Conservation efforts between China and Vietnam are helping to protect the eastern black crested gibbons – one of the most critically endangered primates in the world. Asia's last black crested gibbons live in the northern Vietnam jungle, where the habitat conservation area borders China. There are believed to be nine left in this troop. The tree-dwelling primate was believed to be extinct but was re-discovered in the early 2000s.

A dumped Liberal candidate has claimed branch members are “angry and confused” and will “have trouble” campaigning for Katie Allen in the Melbourne seat of Chisholm. Ms Allen was endorsed by the party’s administration after she lost her seat in a redistribution of electoral boundaries. However, former Liberal candidate for Chisholm Theo Zographos has told Sky News Australia local members are being stripped of their chance to have their say.

Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume has hit out at the Albanese government as economic growth is “stagnant” and productivity is ‘going backwards”. Australia has slightly reduced its debt by $17 billion four months after the budget. It will ultimately save Australians $80 billion in interest payments over the next 10 years. “We’ve now got stagnant economic growth,” Ms Hume told Sky News Australia. “We’ve still got persistently high homegrown sticky inflation, and we’ve got productivity that is going backwards.”

Sky News Contributor Joe Hilderbrand has reacted to US Vice President Kamala Harris's interview with Oprah Winfrey at a Unite for America forum event. It comes as Ms Harris during the event commented again on owning a gun. "Like it is the most embarrassing kind of thing," Mr Hilderbrand said. "Like it just, she's just so annoying and this idea that she's got to sort of, you know, let it slip that she's actually just a normal person. Like you and me and that she's actually this really kind of gung-ho, middle-of-the-road, middle America, cowboy hat-wearing, horse riding, gun-toting."

Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue has joined Sky News host Caroline Di Russo to discuss whether or not Hollywood has turned on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following a recent blow to the couple. It comes amid reports this week that there's a genuine dislike for the Sussexes in Hollywood. Their recent absence from a post-Emmy party hosted by WME talent agent Ari Emanuel, who represents the Duchess of Sussex has also sparked speculation over the pairs popularity in the industry.

Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue Sussexes says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are starting to “wise up” amid their continued plunge in popularity. “I think they are starting to wise up and realise that probably it's best to not alienate any more people because as we discussed, their popularity ratings have really plummeted," Ms Krakue told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “And in terms of some of the industry that they operate in, in the entertainment industry after signing that $100 million Netflix deal, they really are not doing very well. "There have been murmurings of sort of negative comments with regards to their work ethic, with regards to their output."

Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue has claimed the Democratic Party is deliberately deciding to “distance” itself from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ahead of the US presidential election. “I think there's been a deliberate distancing, not only than by the Sussexes but also by the Democratic Party, because actually if the Sussexes did endorse Kamala Harris, it would probably be the best endorsement that Trump could ever hope for,” she told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “We know that the couple's popularity has somewhat plummeted in the US for quite a while now. Their endeavours in the entertainment industry haven't panned out as well as they would have hoped. Things have not really gone their way."

Journalist and Commentator Brad Polumbo has reacted to retired US Army brigadier general Steven Anderson's bizarre claims during an interview on MSNBC. During the interview, Mr Anderson suggested the President of Russia Vladimir Putin would be intimidated by Kamala Harris because she's black. "I'm almost lost for words. The stupidity of the suggestion that Vladimir Putin is going to be wowed by the boxes Kamala Harris checks off on the census," Mr Polumbo said. "News flash MSNBC, he doesn't care. He's going to look at her and see weakness. He's gonna see her incoherent word salad and frankly, he's been undeterred by the Biden-Harris administration these last few years."

Sky News host Paul Murray says it is a “fundamental failure” of the government to not keep Australian roads free of potholes. Mr Murray said driving along Australian roads is like playing “Russian roulette” with potholes. “That will or won’t damage your car.”

News Corp Columnist Angela Mollard has claimed it is not likely that Prince Harry will meet with King Charles or Prince William as he prepares to head to London at the end of the month. The Duke of Sussex confirmed he will be returning to the UK for the annual WellChild Awards on September 30, where he will meet winners of the Award for Inspirational Child. “Look, I don't think he'll be seeing this family,” Ms Mollard told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “It's his fourth trip to the UK this year. The King will be in Scotland, so there's very little chance of them seeing each other. “Of course, they've been together in London at the same time, and they couldn't even get together. So I don't think they'll be seeing each other and William has made it very clear behind the scenes, you know, he's very focused on his family so I don't think Harry will be seeing his brother.”

