12.30pm (AEST) – Melanoma Institute Australia Co-Medical Directors, Professor Richard Scolyer and Professor Georgina Long, address the National Press Club – Sydney

8.00pm (AEST) – Men’s Soccer – Asian Champions League – Melbourne City v Ventforet Kofu (Japan) – Melbourne

An increase to some welfare payments including pension and Jobseekers comes into effect today

AIHW Release – Endometriosis

National Pepperoni Pizza Day in the US

Birthdays for Sophia Loren (1934), George RR Martin (1948), and Tim Rogers (1968)

Anniversary of:
• the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis showdown between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs (1973)
• US President George W Bush declaring a “war on terror” following the 11 September terrorist attacks (2001)
• the release of Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe single (2011)
• Hurricane Maria, which resulted in 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico (2017)