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Lily D’Ambrosio says no adverse findings had been made against her in the Victorian Labor party’s internal branch-stacking probe. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

9.17am BST

What we learned today, Tuesday 15 August

With that, we will wrap up the blog for the evening. You can follow all the World Cup semi-final action at our dedicated live blog here.

In the world of Australian news, though, here were today’s major developments:

• The Victorian government frontbencher Lily D’Ambrosio has denied wrongdoing following reports alleging a branch of the Labor party linked to her forged the signatures of dead people.

• All four missing Australians who disappeared on a surfing trip off the coast of Indonesia have been found alive and well. It has been reported the three Indonesian crew have also been discovered safe.

• The NSW premier, Chris Minns, has dismissed the Greens’ proposal to cap rent increases ahead of a national cabinet meeting that is expected to be dominated by debate over housing. A potential public holiday if the Matildas win the World Cup has also been on the agenda – without the support of the Coalition.

• The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned Matildas fans to be wary of scammers ahead of Wednesday night’s semi-final match.

Updated at 10.13am BST

9.02am BST

SA premier opts for female sport funding over public holiday if Matildas win

The public holiday debate continues (I cannot stress how much I hate this from a jinx perspective as a Matildas fan).

South Australia’s premier, Peter Malinauskas, says the $18m required for a public holiday will instead be placed into funding for female grassroots sport, if it is to be called.

Again, we have not won the final, this is all hypothetical.

Malinauskas says:

Who wouldn’t want a day off? But as a state government we have to look at what is going to have the longest lasting impact, the longest lasting legacy.

A public holiday would be a once off, it would come and go.

#Breaking: Premier @PMalinauskasMP has opted to place $18 million in funding into female grassroots sport, instead of spending the $18 million required if a public holiday were called the Monday after the #FIFAWWC Final.

Of the sum, $10 million will be set aside for women's… pic.twitter.com/uymHbAKgUp

— 10 News First Adelaide (@10NewsFirstAdl) August 15, 2023

Updated at 9.28am BST