7.15am (AEST) – Our Paralympic athletes return from France – Sydney International Airport

8.00am (AEST) – Meta executives will front a public hearing for the Senate inquiry into Adopting Artificial Intelligence – Canberra

9.00am (AEST) – The Australian Army will host the Chief of Army Symposium (CAS) 2024 at this year’s Land Forces (on until 13 September) – Melbourne

9.30am (AEST) – Actor Simon Baker is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to drink driving charges – Mullumbimby, NSW

11.00am (AEST) – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump second presidential debate on US ABC – Philadelphia

11.30am (AEST) – Universities Australia Chair Professor David Lloyd will address the National Press Club on “Policy or politics? – Australia’s future and the role of universities”- Canberra

6.30pm (AEST) – Chris Hemsworth and Bryan Tyree Henry will attend the film premiere of Transformers One – Sydney

ABS data release – Overseas Arrivals and Departures, July; Industrial disputes, June

Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)

Make Your Bed Day

Birthdays for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (1965), musician Moby (1965)

Anniversary of:

• Enid Blyton publishing the first of her Famous Five children’s novels, which went on to become one of the best-selling children’s series ever with over 100 million sold (1942)
• the release of the Atari 2600 video game console, which revolutionised the video game industry (1977)
• the last known smallpox death – that of medical photographer Janet Parker who was infected in a British lab (1978)
• the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which killed 2,996 people (2001)

Thursday
3.30am (AEST) – Men’s Cricket: First T20I – Australia v England – England and watch on Kayo