Prince Harry took centre stage on Friday at a charity event hosted by Kevin Costner however, Meghan Markle was notably missing from his side. According to reports the Duchess of Sussex was sick and wasn’t able to attend the Santa Barbara One805Live! annual event. News.com.au Entertainment Reporter Bronte Coy joined Sky News host Caroline Di Russo to discuss the star-studded event hosted by Mr Costner. “Notably Meghan wasn't there, and she was there last year by his side and they had quite a high profile role in the event but apparently she was sick this year, so we didn't see Meghan,” Ms Coy said. “It's also come at a bit of an awkward time for her because obviously a few days ago we had the Hollywood reporter report come out with allegations that she was difficult to work for. So, it's been a bit of a tough week for Meghan.”

Sky News host James Macpherson says an Adelaide council is set to vote on a motion to “return citizenship ceremonies” to Australia Day. Mr Macpherson said the vote comes after the council surveyed ratepayers and found 60 per cent of people wanted the council to “support Australia Day”. CIS Indigenous Forum Director Warren Mundine joined Sky News Australia to discuss the importance of Australia Day.

King Charles' birthday message to Prince Harry last week has raised some eyebrows online. It comes as the picture used in the birthday message appears to have been taken back in 2018 while Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited the Dogpatch startup hub in Dublin, Ireland. However, the absence of Meghan Markle in the photo quickly drew attention, with some questioning if her exclusion was deliberate. News.com.au Entertainment Reporter Bronte Coy joined Sky News host Caroline Di Russo to discuss the recent controversy on whether the Royal Family deliberately cropped Meghan Markel out of the photo. “I mean there were fairly generic messages but it was the first time they had wished him a happy birthday in years,” Ms Coy said. “So it was a tiny, a tiny shoot of hope. However, as is often the case with these things, it was quickly followed by a bit of controversy because the photo that they used for Harry, people pointed out that the original may have been one that had Meghan in it because it was taken in Dublin in 2018 when they were on a working royal tour.”

KPMG CEO Andrew Yates has revealed some of the big economic pressures that chief executives are currently feeling at the moment. Mr Yates joined Sky News Business Reporter Ed Boyd to discuss KPMG's annual CEO survey that revealed one in two CEOs are expecting weak growth, many are investing in Generative AI, most believe office workers will be back full-time within three years, and ESG expectations are a major focus. “I think it really is around where growth is going to come from and how we are going to achieve productivity gains,” Mr Yates said. “The survey caught out to us, interestingly though, that 86 per cent of Australian CEOs have a high degree of confidence about growth prospects for their company over the next three years. “So I thought that was pretty interesting in a pretty low economic environment where at the moment there still is a degree of confidence about the way forward, albeit the growth rates people are thinking about are probably pretty low, around 2 .5 per cent. “But it really is about how do we try and achieve productivity gains and come out of this low growth environment.”

University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin says the RBA is the “odd player out” compared to other central banks around the world when it comes to cutting interest rates. The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points this week. It signalled that more cuts are likely at its final two meetings of the year.

Webjet shareholders have voted in favour of demerging the travel agency into two separate ASX-listed entities. WEB Travel Group, which is Webjet's business operations, and Webjet B2C, which is the consumer-facing side of the company. Webjet B2C will be listed on the stock market on Monday with the new ticker code WJL. Webjet Group CEO Karina Barry joins Sky News Business Reporter Ed Boyd to discuss the insight into one of the "fastest" demerger in Australian history.

At least four people are dead and dozens more have been injured during a mass shooting in Alabama. Police said multiple shooters fired into a group of people in Birmingham. No arrests have yet been made.

Katter’s Australia Party Leader Robbie Katter says regional Queensland has been “gripped by youth crime” for many years. David Crisafulli plans to target school dropouts and prevent them from turning to a life of crime if he is elected. Mr Katter told Sky News Australia that David Crisafulli’s plan “falls hopelessly short” of what is needed as a real consequence for young offenders.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says the Coalition needs the help of the Australian public to shut down the Albanese Labor government’s misinformation bill. “Everybody watching today can have that influence,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Rowan Dean. “It’s been a remarkable reaction on social media to some of the things I’ve been doing and others have been doing on this bill, so we need your help too. “Don’t just rely on politicians to save you.”

The Sydney rail network will return to a normal weekday schedule tomorrow after an agreement was reached with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union. Industrial action caused last-minute service cancellations and unreliable rail travel over the past week. Transport for New South Wales and the union will begin a bargaining period, to accelerate work on a new enterprise agreement. The RTBU will now end its series of work bans.