All eyes on World Cup final; how police use facial recognition tech; ‘wellbeing poverty’ on the rise

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Today the biggest World Cup ever seen reached its crescendo as Spain and Argentina chased glory in an epic final matchup. We have all the action and reaction as events unfolded in New Jersey.Meanwhile, the US has launched fresh airstrikes to “swiftly punish” Iran after American soldiers were killed in Jordan and Tehran continues its attacks across the Middle East.How are we feeling? | Nearly 2.2 million Australians are living below the wellbeing poverty line, with the share of people reporting “very low life satisfaction” doubling over the past decade.Asbestos scare | Parents were assured that asbestos-contaminated play sand posed a low risk to children’s health based on a supplier’s own assessment – which was not independently verified.AI scrutiny | The use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules.Online safety | Social media companies could soon be forced to identify anonymous accounts accused of online vilification in Victoria.‘We will defeat them’ | The National party’s Bridget McKenzie has claimed at a conference of the populist right in London that conservatives are at war against “leftwing globalists”. Continue reading...