Drones at the ready: Northern Beaches Council will have eyes in the sky to ensure Covid rules are kept this summer

Very excited for this new chapter in 2021, though I'll miss New York and Bloomberg Deals so much. Aussie/Asia-based followers, please send me your tips and story ideas -- look forward to catching up soon!

Wrote about a growing phenomenon among finance professionals today: Robinhood Envy. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

In Singapore, golf membership fees have gone through the roof. Here $260,000 won't even guarantee you a tee-time. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The world needs solar power, and the solar industry needs a region in China rife with allegations of forced labor and human rights abuses. Bloomberg sent reporters to Xinjiang to try to learn more about who's building your solar panels. bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-…

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You probably know how Covid is upending your local real estate market, but how about round the globe? I took a look at the state of play in some key cities bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-…

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Empty home taxes are a solution policymakers are increasingly turning to amid the growing affordable housing crisis. Yet are there actually enough empty homes to make a real difference? Or is it a sideshow to tackling other harder issues? I took a look: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Why? Well basically banning foreign holidays saw the rich reduce total spending by a staggering 10% last year (I'm on the tight side when it comes to spending on holidays so this always amazes me). Plus the top commutes/eats out a lot more.

Do read if only to give yourself a break from Covid news!

A slice of expat life in Singapore that's a bit different to what you might expect Faris Mokhtar bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Sydney’s city center offices aren’t yet feeling the love after lockdown, with the central business district seeing only a trickle of returnees. Emily Cadman crunched the numbers bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg #COVID19au

Wealthy Chinese Shift Focus From Making Money to Protecting It bloomberg.com/news/articles/… With Luci , Jing Zhao, Emily Cadman Janet Paskin

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