Come one, come all – jabbed or unjabbed!

A business mutiny could be brewing with some businesses threatening to ignore the Prime Minister and Premiers and serve unvaccinated Australians when lockdowns end. “A range of small businesses including hairdressers, restaurants, pubs and other retailers are using social media saying they will welcome “jabbed or unjabbed” customers when lockdown ends, the SMH reports. A Facebook site called FairBusiness is promoting businesses that say they won’t be asking customers the “are you vaccinated” question.

Vaccine passport to freedom

Meanwhile, the greatest help to promote normal business is the opening of our borders and new technology is to be tested this week to make it happen ASAP. A reliable and internationally acceptable vaccination passport is seen as critical to open borders, and give access to very public venues and overseas travel. And this week Australia’s vaccine passport technology will be tested in major cities around the world to ensure it is compatible with our prospective travel bubble partners,

Bounceback or no bounceback?

One of the positives that makes the negativity of lockdowns bearable is the claim by economists that a big bounce-back of the economy awaits us. But is that right? Reserve Bank Governor Phil Lowe says ‘yes’ but the AFR says some bankers have their doubts. And while they do expect a surge in spending, they’re worried about a lack of staff because of unvaccinated workers and global supply chain problems that mean there will be stock shortages. I’m hoping the Reserve Bank boss is more on the money than these worry wart bankers.

Teenager wins women's US Open final

Emma Raducanu, 18, came out on top by defeating Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez with a score of 6-4, 6-3 in the women's US Open final overnight. "I think it shows that the future of women's tennis and that the depth of the game right now is so great," Raducanu said, according to CBS Sports.

The Dow dropped more than 2% last week

Last week in the US, the Dow Jones dropped 2.15% to 34,607.72, S&P 500 dropped 1.69% to 4,458.58 and NASDAQ dropped 1.61% to 15,115.49