1. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2020 has been awarded to Jennifer A. Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier, for the development of Crispr, a gene-editing tool that has the ability to change the DNA of plants, animals and other organisms. The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Louise Glück, American essayist & poet.
2. The National Gallery of Victoria has announced a free admittance for the Triennial exhibition this year – showcasing some of the biggest artists and designers from around the world from December 19 – April 18.
3. The Australian Government is proposing a move to a more digital process for investors, using the tax file numbers as the main identifier to streamline all uses.
4. Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Investment Management, is a superstar on Wall Street after building a $29 billion-in-assets firm and accruing a personal net worth of $250 million. She has recently predicted Tesla would be worth more than $1 trillion and is riding its increasing share price in 2020.
5. The ‘Women In the Workplace’ report, produced by Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Foundation & McKinsey, has shown that in the US within September alone, around 865,000 women over the age of 20 dropped out of the workforce, while only 216,000 men departed the workforce.
