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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning all.

Australia's COVID-19 vaccine booking site is now online – but some clinics say the long-awaited system took them by surprise Australia's COVID-19 vaccination booking system is online, allowing Australians in Phase 1B of the rollout to secure an appointment from Monday.

The Commonwealth Bank is launching its own buy now, pay later product into an increasingly crowded market The Commonwealth Bank is diving into the buy now, pay later sector with its own offering..

ASIC has urged Australia's flood of first-time stock traders to do their research, saying the GameStop saga 'inflated people's appetite for risk' The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has explicitly warned first-time stock traders to be wary of investment advice gleaned on forums like Reddit, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

A successful legal challenge to the status of gig economy workers in the UK could lead to similar moves here, according to some experts Uber this week forced to pay UK drivers minimum wage and grant them a host of new rights after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. With a similar push happening in Spain, there appears to be support building for Australian gig economy workers to also earn better pay and conditions, according to employment legal service JobWatch.

Gotta buy 'em all: eBay Australia says Pokémon powered a 12,000% spike in collectible card sales in late 2020 Renewed interest in Pokémon cards drove a 12,000% spike in trading card sales on eBay Australia late last year, the online marketplace says. In a new report, eBay Australia said it also tallied a 301% increase in the sale of basketball trading cards in October.

Atlassian's Scott Farquhar sees Australia as a 'test bed' for tech regulation around the world in the future Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Scott Farquhar spoke to US-based technology news website The Verge about tech's influence on recent media legislation.

Scribd has launched its e-book subscription service in Australia, putting it in direct competition with Amazon Scribd announced it will enter the Australian e-book market with a subscription service, competing with Amazon and Audible. The platform will offer a $13.99 a month subscription for Australian readers that will give them access to Scribd's stable of two million local and international e-books.

These are the best deals for Afterpay Day 2021, including Dyson, Samsung and The Iconic Afterpay Day is a huge online shopping event that promises huge savings across a massive range of brands and products. Afterpay Day 2021 starts on Thursday March 18 and runs until Sunday March 21.

The 3 most important things to consider when choosing an investment platform, outside of low costs The world of stock trading has never been easier to join, particularly for those with little knowledge of how it all works.

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