8.15am (AEST) – Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King is set to speak at the Foundations and Frontiers forum, addressing issues in the construction industry – Sydney

12.40pm (AEST) – RBA governor Michele Bullock will deliver the Annual Rotary Lecture – Armidale, NSW

Company results due for News Corp, Mirvac, Transurban and AMP

The Melbourne International Film Festival begins (on until 25 August) 

The Darwin Festival kicks off (on until 25 August) 

International Cat Day

Birthdays for John Laws (1935), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Roger Federer (1981), Beatrice, Princess of York (1988), Shawn Mendes (1998)

Anniversary of:

• the invention of Corn Flakes by William Kellogg (1898)
• the US, USSR, Britain and France signing Treaty of London, which set down procedures for the Nuremberg war trials of Nazi leaders (1945)
• the formation of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (1967)
• the death of Olivia Newton-John (2022)
• Aussie fashion brand Zimmermann being purchased by Advent International – making it Australia’s most valuable fashion brand (2023)