Morning Mail: School funding bias revealed, Djokovic dethroned on centre court, Australian women claim Ashes

The Gonski reforms have been undermined by successive governments, experts say. Photograph: JohnnyGreig/Getty Images

Good morning. A Guardian Australia investigation reveals that government funding since the landmark Gonski education review has gone to the schools “least in need”, according to advocates. From 2012 to 2021, per student funding to independent and Catholic schools rose by 34% and 31% respectively, while funding to public schools increased by just 17%. Meanwhile overseas, most of the northern hemisphere is bracing for another day of record heat.

And it’s been a big night for sports fans. Djokovic suffered a rare centre court defeat in Wimbledon as Spanish 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz claimed the trophy, while Australia’s women’s cricket team have retained the Ashes in a tense three-run win in Southampton.