Superstar jockey James Macdonald who has 98 Group One wins joins the show, more details on the Spring Racing Carnival that is well and truly underway. Plus, is Riff Rocket out for the season after undergoing emergency surgery?

Pope Francis has said Catholics in the United States will have to choose the “lesser of two evils” when it comes to election time. “Both are against life – whether it is the one who is chasing away migrants or the one that kills children. Both are against life,” he said. The Pope’s remarks on Friday came during a media conference following an almost two-week tour through Asia and Oceania, travelling through four countries.

Autonomous helicopters geared for military use could be built in Victoria under a landmark manufacturing agreement. Sky News has revealed details of the deal along with other unmanned missile technology unveiled at the Land Forces conference.

The Kamala Harris campaign has mocked former US president Donald Trump for refusing to commit to another debate.   The Republican candidate declared there would not be a second debate between the pair yesterday. The Harris campaign has called the former president a ‘chicken’ for backing out. Donald Trump has dismissed suggestions senior Republicans were critical of his debate performance.

A fight for control between Egypt and Israel could determine the fate of thousands of people trapped in Gaza. The Philadeplhi Corridor has become a point of contention in ceasefire talks since the war began nearly a year ago. Israel maintains a widespread ban on foreign journalists from entering Gaza. Alistair Bunkall has been granted special permission with limited access.

The two NASA astronauts stranded in space say they feel 'grateful' to spend more time at the International Space Station despite the difficulties they've encountered. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station in June but had to extend their stay due to problems with their spacecraft. The Starliner returned to earth earlier this month uncrewed after the journey was deemed too risky. The pair gave a press conference this morning from the ISS.

Voters in New South Wales will head to the polls to vote in local council elections. The administrative blunder by the troubled New South Wales Liberal Party has overshadowed the build-up to today's election. The error means 140 candidates across 16 councils will not appear on the ballet. 14 councils will be uncontested due to a lack of nominees. Polls will open at 8 AM and close today at 6 PM.

Labor is facing criticism over $70 billion worth of state and federal spending and the inflationary impacts it could have on our economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is defending the cash splash. Some economists suggest the spending blowout is delaying interest rate cuts and adding further cost of living pain to households. The Coalition accuses the government of trying to 'sack and stack' the RBA board.

Verve Communications’ Prue MacSween slams Senator Fatima Payman’s speech to parliament, where she used strange slang. “What an imbecile,” Ms MacSween said. “We have enough morons in the senate.”

Verve Communications’ Prue MacSween slams the Labor government for “demonising” the agricultural sector. Farmers rallied outside Parliament House in Canberra to protest the government’s ‘anti-farming ideology’. “Our government is demonising mining, oil, gas, everybody,” Ms MacSween said. “Now, of course our agricultural area.”

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has voiced Trump supporters will “travel for days” to attend his rallies while Kamala Harris is yet to “close the deal” on independents. “I think there is a lot of people in America who might not want to admit they are voting for Donald Trump,” Mr Spicer told Sky News host James Morrow. “They wanted to get rid of Joe Biden – they pushed him out. “I think a lot of the Democrats did come home but I don’t think with independents in particular as I said previously, she’s [Harris] closed the deal. “People will literally travel for days living in their car to go to a Trump rally.”

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Donald Trump is being accused of being a “Russian Manchurian candidate” in supposedly serious publications due to a former FBI official’s remark from a podcast, according to Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton.

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has criticised ABC moderators for their “one-sided fact checking” during the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Sky News contributor James Bolt has warned when “people show you who they are, believe them” following the violent protests in Melbourne this week.

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has slammed the “annoying and ridiculous” protesters who rallied in Melbourne this week and targeted reporters on the ground.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor discusses the government “failing” in its “fight against inflation”. Former RBA governors have spoken out against Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ attempt to create a specialised rate-setting board at the central bank. “We’ve been concerned from the start that the Treasurer would sack and stack the board … with his people,” Mr Taylor told Sky News host Erin Molan. “We’re in a situation right now where the government and the Treasurer are failing in the fight against inflation.”

Sky News Australia host James Morrow has poked fun at Joe Biden, saying the President “can’t remember” who he is going for in the coming election. This comes after President Biden was filmed trying on a Donald Trump 2024 hat on behalf of a group of firemen. “Even Joe Biden is making dog and cat eating jokes and I will tell you what, Kamala may have the Tay Tay endorsement, but I guess Trump’s got the President,” Mr Morrow said.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor backs the bipartisan and “sensible” approach to aged care reforms. The government has announced new aged care reforms, which Aged Care Minister Anika Wells described as a “historic moment”. “We’re up for sensible reforms in aged care and the NDIS,” Mr Taylor told Sky News host Erin Molan. “We’ve said that for a long time.”

Former US intelligence officer and author Rebekah Koffler says Russia wants to portray Kamala Harris as the “winner” in the presidential debate against Donald Trump. “The Russian state media, which is almost exclusively controlled by the Kremlin, was exploding with coverage that was praising Kamala Harris,” she told Sky News host James Morrow. “They were talking about Harris establishing dominance and strategic imitative over Trump and Trump having a bad night.”