10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

[View in browser]( [Logo]( [Image]( [10 things you need to know this morning in Australia]( [10 things you need to know this morning in Australia]( [This is Business Insider Australia’s morning newsletter for Wednesday, February 16.]( [Regional house prices soared more than 26% in just 12 months, outpacing capital cities and raising concerns about long-term impacts]( [Regional house prices soared more than 26% in just 12 months, outpacing capital cities and raising concerns about long-term impacts]( [Fresh data released by Corelogic in its quarterly Regional Market Update shows the pace of price growth across regional Australian cities is continuing to power ahead, even as slowdown begins to come into effect in capital cities.]( [Rental vacancies have hit a 16-year low, with further price pressure expected in the coming months]( [Rental vacancies have hit a 16-year low, with further price pressure expected in the coming months]( [Rental property vacancy rates plummeted to 16-year lows across Australia in January, with a new report suggesting renters could face an even tougher slog in February.]( [Airline startup Bonza will offer $50 flights on 25 routes overlooked by the major Australian airlines when it launches in May]( [Airline startup Bonza will offer $50 flights on 25 routes overlooked by the major Australian airlines when it launches in May]( [When it launches Bonza will be the first domestic airline to enter the Australian market since Tiger Airways launched in 2007.]( [Short interest in stocks tied to consumer spending is the highest in a year as soaring inflation weighs on sentiment]( [Short interest in stocks tied to consumer spending is the highest in a year as soaring inflation weighs on sentiment]( [Citi Trends, Big 5 Sporting Goods and EVGo, which runs an EV charging network, was on S&P Global’s list of the 10 most-shorted stocks in January.]( [Dow soars 422 points as investors eye possible easing of Ukraine-Russia tensions]( [Dow soars 422 points as investors eye possible easing of Ukraine-Russia tensions]( [The Producer Price Index rose 1% last month, marking a significant acceleration from December. The reading signals high inflation may stick around.]( [Mark Zuckerberg wants his employees to be ‘Metamates,’ putting their ‘ship’ and crew before themselves]( [Mark Zuckerberg wants his employees to be ‘Metamates,’ putting their ‘ship’ and crew before themselves]( [Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post that a new value is "Meta, Metamates, Me," a play on words of the naval saying, "ship, shipmates, self."]( [JPMorgan opens a Decentraland lounge featuring a tiger as the bank seeks to capitalize on $1 trillion revenue opportunity from the metaverse]( [JPMorgan opens a Decentraland lounge featuring a tiger as the bank seeks to capitalize on $1 trillion revenue opportunity from the metaverse]( [The world is at an "inflection point" as companies and individuals pour into the metaverse, JPMorgan said in a report.]( [FTX’s Amy Wu says crypto could enhance gaming experiences and urges developers to ‘respect’ fans’ voices]( [FTX’s Amy Wu says crypto could enhance gaming experiences and urges developers to ‘respect’ fans’ voices]( [Amy Wu, head of FTX Ventures Fund, told Decrypt that developers should respect their fans’ voices when integrating crypto into games.]( [This female truck driver from Sweden makes $6,000 a month as YouTube’s top ‘trucking influencer’ — double what she makes driving]( [This female truck driver from Sweden makes $6,000 a month as YouTube’s top ‘trucking influencer’ — double what she makes driving]( [Angelica Larsson started driving trucks when she was 19 years old. Now she’s one of YouTube’s top "trucking influencers."]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](