Watch this debate very carefully as there is a lot more to come on it in this parliament. While the term "18c" might pass over the heads of most people trying to live life, this is a hugely internally political and significant story that I've been following for years. It's a free-speech totemic issue for the right-wing of the Liberal Party. BTW, did you notice how on the weekend, Tony Abbott, back in campaign mode (gee, what could he be possibly be campaigning for...?!) latched straight back onto the issue. [James Massola/Fairfax] 18c could become a proxy for leadership, if it isn't already. Leyonhjelm's move is not only some political trolling, but designed to highlight this already troublesome issue for the Liberals. In other politics news: Nicole Hasham has the extraordinary story of how far-right Pauline Hanson supporters – dressed in mock Muslim attire – stormed Gosford Anglican Church on the weekend. The church is famous for its billboard messages, which support progressive social and political stances. [Fairfax] The head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics David Kalisch says he won't be quitting his job now, despite the PM's warning that heads will roll. [Chris Uhlmann/ABC]

"You can't sell a policy void," observes Catherine Livingstone from the Business Council of Australia – a target of some Liberals during the campaign for allegedly failing to support the Coalition enough. Very interesting interview with Jennifer Hewett where Livingstone has some on-point comments to make about the failed political "leadership" currently on offer in Australia. [Financial Review] Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the GST concession in Perth on Saturday. Credit:AP/Rick Rycroft Malcolm Turnbull needs to be ready for another fight over the GST. On the weekend, the prime minister promised Western Australia that he would fix the share of the GST WA receives (ahead of the WA state election, which Labor is hoping to win given Barnett's fall in popularity partly due to the end of the mining boom.) Simple maths tells us that the more WA gets, the less the others have to divide and the other state and territory leaders aren't happy. [Fairfax] 2. BHP to post huge loss

Peter Ker reports that BHP will record a $6 billion loss when it reports on Tuesday. Ker says the cost of depressed commodity prices and collapsed dam in Brazil couldn't be offset by the 40 per cent rise in the iron ore price. [Financial Review] 3. Trump threatens to ban NYT Ivanka Trump, daughter of Republican Presidential Nominee Donald J. Trump, waves as she walks off stage after introduction her father during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Credit:AP Over the weekend, Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman published a gripping read detailing the implosion within Team Trump. Trump is said to be "sullen and erratic" in private and his advisors fear the Republican nominee is beyond coaching and – crucially – incapable of recasting himself as presidential material. You know you don't even need me to highlight this piece as a must-read. [New York Times]

So how has Trump responded? Predictably and tellingly. At a rally in Connecticut, he reprised his lamentation that he is treated unfairly by the media and raised the prospect of revoking the NYT's press credentials. These aren't empty threats from the man vying to be the leader of the free world (free speech optional). Thin-skinned Trump has already banned media outlets – including the Washington Post – because of critical articles. [Reuters] Not content, he backed up with a volley of tweets moaning about the NYT and the media in general, and vindicated one of the main points of the aforementioned article that Trump cites the size of his rallies as a measure of support versus professional surveys and polls. Meanwhile, another key Republican has backed Clinton over Trump. Former Bush administration official Carlos Gutierrez says Clinton is better for the country. [Tal Kopan/CNN]

I also can't recommend more highly this piece by Margaret Wente, who says while Trump is toast, Trumpism is here to stay because of globalisation and the economic shift that has been building for decades. Really, really good piece. [The Globe and Mail] 4. Brexit could be delayed until 2019 Because no-one seems to know what the heck to do now. [Reuters] FILE - In this photo taken Friday, May 4, 2012 file photo, Madame Tussauds London mark Boris Johnson's victory in the London mayoral election by giving him a post-party makeover. Britain???s new top diplomat is shaggy-haired, Latin-spouting Boris Johnson, who in recent months has made insulting and vulgar comments about the presidents of the United States and Turkey. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File) Credit:Jonathan Short But on the upside, the public may be in the mood to be accommodating given polling shows Prime Minister Theresa May is now more popular than any other British politician, which means she's liked more than the King of Stunts, Boris Johnson. [The Independent]

5. Boko Haram releases new video of captured schoolgirls The video claims to show about 50 of the schoolgirls, who were abducted from their school in April 2014, but says some have died in air strikes. Around 40 more are said to have been "married." [Associated Press] 6. Rio Olympics Worrying report that the National Paralympic Committees have not been paid ahead of the games beginning on September 7, and that Rio 2016 has run out of money and may have to remove sports from the Games to save money. [Nick Butler/Inside the Games] After a golden start, Australia is not having a good Olympics, with the Campbell sisters choking after their initial golden relay. Similarly, Mack Horton flickered out in the 1500m freestyle. [Phil Lutton/Fairfax]

Overall Australia did better in the pool than in 2012 in London (by one), but worse than Athens, Sydney and Beijing. Nevertheless, Swimming Australia has given itself a high mark. [Roy Masters/Fairfax] Michael Phelps of the United States. Credit:Getty Images The Michael Phelps story continues to inspire. If Rio is his last Games, he will finish his career with 28 medals – 23 gold of them gold, which is symbolically significant, as Andrew Webster writes in another beautiful dispatch from Brazil. [Fairfax] That's it for today – you can follow me on Facebook for more.