10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

[View in browser]( [Logo]( [Image]( [The Doherty Institute predicts 200,000 daily cases by February. Morrison says this is ‘highly unlikely’ as he heads into emergency cabinet meeting to address Omicron]( [The Doherty Institute predicts 200,000 daily cases by February. Morrison says this is ‘highly unlikely’ as he heads into emergency cabinet meeting to address Omicron]( [Modelling by the Doherty Institute projects Australia could have 200,000 cases of COVID-19 a day by early February under a ‘worst case scenario’ if further measures are not taken to slow Omicron’s spread.]( [Sellers are lowering prices as property listings soar, prompting the first signs of a buyer’s market in 18 months]( [Sellers are lowering prices as property listings soar, prompting the first signs of a buyer’s market in 18 months]( [Property listings have soared ahead of demand in recent weeks, heralding the hints of a buyer’s market for the first time in more than 18 months.Â]( [A top Chinese live-streaming influencer known as Viya was fined roughly $210 million for tax evasion, agency says]( [A top Chinese live-streaming influencer known as Viya was fined roughly $210 million for tax evasion, agency says]( [The internet celebrity evaded or underpaid taxes totaling 703 million yuan, or $110 million, between 2019 and 2020, the Chinese government said.]( [Australians may soon be able to receive a vaccine booster shot within 3 months, according to updated advice from ATAGI]( [Australians may soon be able to receive a vaccine booster shot within 3 months, according to updated advice from ATAGI]( [Australians may soon be required to have three vaccine shots to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as health officials weigh up how to battle the new, more transmissible Omicron variant.]( [Barclays has been given an Australian banking licence as it chases ‘tremendous growth opportunities’ in Asia]( [Barclays has been given an Australian banking licence as it chases ‘tremendous growth opportunities’ in Asia]( [UK-based bank Barclays announced on Monday it had received approval from Australia’s prudential regulator (APRA) to operate as a foreign bank in the country, as the lender continues its expansion into high-growth markets.]( [An employee embezzled $154 million from Sony then converted it to bitcoin — now the feds are trying to return it]( [An employee embezzled $154 million from Sony then converted it to bitcoin — now the feds are trying to return it]( ["You cannot rely on cryptocurrency to hide your ill-gotten gains from law enforcement," the US Justice Department said in a press release.]( [Instagram is working on bringing NFTs to a wider audience, as its parent Meta goes all-in on the metaverse]( [Instagram is working on bringing NFTs to a wider audience, as its parent Meta goes all-in on the metaverse]( ["We are definitely actively exploring NFTs and how we can make them more accessible to a wider audience," Instagram’s CEO said.]( [These are the 10 most popular stocks on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum]( [These are the 10 most popular stocks on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum]( [As traders look to replicate the success of WallStreetBets stocks, one data aggregator is compiling the most mentioned stocks on the subreddit.]( [The Fed is set to hike interest rates in 2022. Here’s what that means for US stocks.]( [The Fed is set to hike interest rates in 2022. Here’s what that means for US stocks.]( [The S&P 500 has a history of rising even when the Federal Reserve lifts interest rates. But inflation and coronavirus are clouding the outlook.]( [No, you can’t legally get married in the metaverse — at least not yet]( [No, you can’t legally get married in the metaverse — at least not yet]( [A metaverse wedding "would just be a ceremony," one expert told Insider, and those couples would also need to have in-person ones for it to be legal.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](