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 Thursday, February 24.]( [Wage growth is still lagging behind inflation, new ABS figures show, complicating the RBA’s plans to tighten monetary policy]( [Wage growth is still lagging behind inflation, new ABS figures show, complicating the RBA’s plans to tighten monetary policy]( [Inflation over the same period hit 3.5%, resulting in a 1.2% gap between the two.]( [Australian restaurant tech innovators are cooking up workplace efficiency solutions – but they say cutting staff hours isn’t on the menu]( [Australian restaurant tech innovators are cooking up workplace efficiency solutions – but they say cutting staff hours isn’t on the menu]( [Local industry players Doshii and Payo say their tools will boost restaurant efficiency through 2022 — without erasing jobs for hospitality staff.]( [Mike Cannon-Brookes has invested a further $200 million into renewables, days after his bid to takeover energy giant AGL]( [Mike Cannon-Brookes has invested a further $200 million into renewables, days after his bid to takeover energy giant AGL]( [It represents another major play for control of the country’s green energy transition, which the tech billionaire has argued is progressing too slowly.]( [Salary trumps burnout and benefits as key reason Australians are leaving their jobs, new research shows]( [Salary trumps burnout and benefits as key reason Australians are leaving their jobs, new research shows]( [A new survey found that the skills shortage, brought on by the slowing of the movement of skilled workers, continues to plague business leaders globally as the top challenge facing businesses in 2022.]( [Ukraine’s top diplomat tells the United Nations a full-blown war with Russia would be ‘the end of the world order as we know it’]( [Ukraine’s top diplomat tells the United Nations a full-blown war with Russia would be ‘the end of the world order as we know it’]( [Dmytro Kuleba urged the UN and the international community to impose "swift, concrete, and resolute actions" in response to Russian aggression.]( [The Department of Justice is reportedly exploring if they can charge stock market short-sellers with the same law used to take down the mafia]( [The Department of Justice is reportedly exploring if they can charge stock market short-sellers with the same law used to take down the mafia]( [This wouldn’t be the first time RICO charges were leveled against Wall Street, as JPMorgan executives were accused of racketeering in 2019.]( [The UK defense secretary boasted of British troops defeating the Russians about 170 years ago and said they ‘can always do it again’]( [The UK defense secretary boasted of British troops defeating the Russians about 170 years ago and said they ‘can always do it again’]( [British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone "full tonto" in his moves against Ukraine.]( [Ukraine declares state of emergency as Putin orders Russian troops to enter]( [Ukraine declares state of emergency as Putin orders Russian troops to enter]( [The declaration comes after Russia recognized two pro-Kremlin separatist areas in eastern Ukraine as independent and ordered troops into the region.]( [Porsche could be worth almost as much as its parent company Volkswagen, even though it sells just 3% of VW Group’s cars]( [Porsche could be worth almost as much as its parent company Volkswagen, even though it sells just 3% of VW Group’s cars]( [VW has a market cap of about €110 billion, and analysts estimate a standalone Porsche could have a similar valuation if an IPO plan moves forward.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](