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5 things you need to know today

Switzer Daily
23 July 2021

1. PM apologises for slow vaccine rollout and commits 'more horsepower'

In a press conference yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was "sorry that we haven’t been able to achieve the marks that we had hoped for at the beginning of this year". The PM also announced that pharmacists will begin administering the AstraZeneca vaccine from Monday in southwest Sydney before expanding nationwide in August.

2. WiseTech CEO is Australia's richest boss

Richard White, the CEO of WiseTech Global, has topped the 2021 Rich Bosses list published by the AFR based on the wealthiest executives of ASX 300 companies. White's stake in WiseTech is $4.23 billion according to the list, just ahead of Kerry Stokes with his $4.22 billion stake in Seven Group.

3. Olympic sports to watch today ahead of the opening ceremony

After a surprise 2-0 win for the Olyroos against Argentina last night, on the schedule for the Olympics today are the rowing heats, with Australians participating in the women's double sculls as well as the men's and women's quadruple sculls from 12pm AEST. The ranking round for archery also kicks off from 10am AEST.

4. Skippy supports women's softball team

Skippy the inflatable kangaroo was one of the few observers to the Australian women's softball team's 1-0 victory against Italy yesterday. Skippy has travelled with the Aussie Spirit team since 2009 according to a Reuters report. "He loves coming to train, loves coming to the games, everywhere we go," player Jade Wall said.

5. US stocks move higher for third day in a row

The three major indexes in the US have continued to rise after Monday's falls. On Thursday, the Dow Jones closed up 25.35 points or 0.07% to 34,823.35, the S&P 500 lifted 8.79 points or 0.20% to 4,367.48 and the Nasdaq gained 52.64 points or 0.36% to 14,684.60.

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