7.00am (AEST) – Politicians to team up with our Paris Olympians in the Australian Sports Foundation’s Pollie Relay Dash – Canberra

9.00am (AEST) – CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2024 – Brisbane

9.15am (AEST) – Trade Minister Don Farrell to address the China Business Council – Canberra

9.00am (AEST) – Protests are expected to continue against the LandForces International Land Defence Expo in Melbourne

10.00am (AEST) – MTV Video Music Awards – New York 

10.30am (AEST) – Plea hearing for Greg Lynn found guilty of murder of camper Carol Clay but not camper Russell Hill – Melbourne

6.00pm (AEST) – Prime Minister’s Literary Awards – Canberra

Start of London Fashion Week (on until 17 September) 

R U OK? Day 

International Crochet Day 

Birthdays for Michael Ondaatje (1943) and Hans Zimmer (1957)

Anniversary of:

• the marriage of John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier (1953)
• the premiere of The Smurfs (1981)
• the collapse of Ansett Australia (2001)
• Today marks 10 years since 3yo William Tyrrell disappeared from his foster grandmother’s house in Kendall, NSW (2014)

Friday
Midnight (AEST) – Tennis: Davis Cup quarterfinal, Australia v Czech Republic – Valencia, Spain