Former New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean has resigned from state politics to pursue a career in the private sector. The Liberal MP had served as the state member for the Northern Sydney electorate of Hornsby for 13 years. Mr Kean dispelled rumours he would be pursuing a career in federal politics and instead announced he would be moving into the energy industry. The outgoing MP also criticised the current state Labor government's new budget which he labelled 'the worst in modern history'.

New South Wales Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has delivered his second budget in nine months. The treasurer unveiled a record spend on social housing as part of a state budget tailored to helping those who need it most. Mr Mookhey has prioritised stable spending and wrangling debt, as the state grapples with a reduction in its share of GST.

Federal MP Josh Burns' office has again been targeted by vandals in Melbourne. Police say that around five people vandalised the property at 3:20 am this morning. Footage from the scene shows extensive damage to the glass as well as graffiti reading ‘Zionism is fascism’.

Sky News host Liz Storer has reacted to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defending US President Joe Biden’s latest blunder.   “Biden’s Press Secretary took to the podium to assure everyone that no, no, that video that has been seen by millions of people around the world of Biden freezing yet again, seeming to not know where he is, it’s fake,” she said.  “Lady, there aren’t enough deepfakes in the world to cover up all of Biden’s mishaps.  “Here is clearly freezing on stage and wait until Obama gives him his cue and says ‘come on, gramps’.”

Wordsmith and broadcaster Kel Richards discusses possible locations for power plants for the Coalition's nuclear plans. "We know they are going to go where the old coal fire power stations are … they are going to where the grid already runs," he said. "So, you don't have to spend billions and squillion building 28,000 kilometres of new grid. You just use the grid that's there."

Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand discusses how the cost of fighting climate change makes it less of a priority amid a cost of living crisis. “Everyone believed in action on climate change until there was a cost to it, and the higher the cost got, the fewer and fewer people seemed to rate it as, sort of, a must-do priority,” Mr Hildebrand told Sky News host Paul Murray. “That was before the cost of living stuff was really biting. “As soon as there are real pressures to your household, to education costs, putting food on the table, everything else goes out the window.”

Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater discusses UK Labour leader Keir Starmer in the lead-up to the United Kingdom’s elections in July. “He has U-turned on essentially everything, every issue you could image, you could talk about Brexit, you could talk about woman’s rights, you could talk about the gender issues, you could talk about the environment, he just points whatever way the wind is blowing,” Mr Slater told Sky New host James Macpherson. “When you vote for a politician, you hope to know what they stand for, and even at this point, we have no clue where Keir Starmer is, unfortunately.”

The Australian's media writer Sophie Elsworth says the Nine Network is being “very careful” about how they respond to allegations of a toxic work culture. Kerri-Anne Kennerley has accused her former employer Nine of having an ‘entrenched’ culture of bullying and intimidation. “What I have been told, from numerous sources, is that dozens of women – females, both former and current staff – are making complaints.”

The Institute of Public Affairs’ Bella d’Abrera says indoctrination has “no place” in early learning centres. The IPA’s analysis of the federal government’s Early Years Learning Framework found that the terms ‘diversity, inclusion and equity’ were mentioned 149 times while the terms ‘mothers, fathers and parents’ were not mentioned once. “Early learning has now been infiltrated, unfortunately, along the same lines that our primary and secondary schools have been infiltrated,” Ms d’Abrera said. “Parents should be very worried about what is going on in early learning centres.”

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says China is “no friend of ours”. “We trade with them,” she told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “We trade with Coles and Woolworths – they are not our friends – China will never be our friends. “I’m sick of this Labor Party, this Labor government kowtowing to the Chinese.”

Sky News contributor Kristin Tate says the United States is “so weak” due to a lack of leadership from President Joe Biden. President Biden suffered another embarrassing gaffe at a Democrat campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles when he appeared to freeze and was led off stage by former president Barack Obama. “It might get to the point where he just clearly can’t do the job, and they will sub him out at the last minute,” Ms Tate told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “I don’t think there is an American out there who doesn’t realise that Joe Biden is not mentally fit to be president of the United States.”

Sky News host Chris Kenny says Americans will be “nodding their heads” to Donald Trump’s latest re-election promise. During a speech, the former US president said on day one of his presidency, he will begin the “largest deportation operation in American history”. “There is so much clarity about what he is promising, whether you agree with it or not,” Mr Kenny said.

Sky News host Rita Panahi has reacted to “another incoherent rant” from US President Joe Biden. Ms Panahi said the US President had a “little mini meltdown”. “Watch him completely mix up a well-known expression as he casually threatens Israel,” she said.

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says gas is going to play a “very significant role” in firming up Australia’s energy supply. Mr Littleproud told Sky News Australia that gas will ensure nuclear energy can “come online”. “Gas will play a significant role, that will be with carbon capture storage, that’s zero emissions.”

Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter says New South Wales isn’t getting “what it deserves” from the federal government’s GST carve-up. The NSW Minns Government has announced a budget deficit of $3.6 billion in 2024-25 as Labor declared major investments to “must have” projects. “There is a GST rip-off going on from the federal government,” Mr Hunter said. “New South Wales is not getting its fair share of GST; it is pushing us into deficit.”

Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter says energy costs are “one of the main concerns” for small to medium businesses. NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey spruiked his government’s budget on Tuesday, revealing major spending on education, transport, housing and hospitals. “We would love to see some sort of energy consultation program whereby people are going in and practically helping and advising businesses on how to get the best deal on energy,” Mr Hunter said. “That was one that we called for that hasn’t been forthcoming.”

Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter has described the newly released New South Wales budget as a “vanilla” one. Treasurer Daniel Mookhey spruiked his government’s budget on Tuesday, revealing major spending on education, transport, housing and hospitals. “Probably the budget we expected,” Mr Hunter told Sky News Australia. “Could they have helped business a bit more? Of course, they always could but it’s a responsible budget for the times that we’re in.”

Sky News NSW Political Reporter Julia Bradley says housing was the “centrepiece” of the NSW state budget. Ms Bradley said the budget aims to help those who are the “most vulnerable” in our community. The Minns government will spend $5.1 billion dollars on 8400 new social homes.

The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “weakened” his position by dissolving the war cabinet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his country’s war cabinet. “I think dissolving the war cabinet really weakens Netanyahu’s position,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “Netanyahu has got to bear responsibility for the unpreparedness of Israel for the October 7 attack, and he is now a liability to Israel in terms of its international standing.”

The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says Peter Dutton’s Opposition gets its tone “very well” on China. Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Parliament House on Monday. Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has revealed the Opposition raised the Cheng Lei incident directly with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday. “I thought Morrison and Dutton overdid the anti-China rhetoric in government – they were always talking about war, whereas we had no weapons,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “I would say the Dutton Opposition gets its tone very, very well. “Both Simon Birmingham and Andrew Hastie, in their different ways, get the tone on China very well.”