What an incredible tournament.

Although the Matildas’ run at the Women’s World Cup came to an end last night, the last three weeks have no doubt changed football in Australia forever.

After the loss, Captain Sam Kerr used the moment to call for more funding in Australian soccer.

“I can only speak for the Matildas [but], you know, we need funding in our development, we need funding in our grassroots. We need funding… we need funding everywhere,” she said.

“Hopefully this is the start of something new.”

The quote
"There’s an outright racism like the racist No, and there’s this underlying racism with the Yes… You know how many whitefellas have told me, ‘This is going to be so great for me’? It’s so patronising.” – Senator Lidia Thorpe speaking at the National Press Club yesterday on the Indigenous Voice referendum.

The stat
1.7ºC
The temperature in Melbourne’s CBD at 7.30am yesterday. It was Melbourne’s coldest August morning in five years, the BOM told 9News.

Today in history
1988: U.S. President Bill Clinton publicly admitted for the first time he had a relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. He said: “Indeed I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong.”

Some headlines from this morning:

Illinois has become the first U.S. state to protect the earnings of child influencers.

A new law passed this week will require parents or guardians who generate revenue from online, family-style content to set aside some of the revenue for the children used in the content.

The law:
Children (people under 16) who have a prominent role in online, monetised content, such as a family vlog, will now be guaranteed some of the revenue.

This will be overseen by the parent or guardian posting the videos. The money would be placed into a trust account that the child would only be able to access once they become an adult.

How would it work?
The amount each child influencer is paid would depend on the success of the content, and how many minors are in the content.

It would apply to child influencers featured on "at least 30% of the vlogger's compensated video content produced within a 30-day period included the likeness, name, or photograph of the minor".

The laws come into effect in July next year.

Why does it matter?
The two Democrat Senators who introduced the legislation said it updated labour laws to reflect new advances in technology, and the surge of social media content in recent years.

"In this digital age, parents should not profit off their children's work, as was established for film and television in the years before YouTube or TikTok existed," Senator Linda Holmes said.

TW: Domestic violence

Australian governments have agreed to aim for a 25% reduction in the number of women killed by their partners every year.

This is the first specific target under a 10-year national plan to end violence against women and children within a generation.

The last 10-year plan failed to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence.

Background:
The first national plan was launched in 2010. It failed in its goal to eliminate gender-based violence against women, but it did lead to new services including the 1800RESPECT helpline.

Last year, the Federal Government created a new 10-year plan, this time with targeted outcomes for First Nations communities.

As part of this, it promised two five-year 'action plans' – the first of which was released yesterday.

Six targets:
Wednesday’s announcement included six high-level targets:

Additional targets will be added next year.

The action plan:
The action plan sets out 10 focus areas, including the justice system, support services and campaigns to shift cultural attitudes.

It mostly lists measures that are already in place under each of these headings and clarifies which governments are responsible for which areas.

There are some new initiatives, including a commitment to set up a First Nations-specific Men's Advisory Body to provide "advice and leadership" on family violence and men's issues.

The plan also announced a new national support service to tackle technology-facilitated abuse, such as threatening text messages.

1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732

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AI is being used to monitor the movements of British animals in the wild.

Tens of thousands of data files and thousands of hours of audio have been used at three sites to identify the animals. Researchers believe it could help protect Britain’s biodiversity.

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A new snake species in Peru has been named ‘Tachymenoides harrisonfordi’ to honour actor Harrison Ford’s environmental work.

"The snake's got eyes you can drown in, and he spends most of the day sunning himself by a pool of dirty water - we probably would've been friends in the early '60s," the actor told Conservation International.

The best part? One of Ford’s biggest roles was Indiana Jones - a character who absolutely hated snakes.

"These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it's always the ones that terrify children," Ford added. He’s also had an ant and a spider named after him.

"I don't understand. I spend my free time cross-stitching. I sing lullabies to my basil plants, so they won't fear the night."

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