars on debut. Australians represented a good chunk of investors, with local trading platform Stake calling the trading spike the largest it had seen surrounding an IPO.

Here's how much Australian influencers earn per post – from nano-influencers to full-blown celebrities Global analytics company HypeAuditor has released its 2020 State of Instagram Influencer Marketing in Australia report. According to the report, Australian influencers are more popular than their international peers, with higher engagement rates than creators from other countries.

Gold treasure has washed up on the shores of an impoverished fishing village and nobody knows where it came from A mysterious gold-rush for villagers in Venezuela has changed their lives in a country suffering fr a chronic economic crisis and the effects of COVID-19.

I'm an esports soccer player who won $10,000 in an online FIFA 21 tournament. Anyone can become an expert at gaming — here's how I did it. Ryan Pessoa is a 22-year-old professional esports gamer who plays FIFA 21 competitively for Manchester City. He first signed with the team Hashtag United in 2018 after developing his gaming skills during his free time while studying business management at the University of Surrey in England.

This 'Starburst' house in Joshua Tree made from shipping containers is on sale for $3.5 million – and it hasn't even been built yet A house bordering Joshua Tree National Park, California, which was commissioned by film producer Chris Hanley is on sale for $US3.5 million. But the property is yet to be built. Construction for "Starburst House," which will be made from 21 shipping containers, is set to start next year.

Germany is entering a stricter lockdown through Christmas and into the new year, as its COVID-19 cases reach record highs Germany will enter a stricter lockdown lasting through Christmas and into the new year, the chancellor, Angela Merkel, said Sunday. "We are forced to act, and we're acting too," Merkel said in Berlin, according to The Associated Press.

You should never use a free VPN. Here's why. Lots of people use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to boost their data privacy and security. A survey from June this year showed 68% of US internet users use VPNs and of those, 29% used free VPNs rather than paid services.

'We literally had to create a virtual program out of necessity within 48 hours': How this youth outreach program had to promptly shift to online support groups to continue helping young Australians Since 1985, Youth Insearch has helped over 30,000 young people to rebuild their lives and currently assists around 1,000 young people per year across NSW, VIC & QLD.

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