8.00pm (AEST) – Women’s World Cup – Matildas v Canada – Melbourne

Federal parliament returns for 2 weeks

Start of National Missing Persons Week (until 6 August)

Start of the Sydney Royal Wine Show (until 4 August)

Anniversary of:
• New Zealand’s Christchurch becoming chartered as a city (1856)
• Germany’s adoption of the Weimar Constitution (1919)
• the end of Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland. It was the British Army’s longest-running operation (2007)
• Michael Phelps becoming the greatest medal winner in Olympic history after securing this 19th. He ended his swimming career with 28 medals… (2012)