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    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a meeting of her old sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha at Howard University.

    These key voters are blocking Harris’ White House path

    The vice president needs to lift her support among non-white and working-class voters if she is to stand a chance against Donald Trump, new analysis shows.

    • Matthew Cranston
    Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus

    ‘Nervous wreck’ O’Callaghan leads new generation of swimmers

    It was a come from behind race for the ages, as Mollie O’Callaghan defeated Ariarne Titmus in the 200m freestyle.

    • Ian Ransom

    Albanese says Rex already receives ‘substantial government support’

    Penny Wong says security pact between North Korea and Russia is ‘destabilising’; Government ‘concerned’ about Rex trading halt; Australians told to leave Lebanon immediately. Follow for updates.

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    • Staff Writers

    Surly Djokovic finally gets his Olympic tennis showdown

    The Serb has griped about absurdly mismatched contests. On Monday, his Games went from the ridiculous to the sublime, as he faced arch-rival Rafael Nadal.

    • Hans van Leeuwen

    Heartbreak and heroism in the Paris pressure cooker

    A sobbing end to Harry Garside’s boxing hopes and a “disaster” for the Opals, but “happy tears” for O’Callaghan and Titmus. Here’s what you missed overnight.

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    • Hans van Leeuwen

    He borrowed a horse – and then won an Olympic medal

    Rank outsider Chris Burton grabbed an unexpected silver medal in eventing on a borrowed horse he has only been riding for five months.

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    • Ian Chadband

    Opinion & Analysis

    Unfunny J.D. Vance shows why he’s no Trump

    The former president’s running mate lacks charisma, charm and a sense of humour - and has real ideology on critical issues.

    Jemima Kelly

    Contributor

    How the Domino’s Japanese dream died

    The pizza business failed to recognise that Japan’s explosive growth in lockdown was due to its convenient delivery service rather than a shift in consumer taste.

    Staff

    Contributor

    Kamalanomics: Harris’ economic vision for America’s middle class

    The Democratic campaign will challenge Donald Trump’s claims to represent working people and secure Joe Biden’s legacy.

    Colby Smith and James Politi

    Contributor

    ‘Um, so what is brat?’

    The British pop star is providing the soundtrack to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

    Lilah Raptopoulos

    Contributor

    From the Financial Times

    J.D Vance campaigns with his daughter in Waite Park, Minnesota.

    Unfunny J.D. Vance shows why he’s no Trump

    The former president’s running mate lacks charisma, charm and a sense of humour - and has real ideology on critical issues.

    • Jemima Kelly

    Kamalanomics: Harris’ economic vision for America’s middle class

    The Democratic campaign will challenge Donald Trump’s claims to represent working people and secure Joe Biden’s legacy.

    • Updated
    • Colby Smith and James Politi

    ‘Um, so what is brat?’

    The British pop star is providing the soundtrack to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

    • Lilah Raptopoulos
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    The Paris Olympics 2024 day three.

    The best pictures from day three of the Olympics

    The photo highlights from day three include a crashing skateboarder, a colourful equestrian moment and a golden finish for Australia’s swimmers.

    J.D Vance campaigns with his daughter in Waite Park, Minnesota.

    Unfunny J.D. Vance shows why he’s no Trump

    The former president’s running mate lacks charisma, charm and a sense of humour - and has real ideology on critical issues.

    • Jemima Kelly

    Yesterday

    Steph Talbot’s shooting wasn’t enough.

    Off-colour Opals stunned by Nigeria in major upset

    Australia now have to beat fifth-ranked Canada and seventh-ranked France to have a chance of getting a fifth medal for Lauren Jackson.

    • Murray Wenzel
    Giorgia Meloni with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing.

    Meloni vows to ‘relaunch’ cooperation with China

    Italy was the only Group of Seven country to join the massive Belt and Road Initiative, but it withdrew last year under US pressure over Beijing’s economic reach.

    • Giselda Vagnoni and Laurie Chen
    Foreign ministers at the Quad meeting in Tokyo on Monday. From left: India’s S.  Jaishankar, Japan’s Yoko Kamikawa, Australia’s Penny Wong, and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

    Quad expands maritime coverage to combat China aggression

    Quad member countries will expand their maritime data sharing program as China’s aggression in critical waterways ramps up.

