1. Do not enter unless you’re jabbed

The country’s top retailers want the Morrison Government to provide laws that can make it easy to bar unvaccinated shoppers. Retailers want to protect their staff, their shoppers and their business profits and stopping unvaccinated customers tops their shopping list. As restrictions ease, businesses such as Nick Scali, Rebel Sport, Supercheap Auto and others want legal clarity on how they can stop unvaccinated shoppers entering their premises.

2. Taxpayer to pay travel testing charges

The Morrison Government will use taxpayer money to facilitate overseas travel by Christmas. International travel will gradually resume once Australia reaches fully vaccinated thresholds of 70% and 80%. And at 80%, unrestricted travel to designated countries will recommence. To make aviation possible, any charges overseas airports impose on travellers for security or medical testing reasons, will be paid by the Morrison Government and you, the taxpayer.

3. Why is our iron price in the pits?

The iron ore price has been cut in half recently and China is the cause, for green and get-even reasons! The falling iron ore price has sent the stock prices of BHP, Rio and Fortescue down ‘big time’ and the cause is China cutting back steel production. But why? First, it’s to cut air pollution and look greener before the Climate Change Conference in November in Scotland and the Winter Olympics in February. And second, to stick it to us for joining the US and the UK in a security deal to curb Beijing’s military muscle flexing in the region.

4. 3-metre wide Boston home sells for $1.7 million

A Civil War era house in the US city of Boston measuring just over 3 metres at its widest point and less than 2 metres in some parts has sold for US$1.25 million ($1.72 million). The 'Skinny House' was apparently built after a feud between two brothers who inherited the land. One built a property while the other was fighting in the Civil War, and when he returned, he built the house to block his brothers's views and sunlight.

5. US indexes end the week in the red

At the close on Friday in the US, the S&P 500 fell 0.57% for the week to 4,432.99 and the Nasdaq fell 0.47% to 15,043.97. The Dow was down 0.07% on a weekly basis to 34,584.88.