The latest cost of living figures for September 15 indicate pensioner expenses climbed with power and insurance premiums higher. Close to half of Australians in shared rental housing are at least 40 years old. Worldwide fuel price surges triggered protests in multiple countries. In Syria, price hikes prompted the biggest protests since Assad fell.

Australia faces economic strain as global trade rules collapse, according to Nine.com.au. A Guardian report found the Iran war cost the United States $38 billion and exhausted its missile inventory.