Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discusses the success of urgent care clinics in Tasmania. "We have, for example, our four urgent care clinics that have opened here in Tasmania and we have a fifth coming and there is potential of more there," Mr Albanese said. "They have seen tens of thousands of Tasmanians. "All Tasmanians have needed is their Medicare card, not their credit card. "I have been to an urgent care clinic there in Hobart that has been an enormous success."

Daschle Group President and COO Nathan Daschle says Mark Robinson is a “disastrous candidate” in the North Carolina governor’s race. “He currently has three staffers working for him,” Mr Daschle told Sky News Australia. “Because people don’t split their tickets that’s a huge advantage for Harris … because of this governor race I think she has a real shot.”

Daschle Group President and COO Nathan Daschle says there is some sense JD Vance was a “bad pick” as former US president Donald Trump’s running mate and he might “drag down the ticket”. “I did see a poll the other day that had America’s favourite things in politics and least favourite things and Tim Walz believe it or not was plus seven in terms of favourability and JD Vance was negative 13,” Mr Daschle told Sky News Australia. “I think some of that is a reflection of the very positive news cycles that Harris and Walz have had over the past few weeks. “The debate will reset those VP numbers for sure.”

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has reacted to reports the Albanese government may be looking at making changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax policy, accusing them of “saying one thing” but “looking at doing another”. The federal government could be exploring its options ahead of possible changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax. An anonymous government source says Labor has sought advice from Treasury on the possible changes which it could take to the next election. “Here we go again would be the simple response,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “The Albanese Labor government saying one thing on tax policy but looking at doing another.”

At least 11 people have been injured when two tanks collided in a military training exercise in Central Queensland. The drills involved soldiers from Australia and Singapore. The troops were headed back to Shoalwater Bay Training Area when their Armoured Fighting Vehicle rear-ended another just after 7:30 on Tuesday. The injured servicemen were airlifted to Rockhampton Airport before being transferred to the town's Hospital. The ADF has confirmed that no Australian personnel were injured.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says Australians “should not” be in Lebanon. The Israeli military has confirmed they killed a Hezbollah commander in the latest targeted strike in the south of Beirut. “The first thing though should always be to think of Australians,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “And the message has been clear for some time: Australians should not be in Lebanon, they should not have travelled there, they should have left there and heeded the warnings.”

Israel’s Defence and Security Forum founder Brigadier General Amir Avivi says Israel has been trying to target Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi “for a very long time”. The Israeli military has confirmed they killed a Hezbollah commander in the latest targeted strike in the south of Beirut. “He planned in 2000 the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers,” Mr Avivi told Sky News Australia. “Israel has been trying to target him for a very, very long time.”

Hospitals in Northern Israel are preparing for an influx of patients as the death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon rises above 500. The largest hospital in the north of Israel, Rambam, has a fortified section situated three stories below ground to protect from missile attack. The escalating situation with Hezbollah has prompted staff to move the patients from above ground to below ground.

Sky News host James Macpherson says a group of scientists at the University of Cambridge have called for planes to “fly slower” in a bit to lower global temperatures. “Well, climate catastrophists keep coming up with sillier and sillier ways of trying to lower global temperatures,” Mr Macpherson said. “A group of scientists at the University of Cambridge have said we can lower global temperatures if we just get planes to fly slower.”

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is set to announce his plans to US President Joe Biden regarding the war with Russia. “While he’s in the United States, the Democrats have flown him to Pennsylvania,” Mr Macpherson said. “Pennsylvania is one of the six battleground seats that both parties must win. “It’s kind of helpful having Zelenskyy there talking about how helpful a Biden administration has been.”

Adoni Media's Leisa Goddard says there is an increasing number of Australians who “can’t afford the pressures” of cost of living and inflation. Ms Goddard told Sky News host Paul Murray that the government is “fighting against” voters, dealing with bad financial situations. “They need to actually put some policies on the table and make some actual change.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond says the Chris Minns government in New South Wales have said “no sir” to paperless parking fines. “The Minns government in New South Wales has decided to ban paperless parking fines because councils were going around and slapping you with a parking fine without telling you they had given you a parking fine,” Mr Bond said. “It would turn up in the mail a week or two later … the state government in New South Wales said, no, sir, you can’t do that anymore.”

Sky News host Liz Storer has weighed in on a local council’s decision to move its Australia Day ceremonies back to January 26. The City of Unley has voted to restore its ceremony and Australia Day awards to January 26, reversing last year’s decision to change the date. This comes after a community survey requesting feedback revealed more than half of the respondents supported a return of events to the original date.

Sky News host Paul Murray discussed the latest polling between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It comes as Busken Bakery in Cincinnati, Ohio has predicted Trump to win in the 2024 US Presidential elections. According to reports the beloved bakery in Ohio cookie poll has correctly predicted every election outcome but one since 1984.

Former Labor Minister Dr Mike Kelly AM says there is no “rational debate” around the ongoing war in the Middle East. Mr Kelly told Sky News host Sharri Markson that there is “failure” in standing up to propaganda and voices of activism. “That’s not peace activism, it’s warmongering. “These people don’t want a ceasefire, they want the elimination of the state of Israel and the war escalated.”

Adoni Media’s Leisa Goddard discusses Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s recent remarks regarding the First Nations ambassador position. Foreign Minister Penny Wong claimed that Mr Dutton ‘diminishes’ Australia on the world stage after he announced he would abolish the First Nations ambassador position if elected. “Think back to when we were having the Voice debate,” Ms Goddard said. “We were being shamed on the international stage, because we weren’t backing the voice. “That money … put it back into the Indigenous communities – would that not be the argument that you would make.”

Sky News host Joe Hildebrand says the Australian government should be governing in the “best interest” of Australia. Foreign Minister Penny Wong claimed that Mr Dutton ‘diminishes’ Australia on the world stage after he announced he would abolish the First Nations ambassador position if elected. “I hope there are good reasons for having a First Nations ambassador,” Mr Hildebrand said. “I couldn’t give a rats what other countries think of us. “The Australian government is not the UN … it should be governing in the best interest of Australia.”

Sky News host Peta Credlin says the United States is “considering a ban” on Chinese-made smart car software and hardware. Ms Credlin said it would “hit” the Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD, but also 140 other brands about to hit the market. “Our government says it’s watching the situation very closely.”

The US government has proposed plans to prohibit the use of key hardware and software from China in new vehicles. The ban on Chinese-made smart car software and hardware in the American domestic market would hit the EV manufacturer BYD, and some 140 other brands, hard. Sky News host Chris Kenny is joined by The Daily Telegraph’s Tim Blair to discuss the proposed ban on Chinese technology in cars.

Sky News host Chris Kenny has reacted to US President Joe Biden’s “bizarre” reaction to a helicopter passing over while he was hosting a media conference with Quad leaders. President Biden joked that the helicopter flying “isn’t armed”. “Talk about weakness, what about the bloke who’s still in the White House, still the leader of the free world,” Mr Kenny said. “Joe Biden this week, a couple of stuff ups, but let’s pick one of them – here he is where he spots a helicopter while he’s hosting the Quad leaders. “Apart from being bizarre and seemingly befuddled, it’s relatively in poor taste ... to tell everyone to relax; it’s not armed.”