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Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: Spain triumph at World Cup, population growth to slow, CPAC ‘comedian’ criticised

Spain celebrate winning the Women’s World Cup following victory against the English team.
Spain celebrate winning the Women’s World Cup following victory against the English team. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Fifa/Getty Images

Good morning. Spain have won the Women’s World Cup, denying England’s Lionesses with a fluid and mesmeric display of football. We have reflections on the game and on a wonderful tournament.

Australians are expected to live longer and remain healthier to an older age while having fewer children over the next 40 years, according to the latest intergenerational report from Treasury. The briefing has found population growth is projected to slow to an annual average of 1.1% over the next 40 years, compared with 1.4% over the past four decades, with overseas migration expected to continue to support Australia’s population growth, along with natural increase – although both are projected to fall.

Plus, Russia’s moon mission has crashed. And we have a question: if an airline advertises a fare that’s almost impossible to find, was it a misleading ad?

Australia

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the care sector ‘is where the lion’s share of opportunities in our economy will be created’.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the care sector ‘is where the lion’s share of opportunities in our economy will be created’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

World

Rocket booster with Luna-25 lunar lander blasts off at Vostochny Cosmodrome on 11 August.
Rocket booster with Luna-25 lunar lander blasts off at Vostochny Cosmodrome on 11 August. Photograph: Roccosmos/Reuters

Full Story

One minute you’re doing the downward dog, the next you’re listening to conspiracy theories about Covid or the new world order …
One minute you’re doing the downward dog, the next you’re listening to conspiracy theories about Covid or the new world order … Illustration: Susanna Gentili/The Guardian

The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline

For many people, alternative therapies and wellness routines provide comfort and pleasure. For others, they can be a pathway to far-right conspiracies. Author and journalist James Ball speaks to Michael Safi about the connection between wellness and conspiracy theories.

In-depth

Australian fire chiefs are warning of the most significant fire risk since the 2019-2020 bushfires as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts warmer than average temperatures.
Australian fire chiefs are warning of the most significant fire risk since the 2019-2020 bushfires as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts warmer than average temperatures. Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Australia is heading into a dry summer with a high fuel load – due to three wet La Niña years – and the Bureau of Meteorology has warned the country could face a season of heatwaves and fires, with warmer than average temperatures and lower than average rainfall forecast through October.

Guardian Australia spoke to fire chiefs about how to prepare your home for bushfire season – and how to read the new bushfire danger rating system.

Not the news

Room assigned to the slaves found in Civita Giuliana.
Room assigned to the slaves found in Civita Giuliana. Photograph: Italian Culture Ministry/EPA

Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves. Its contents included two beds and a series of urns and ceramic containers with the remains of two mice and a rat inside.

“What we are learning about the material conditions and social organisation of that era opens up new horizons for historical and archaeological studies,” said Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s culture minister.

The world of sport

Spain’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s World Cup on Sunday night.
Spain’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s World Cup on Sunday night. Photograph: DeFodi Images/Getty Images

Media roundup

The Australian says corporate leaders are urging the federal government to raise the GST rate and remove regulations in order to power clean energy and bolster material wellbeing. There’s a crisis brewing in attracting and retaining school principals due to burnout and social media abuse, according to the Mercury. The Herald Sun covers a new blood test developed by Melbourne researchers that helps detect whether a patient has ovarian cancer.

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Brain teaser

And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day – with plenty more on the Guardian’s Puzzles app for iOS and Android. Until tomorrow.

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