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, March 3.]( [Australia’s GDP grew 3.4% in December, as households spent down the massive savings accrued through pandemic lockdowns]( [Australia’s GDP grew 3.4% in December, as households spent down the massive savings accrued through pandemic lockdowns]( [The Australian economy thundered back to life in the December quarter, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising 3.4% on the back of renewed household spending.]( [Senator Bragg says the industry has voiced strong support for ‘beefed up’ requirements for an Australian crypto market licence]( [Senator Bragg says the industry has voiced strong support for ‘beefed up’ requirements for an Australian crypto market licence]( [Bragg told the APAC Blockchain conference on Wednesday cryptocurrency exchanges could face capital adequacy rules and their managers would be subjected to “fit and proper person” tests, following discussions with industry last month.]( [Beef prices are at extraordinary highs – but Australian consumers appear willing to swallow the cost, a new report says]( [Beef prices are at extraordinary highs – but Australian consumers appear willing to swallow the cost, a new report says]( [Labour constraints, soaring transportation costs, and the threat of feed price spikes are helping to push the cost of beef to extraordinary heights, a new Rabobank report says, but those pressures may not be enough to diminish Australia’s “phenomenal” appetite for red meat.]( [Russia’s military is ‘bedeviled’ by its own problems and Ukrainian resistance, but the Pentagon says Putin isn’t ‘spent’]( [Russia’s military is ‘bedeviled’ by its own problems and Ukrainian resistance, but the Pentagon says Putin isn’t ‘spent’]( [The "will to fight is very strong" among Ukrainians, but Russia is expected to adapt to the challenges it has faced, a US official said Wednesday.]( [3 reasons middle class Russians are seeing their finances crumble right now]( [3 reasons middle class Russians are seeing their finances crumble right now]( [Thousands of Russians have already been arrested for protesting war. Some of them may also feel its financial blow more than Putin and his oligarchs.]( [Zelensky fans flood social media with fancams and thirsty posts, creating a controversial online obsession]( [Zelensky fans flood social media with fancams and thirsty posts, creating a controversial online obsession]( [Despite the criticism, one expert said that some people may find it "cathartic or helpful" to produce and consume such content.]( [An interviewer made Mark Zuckerberg circle traffic lights on a piece of paper to prove he isn’t a robot]( [An interviewer made Mark Zuckerberg circle traffic lights on a piece of paper to prove he isn’t a robot]( [Podcaster Lex Fridman jokingly made Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg complete a real-world CAPTCHA, the puzzles that help computers tell humans from robots.]( [Win your choice of a unique tropical getaway with Hamilton Island, InterContinental Hayman Island Resort or Reefsleep]( [Win your choice of a unique tropical getaway with Hamilton Island, InterContinental Hayman Island Resort or Reefsleep]( [With everything that’s gone on over the past few years, it’s probably been a while since you took a proper holiday. Due to state border closures and COVID-19 restrictions, jet-setting away has been an almost impossible task.]( [From Ronni Kahn to Lucy Turnbull, the judges for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia Awards share what it takes to be a winner]( [From Ronni Kahn to Lucy Turnbull, the judges for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia Awards share what it takes to be a winner]( [The finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia Awards have finally been announced. Over the last two decades, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognised ambitious leaders who build and sustain successful, dynamic businesses and reframe the future.]( [Image]( [Logo]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](