Freedom to screen | Dendy, the cinema chain co-owned by actor Mel Gibson, will screen the film Sound of Freedom, which amplifies QAnon-style conspiracies and has been a hit among the far right in the US.

‘I’m disappointed’ | TheMatildas coach, Tony Gustavsson, admitted he might have left his substitutions too late as his team chased the game against Nigeria last night in their shock Women’s World Cup Group B defeat. Despite going 1-0 up after a dominant opening 45 minutes, the Matildas lost their grip and now face a “date with destiny” against Canada on Monday or risk going out.

Gouge away | Food inflation has been running at about 8% but grocery bills have risen much higher, bringing accusations of gouging against the big two supermarkets.

Vape crackdown | More than 25,000 allegedly illegal vapes have been seized in a police raid on a store in central Melbourne in a crackdown aimed at sending a “clear message” to other stores.

Birmingham again? | As Daniel Andrews tries to move on from suitcases of cash and the Ibac report, the consequences of his decision to pull the plug on the Commonwealth Games continue, with Birmingham said to be considering holding the 2026 event in Victoria’s place.

Grain offer | Vladimir Putin has promised free grain supplies to six African nations as Moscow seeks to capitalise on the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal while hosting his Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg. Ukraine’s Volodomyr Zelenskiy has called for more air defence systems from the west.

Coup backed | Niger’s military leadership has thrown its weight behind a coup against the president as the latest country in the “coup belt” to suffer instability.

‘Going to be a good girl’ | Police officers found Sinéad O’Connor unresponsive in a London flat just weeks after she posted a video about facing up to life after the death of her son. Morrissey has issued a furious condemnation of the music industry for failing to support his friend.

Quilombola recognised | More than 1.3 million Brazilians who identify as descendants of Africans who escaped slavery have finally gained recognition in official statistics, marking a victory for the quilombola population.

Flown the Coutts | The Nigel Farage bank account saga has claimed another victim after the head of private bank Coutts followed his boss out of the door. Knives are now out for NatWest group’s chair, Howard Davies, in a saga that shows the government running scared of the Brexiter-in-chief.

Men’s Ashes | Pat Cummins won his first toss of the series and saw his decision to put England into bat pay off as they were dismissed for 283 on the first day at the Oval, with Mitchell Starc taking four scalps. The batsmen then added 61 for the loss of David Warner.

Football | Bayern Munich executives will have talks about signing Harry Kane with the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, Daniel Levy, amid growing interest in the England captain from Paris Saint-Germain.

Swimming | Australia’s swimmers have continued their golden run at the world championships with Kyle Chalmers claiming the 100m freestyle, Kaylee McKeown the 50m backstroke, and the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team setting a world record.

Courts | The defamation case brought by the former soldier Heston Russell against the ABC begins.

Sydney | Missing and murdered First Nations women and children across Australia will be the focus of a federal public hearing.

Commonwealth Games | Craig Phillips fronts a media conference to discuss the withdrawal of Victoria as host for 2026.

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