6.00pm (AEST) – Women’s World Cup 3rd Place Match – Matildas v Sweden – Brisbane

Company Results – Inghams; Stockland; AGL; Cochlear; TPG Telecom; Cleanaway Waste Management; Newcrest Mining

The 2023 Conservative Political Action Network Conference (CPAC) begins (until 20 August) – Sydney

Afghanistan’s Independence Day

World Humanitarian Day

International Orangutan Day

International Homeless Animals Day

World Photography Day

Start of Book Week (until 25 August)

The Pacific Air Show makes its southern hemisphere debut on the Gold Coast

The 2023 World Athletics Championships begin – Hungary

Birthdays for Bill Clinton (1946) and Missy Higgins (1983)

Anniversary of:
• Coco Chanel’s birthday (1883)
• Soviet satellite Korabl-Sputnik 2 carrying 2 dogs, 2 rats, 40 mice, one rabbit and fruit flies into orbit (1960)
• The Beatles’ All You Need is Love hitting #1 (1967)
• the release of Lady Gaga’s record-breaking debut album The Fame (2008)