Silver lining | After Australia’s best ever day at an Olympics, there was heartache for athletes overnight. Moesha Johnson (pictured) had to settle for silver in the marathon swim after being overtaken by Holland’s Sharon van Rouwendaal, while Australia’s men’s K4 sprint kayak team were pipped for gold by Germany.

Cost of living | Australians are being forced to spend more of their income on transport, with spending on driving, petrol, tolls and public transport fares rising at almost three times the rate of inflation, new data reveals.

‘51st state’ | Australia’s participation in the Aukus defence pact risks handing military control of the country to Washington and becoming the “51st state of the United States”, according to Paul Keating.

Corruption call | The national anti-corruption commissioner, Paul Brereton, removed himself from the process that decided whether the agency should pursue individuals referred by the robodebt royal commission due to a “relationship” and “close association” with a person he anticipated would be referred.

Exclusive | Victoria’s environment watchdog has launched a compliance blitz of waste facilities that produce cheap landscaping soil after a Guardian Australia investigation revealed systemic problems with similar recycled products in New South Wales.

Pelosi’s ‘life goal’ | Nancy Pelosi says her “life goal” is to prevent Donald Trump returning to the White House, referring to the former president as “Bozo, a snake-oil salesman, whatisname and the Creature from the Black Lagoon”. A new poll shows Kamala Harris six points ahead of Trump among likely voters. Plus, Harris and Trump have agreed to stage a debate on 10 September. Follow all the developments live.

Iran rethink? | Iran may be rethinking the scale and format of its planned reprisal against Israel in the wake of the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, amid a lack of open support from other Islamic countries.

Catalan caper | Catalan police are hunting Carles Puigdemont after the fugitive former regional president returned to Spain for the first time in seven years to address a crowd of a few thousand in Barcelona before promptly disappearing.

‘Turning point’ | Senior police have described a “turning point” in the disorder seen across England in the past week after expected far-right rallies failed to materialise yesterday. Elon Musk shared a fake newspaper article claiming Keir Starmer was considering sending rioters to “emergency detainment camps” in the Falklands.

Kyiv push | Ukraine has publicly justified its attack into Russian territory for the first time, amid reports that its forces are advancing towards a village 20km inside the Kursk region.

Shot surprise | Raven Saunders (pictured) made a splash during the women’s shot put on Thursday, competing at the Stade de France in a full face mask and sunglasses.

Rugby union | Joe Schimdt’s new-look Wallabies face their biggest challenge so far as they prepare to take on world champions South Africa in a two-Test showdown starting this weekend in Brisbane and concluding next Saturday in Perth.

Olympics | More drama has emerged from the Indian wrestling team in Paris after the sister of one of their competitors was detained by police for attempting to enter the athletes’ village with her sibling’s accreditation.

Business | News Corp releases its full-year results.

Sydney | Hearing of the NSW parliamentary select committee into the planned sale and development of Rosehill racecourse.

Airlines | First creditors’ meeting after Rex was placed into administration.

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