Former Howard Government Minister Peter McGauran welcomes the government’s decision to send $250 million in military support to Ukraine. Australia will provide Ukraine with its largest single military package since the beginning of Russia's invasion. “It’s interesting that we have contributed, and we should on a humanitarian basis,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia.

Fire has engulfed a storage facility in Sydney's south. Witnesses first reported seeing smoke billowing from the Sutherland Shire business around 8pm. According to the Daily Telegraph, at least one person was being assessed at the scene by paramedics. It's not yet clear what sparked the blaze.

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a charge against Alec Baldwin in the ‘Rust’ shooting trial. The actor's defence team had argued the state improperly withheld evidence. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer agreed that evidence was improperly withheld and dismissed the case accordingly.

Former Howard Government Minister Peter McGauran says many Democrats will have “dropped off” voting for Joe Biden due to their “disrespect” for the US President. Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to step down after an agonising press conference at the NATO summit. “I think there will be a much lower turnout for Biden and any Democrat candidate for that matter,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “Which puts Trump more in play than should otherwise be the case.”

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says Donald Trump can win the US election just by sitting back and watching the “Democrat trainwreck” unfold. Ms De Giorgio said it is just “extraordinary” how many gaffes Joe Biden has shown to the public. “How much longer can his supporters seriously carry him like a baby?”

Sky News host Steve Price says twice as many hospitality businesses have been “going bust” as they were ten years ago. Mr Price said Independent Food Distributors Australia warns we could soon be facing $10 coffees and $100 steak and chips if nothing gets done about rising costs. “Everything has gone through the roof.”

Sky News Contributor Emily Carver says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been “firing shots” against the Royal Family for so long now. Ms Carver told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that Prince Harry “gets away” with saying “nasty” things about his family. Royal experts say Prince William will ‘explode’ if Harry and Meghan talk about Kate Middleton anymore.

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says Joe Biden “failed” the final test of his cognitive ability during his speech at the NATO Summit. US President Joe Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ‘President Putin’ and Vice-President Kamala Harris as ‘Vice-President Trump’ during a speech at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. “Today was the final test of his cognitive ability and he failed as he resembled a waffling old man,” Ms De Giorgio said.

The Australian Media Writer Sophie Elsworth believes Joe Biden won’t be “going anywhere” despite his “absolute disaster” performance during the first US presidential debate. US President Joe Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ‘President Putin’ and Vice-President Kamala Harris as ‘Vice-President Trump’ during a speech at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. “He has got his own people internally turning on him, and, also, that presidential debate a few weeks ago was an absolute disaster and the media couldn’t shy away from that,” Ms Elsworthy told Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton. “Suddenly, the media pack … has woken up and said we have a problem on our hands. “I don’t think President Biden will go going anywhere.”

Small Business Women Australia CEO Amanda Rose says whoever is putting Joe Biden in public is guilty of “elder abuse”. Ms Rose told Sky News host Steve Price that it is “absolutely appalling” what they are doing to Joe Biden. “It breaks my heart seeing an elderly man with obvious issues being absolutely used.”

Sky News host Steve Price says Australia needs a “strong America” in order to remain safe against global threats. Mr Price said the United States is Australia’s “greatest ally”. “We've got China sitting up there to the north and making all sorts of aggressive noises.”

Sky News contributor Gary Hardgrave says there’s “no big plan for the future” of the United States. Mr Hardgrave told Sky News host Steve Price that Joe Biden has been “hidden away from the public”. “I don’t think he’s been running the country.”

Media Research Centre Research Analyst Bill D’Agostino has labelled Joe Biden a “puppet” for unelected people following his performance at the NATO Summit. US President Joe Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ‘President Putin’ and Vice-President Kamala Harris as ‘Vice-President Trump’ during a speech at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. “Who is the leader of the free world at this point? I genuinely do not believe that it’s this man,” Mr D’Agostino told Sky News host Steve Price. “He might be rubberstamping the bills; he might be officially passing the executive orders, but, in reality, America doesn’t really have a democratically elected president right now. “What we have is a puppet and then a group of unelected people essentially sliding policy across his desk.”

Media Research Centre Research Analyst Bill D’Agostino says Joe Biden is “not all there” after he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘President Putin’ at the NATO Summit. US President Joe Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ‘President Putin’ and Vice-President Kamala Harris as ‘Vice-President Trump’ during a speech at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. “He’s very much not all there,” Mr D’Agostino told Sky News host Steve Price. “We saw him confuse the name of his opponent with his Vice-President; we saw him call Zelenskyy Vladimir Putin.”

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has called out Joe Biden for “not doing well” following his speech at the NATO Summit. US President Joe Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ‘President Putin’ and Vice-President Kamala Harris as ‘Vice-President Trump’ during a speech at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. “He’s not doing well,” Mr Mulvaney told Sky News host James Morrow.

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says it was “hard to watch” Joe Biden call Donald Trump his vice president during a NATO speech. US President Joe Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ‘President Putin’ and Vice-President Kamala Harris as ‘Vice-President Trump’ during a speech at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. “It’s been hard to watch,” Mr Mulvaney told Sky News host James Morrow. “This is the President of the United States. “That’s probably the worst gaffe of the night.”

US President Joe Biden's frequent use of "anyway" during a NATO news conference sparked mockery online as critics joked about turning it into a "drinking game". Fox News’ 'Jesse Watters Primetime' aired a compilation of Biden saying "anyway" six times out of nine during the 58-minute press conference. One user on X wrote Biden repeatedly said the word because his "brain is broken". Despite these gaffes, Biden reiterated his commitment to remain in the presidential race. "I’m not in this for my legacy. I'm in this to complete the job I started," he said. "Sixteen economic Nobel laureates said I've done a hell of a job, and under my plans so far. "And what's going to happen in the future if I'm reelected, that things are going to get much better.”

Queensland’s Premier Steven Miles has joined mining industry leaders at the Courier Mail’s Future Resources event to discuss the state’s resources sector. The event has just wrapped up, suggesting mining is not going anywhere. There was also discussion on how there is growing demand for Queensland’s coal and gas resources from growing populations in South East Asia.

President Joe Biden delivered one of the most high stakes press conferences of his career at the NATO conference. Without the aid of a teleprompter, the President answered questions on a range of issues, with many focusing on his cognitive decline, health and refusal to give up the Democratic nomination.

Joe Biden’s familiar ‘creepy whisper’ made its way into the president’s NATO press conference today along with a host of gaffes, stumbles and mumbles. Joe Biden often uses whispering as a technique to emphasise his point, but many commentators have criticised the whisper, saying it’s downright creepy.