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Wednesday 7 April 2021

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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Morning folks! A bit of AstraZeneca vaccine news today.
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The Australia-NZ travel bubble has already led to a massive spike in bookings – but authorities don't expect tourism to hit pre-pandemic levels before 2022

Airlines and travel agencies have reported hundredfold spikes in interest for destinations in New Zealand, after the two-way quarantine-free travel bubble was revealed.
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Scott Morrison says he'll re-apply for the release of Australia's 3.1 million contracted AstraZeneca doses

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he will again petition the European Union and AstraZeneca for the release of 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, amid a growing diplomatic stoush between the jurisdictions.
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Christine Holgate slammed her former boss in a blistering 154-page submission following her ouster as Australia Post CEO. Here's what you need to know.

Christine Holgate has broken her silence five months after she was dismissed as Australia Post CEO. In a 154-page submission to the Senate Inquiry reviewing the dismissal, she alleges she was forced out of the organisation by chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo despite having done nothing wrong.
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Aussie tech unicorn Canva is now valued at $19 billion on paper following a fresh round of US funding

Australian graphic design startup Canva has rocketed to a new milestone with a valuation of $US15 billion ($19.7 billion). This comes after the Australian-based company secured $US71 million in funding.
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'There has never been this many jobs to fill': The Australian economy is bouncing back, but wage growth may not follow

The Australian job market is rebounding strongly as job vacancies hit a record high. Data from Indeed provided exclusively to Business Insider Australia shows job vacancies are 32.2% higher than they were before the pandemic began.
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Two Australian men have been charged after police found a bomb and extremist material in a raid on the homes of neo-Nazi group members

South Australian police have arrested two men as part of an investigation into ideologically motivated violent extremism. A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing an IED, and a 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing extremist material.
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An Aussie couple bought a van for $2,200 and converted it for a 3 month trip from Queensland to Western Australia. Here's how they did it.

Hayley and Roger Mason are currently embarking on a non-stop 3-month drive with their family across Australia in a 12-seater van they converted themselves.
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A 26-year-old CEO has been crowned the youngest self-made billionaire on Forbes' annual billionaires list after Kylie Jenner was removed

Austin Russell became a billionaire almost overnight in December when his company, Luminar Technologies, was listed on the Nasdaq via an SPAC merger.
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How Haus of Dizzy, the Indigenous Australian jewellery brand, grew from a bedroom floor to Australia's 'Queen of Bling'

Haus of Dizzy is a handmade jewellery brand by Wiradjuri woman and self-proclaimed Queen of Bling, Kristy Dickinson. It's a brand that, at its core, celebrates her Indigenous culture with a distinctly contemporary twist.

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