Kamala Harris makes VP pick, 13 new endangered species revealed, Australian teen wins skateboard gold

Trew blue | Arisa Trew has become Australia’s youngest ever Olympic gold medallist in winning the skateboarding park event medal overnight at the famous Place de la Concorde. Anthony Albanese has shared a video call with some of Australia’s medal winners to congratulate them on their success.

Reynolds’ ‘pain’ | Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she experienced “incredible pain” and at one point left question time and started “sobbing uncontrollably” due to the media scrutiny over Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape.Communications between Higgins and a sexual assault survivor advocate about a fundraising effort will be handed over to Reynolds’ legal team after the senator’s lawyers argued it was an attempt to “capture public opinion”.

Betting balk | A leading anti-gambling advocate has refused to sign a contentious non-disclosure agreement for a briefing with the government about gambling advertising reforms.

Centrepay warnings | A government-appointed reviewer who warned the government of serious problems with its Centrepay debt recovery system 11 years ago says her report was “mostly buried” and ignored.

Turtle danger | The pig-nosed turtle and the Dalhousie catfish are among 13 new species added to Australia’s list of endangered species.

‘Honour of a lifetime’ | Kamala Harris has ended days of intense speculation and named Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate. Ahead of a joint rally in Philadelphia she praised his “convictions on fighting for middle-class families”. Our excellent profile reveals that the former high school teacher, youth football coach and congressman has a record of taking on and defeating Republicans. His record in office is unashamedly progressive but there are some things that could prove a liability, although Republicans have also praised his selection. Our Politics Weekly America podcast also analyses the decision.

England riots | The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, will chair another emergency meeting to consider how to tackle the violent disorder that has erupted across England. Elon Musk has continued his attacks on Starmer by labelling him “two-tier Keir”.

Shares bounce | Shares on Wall Street have risen along with European markets as the bounce in the ASX on Tuesday was followed overseas. But analysts warned: “We might not be out of the woods.”

Unexpected find | Several packages of cocaine with a street value exceeding $1m have washed up on a Florida beach after Hurricane Debby crashed ashore.

‘Hobbit’ bone | The remains of a member of the smallest ancient human species on record, who stood at just 1 metre tall, have been discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores.

Boomers blow | The men’s basketball team crashed out when they lost a thrilling quarter-final to Serbia 95-90. It came despite leading by 20 points earlier and after Patty Mills had forced overtime by scoring with 1.4 seconds of regular time left.

Olympic catering | The British swimming star Adam Peaty claims athletes have found worms in their food in Paris as he criticised inadequate catering at the Olympic village.

Paris summit | Australia’s Oceana Mackenzie is among those who has plotted a route to the finals of sport climbing in what is a part mental puzzle, part physical challenge.

Sydney | Hearing in Uber’s case against New South Wales state revenue commissioner.

Indigenous affairs | Jack Thompson delivers the Vincent Lingiari lecture.

Environment | Tanya Plibersek joins a webinar on strengthening nature laws.

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