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Linda Burney gives her last speech to Parliament; Divers in Italy find five bodies on board a sunken yacht; And in soccer, Manchester City players win both the men's and women's PFA awards.

Call for better strategies to tackle online hate as part of efforts to end gender-based violence; former US President Barack Obama says "America's ready for a new chapter" with Kamala Harris; and in football, Australia's path to FIFA World Cup qualification to include a match against Saudi Arabia in Melbourne.

Federal MPs face tougher penalties for engaging in bad behaviour under new laws; the first annual report published on the Albanese government's efforts to end violence against women and children; and refugee athletes deliver a 'message of perseverance' as they seek medals at Paris Paralympics.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong meets Qatar's prime minister after Gaza ceasefire talks; Israel's military recovers the bodies of six hostages captured by Hamas in the October 7 attack; And in sport, Australia considers a two-year cycling ban for defector and Olympic medallist Matthew Richardson.

The Kremlin blamed for visa delays holding up the arrival of journalist Masha Gessen in Australia; the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago; and in golf, Min Woo Lee to compete in the Australian Open.

The Palestinian community has hit back at opposition leader Peter Dutton's calls to halt the flow of asylum seekers from Gaza to Australia; New South Wales government releases most sophisticated predictions yet on climate change.; and, in cycling, Australian Kaden Groves narrowly misses out on victory in stage three of the Vuelta a Espana

Aid groups demand the government uphold international law on World Humanitarian Day, Refugee advocates call for the evacuation of 140 people from offshore detention, Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins the Tour de France Femmes by the narrowest of margins.

Independent MP Kylea Tink to introduce a bill to limit the time asylum seekers can spend in immigration detention, Ministerial powers to place division of the CFMEU into administration could be put in place within days, Preparation for Paralympic blind football events underway in Paris.

In this bulletin, Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region; An independent MP calls for Australia to release detained asylum-seekers after 90 days; and in sports, Olympic canoeist Noemie Fox expresses her gratitude for the support of her sister.

A man knocked unconscious by a whale off the coast of Queensland; US president Joe Biden prepares to address the Democrat's national convention; Aussie golfer Richard Green in the lead on the Champions Tour in Calgary.