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Day eight at the Rio Olympics has brought a medal of every colour for Australia. Rower Kim Brennan claimed gold in the single sculls and cyclist Anna Meares won bronze in the Keirin final. In swimming, Australia won a silver medal in the women's 4 by 100 metres medley relay, while the men took bronze in their event.

The head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics is imploring people to complete the census in the wake of Tuesday night's debacle when the online system was shut down, amid ongoing denial of service attacks. The prime minister says he expects heads to roll after an inquiry into the failure is complete, but the chief statistician, David Kalisch says he is not about to stand down.

New treatments for diabetes and cervical cancer will be subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from the first of September. The federal government has announced an extra $70 million investment which could benefit thousands of patients.

And in the NRL, the Roosters have caused another upset, beating the Cowboys 22 points to 10. Shaun Kenny-Dowall starred for the Roosters scoring a try and setting another one up.

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