Australia news as it happened: Matildas lose second World Cup match, IBAC findings spur planning shake-up, Australian cricket team makes gains against England

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This morning’s headlines at a glance

Good morning, and thanks for reading.

It’s Friday, July 28. I’m Alex Crowe, and I’ll be sending out our live coverage for the first half of the day.

Here’s what you need to know before we get started:

  • The Matildas are at risk of a World Cup group exit after a 3-2 loss to Nigeria, putting immense pressure on them for Monday’s game against Canada.
  • Victoria is poised to introduce the most sweeping overhaul of planning and housing policy in decades in response to an anti-corruption report released on Thursday.
  • The execution of a cocaine kingpin in Bondi has triggered a month-long round of shootings and killings, with two men losing their lives on Thursday as warring gangs vied to control Sydney’s drug market.
  • Australia has recovered from dropping five catches during the opening day at the Oval on Thursday.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed his soldiers have recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske from Russian forces in Donetsk region.
  • Australia’s women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team has stunned the swimming world once again in Japan to put the Dolphins in position to create history
  • Stocks fizzled in afternoon trading as Wall Street reviewed profit reports from big companies and the latest signals that the economy refuses to ditch into recession.
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