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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Hello folks and welcome to Friday!

Australian house prices will soar 17% in 2021, according to economists. It might just force the regulator to step in and do something. ANZ economists are forecasting Australian house prices to jump 17% this year across the country. The hot market is expected to be led higher by Sydney and Perth soaring 19% and most other capitals jumping 16%.

This is how the pandemic changed the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane property markets Domain has analysed how prices in each of the east coast capital cities fared over the last two years. While exposed to different property cycles, analysts Nicola Powell and Henry Yu found that the most expensive suburbs both fell the hardest during troughs and led the market higher during booms.

Australians want in on the $46 billion electric car market but the government is making it basically impossible, according to one expert Australia is 10-12 years behind the rest of the world's uptake of electric vehicles, according to e-mobility expert Dr Jake Whitehead. "If they were serious about climate change, they'd be serious about the uptake of electric vehicles," he said of the government's approach.

The government has announced $135 million in new funding for the struggling performance sector as JobKeeper ends The Federal Government has pledged a further $135 million in support to Australia's live performance sector, which remains suppressed due to COVID-19 restrictions and border closures.

International flights will return to Melbourne from April 8, following intensive reviews of Victoria's hotel quarantine system Melbourne Airport will accept international flights from April 8, nearly two months after a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a hotel quarantine site led Victoria to bar overseas arrivals.

1 in 5 businesses plan to hire in the next 3 months — so where does that leave those losing JobKeeper? Businesses said financial circumstances have improved, with one in five planning to increase staff numbers over the next three months, according to an ABS survey.

'We all want the inside scoop': Australian influencer 'tea' accounts are sharing gossip, scandals and a critical perspective on a new generation of celebrity News and gossip about Australian influencers is meticulously documented by social media users running 'tea' accounts.

It could take weeks to dislodge the ship stuck in the Suez Canal, straining a vital supply chain route A massive shipping container has been blocking the Suez Canal for over two days now and experts say it might not be moving any time soon.

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