    • Staff reporters
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    Mourners attend a funeral held for 10 of the victims of Saturday’s  rocket attack in the Golan Heights.

    Israel hits Hezbollah for Golan carnage, but eyes Gaza truce talks

    PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to exact a ‘heavy price’ from Hezbollah, which has been trading fire with Israel across the Lebanese border in solidarity with Hamas.

    • Dan Williams
    President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner.

    Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s disputed presidential election

    Nicolás Maduro will face the challenge of legitimising the vote to his people and the rest of the world, given his government’s history of repression and fraudulent elections.

    • Patricia Laya and Andreina Itriago Acosta
    Domino’s Pizza boss Don Meij has been determined to crack Japan.

    How the Domino’s Japanese dream died

    The pizza business failed to recognise that Japan’s explosive growth in lockdown was due to its convenient delivery service rather than a shift in consumer taste.

    • Staff
    Former US president Donald Trump is positioning himself as a pro-crypto candidate.

    Australians welcome Trump’s pro-crypto stand

    Crypto traders say Donald Trump’s pledges to end the “persecution” of the industry and sack SEC chairman Gary Gensler are a good start.

    • Staff reporters
    Kamala Harris on the campaign trail at the weekend. She is already embracing the most popular parts of Joe Biden’s plans.

    Kamalanomics: Harris’ economic vision for America’s middle class

    The Democratic campaign will challenge Donald Trump’s claims to represent working people and secure Joe Biden’s legacy.

    • Colby Smith and James Politi

    ‘Um, so what is brat?’

    The British pop star is providing the soundtrack to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

    • Lilah Raptopoulos
    Jessica Fox of Australia competes in the women's kayak single finals during the canoe slalom at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

    Why Jess Fox’s long-coveted gold came at just the right time and place

    The talismanic Aussie kayaker was buoyed by the huge support from the green-and-gold fans. But the French cheered her on too – she’s almost one of their own.

    • Hans van Leeuwen
    A digital composite of Simone Biles on the balance beam.

    Biles outshines star-studded audience in Olympic return

    Lady Gaga, Ariane Grande, Anna Wintour and even Baz Luhrmann were among the celebrities on hand to see Simone Biles’ Olympic return.

    • Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Karen Braun and Rory Carroll
    Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan, the two fastest women in the world, will meet again in a blockbuster final.

    Aussie women set up golden freestyle showdown

    The women’s 200m freestyle final is shaping up as the mother of all club meets between training partners Ariarne Titmus and Molly O’Callaghan.

    • Steve Larkin and Roger Vaughan
    Leon Marchand of Team France celebrates on the podium during the Swimming medal ceremony after the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day two.

    French swimming sensation rises as star of the games

    Leon Marchand has drawn comparisons to American champion Michael Phelps and has lived up to those staggering expectations with his first gold medal on day two.

    • Paul Newberry
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    J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Chilukuri, on stage at the convention.

    Meet J.D. Vance’s ‘cool’, ‘woke’ wife

    Usha Chilukuri is a daughter of Indian immigrants, a vegetarian, an accomplished Yale-educated lawyer who has “never gotten a B her entire life”, and who friends say leans liberal.

    • Joseph Bernstein and Katherine Rosman
    Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong is practising subsea cable diplomacy.

    Australia doubles down on its subsea cable diplomacy in South Pacific

    The rollout of undersea cables has become a major focus of the strategic competition between Western nations and China to gain influence in the Pacific.

    • Staff
    Jack Robinson rides a wave in round one of the men’s surfing competition.

    Aussie surfer rides best Olympics wave as swimming schedule heats up

    The Australian star has progressed to the next round; Watch to watch at the Olympic Games tonight; Barnaby Joyce insinuated voters should use their ballot papers as bullets at rally. Follow the latest here.

    • Staff Writers
    Kamala Harris salutes on arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The vice president has quickly united the Democratic Party behind her candidacy.

    Harris raises more cash in a week than Trump, Biden in a month

    Michael Tyler, the Harris campaign’s communications director, called the $305 million raised a “record-shattering haul”.

    • James Politi

    How the early gold rush is spurring the Aussies on

    A gold that has been 12 years in the making for kayaker Jess Fox, and celebrity spotting at the gymnastics. Here’s what you missed overnight.

    • Hans van Leeuwen