Former MP Tim Wilson will re-contest the seat of Goldstein at the next Federal election for the Liberal Party. The 44-year-old is understood to have beat out Stephanie Hunt and Colleen Harkin in a pre-selection ballot. It's believed Tim Wilson did not have a majority of votes in the first round. Two sources have told Sky News, in the final round of polling the vote was somewhere around 160 for Wilson and 130 for Colleen Harkin. Mr Wilson has locked in a re-match with Teal independent Zoe Daniel who defeated him at the 2022 poll.

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood says there is “little doubt” the government’s new industrial relations laws are “difficult to interpret” for many businesses and workers. Mr Greenwood said one of the most difficult aspects is “when is a person a worker for a company and when are they not.” “If you work for an agency, say, are you a worker entitled to superannuation and holiday pay ... or not? What if you use a website that lines the work up for you,” he said. “Last year, the Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke clouded the issue by making a comparison of two companies: Airtasker and Mable. “Airtasker is a website that allows freelancers to bid for work - chores around the home, whatever, with people or companies that want something done. “Then there is Mable. It's a site that does something similar to Airtasker. It lines up work for people looking for disability or aged care support ... with local independent support workers “According to the minister, Mable had employees, Airtasker did not. But not for long. Just nine days later, when the legislation was released, it was determined any person who contracts for work using Airtasker is indeed an employee.” Mr Greenwood sat down with Airtasker Chief Executive Tim Fung to discuss the Industrial Relations reforms.

Tasmania’s Labor leader has conceded the state election, paving the way for the Liberals to form government. Rebecca White says she will not seek to form a minority government. Premier Jeremy Rockliff has reached out to the independents and Jacqui Lambie Network but has vowed not to make a deal with the Greens. Labor’s election loss now means the party leadership will be made vacant.

Sky News host Rita Panahi says members of the Albanese government were “falling over themselves” this week to defend Australia’s ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd from former US President Donald Trump. Ms Panahi’s comments come after Donald Trump labelled Mr Rudd “a little bit nasty and “not the brightest bulb”. The former US President also warned that if Mr Rudd was “at all hostile, he will not be there long,” Ms Panahi said. “These comments were fairly mild compared to what many of Kevin’s own colleagues have said about him over the year publicly and privately,” she said. The Sky News host said Mr Rudd had spent years “embarrassing himself” on Twitter/X with the “sort of attention-seeking tomfoolery that one would expect from a dysfunctional, angst-ridden teenager.” “That behaviour showed Rudd was not fit for a diplomatic role,” she said.

Author Douglas Murray says Western nations are still at the “toddler stage” of the immigration debate as he discusses the larger cultural issues. Mr Murray noted that countries like Australia must be doing “something right” as you don’t see Australians trying to enter other countries illegally. “We have got this situation where you can talk about it in economic terms, you can talk about it in housing terms, but the larger cultural terms are still a third rail,” Mr Murray told Sky News Australia. The author hailed people who come to Australia and want to be productive citizens and contribute to the country’s economy. “But if it's the case that you want to come here and you don't really like the place or you want to change the place or you want to change the place back to the sort of place where the place you left from … then maybe that's not going to be a workable deal,” he said.

Sky News host James Morrow says Americans are being forced to deal with the onslaught of migrants as the White House and US media “demonise” those who speak out against it. “The Border Patrol is actually more concerned now to crackdown on the press who are bringing news of what is unfolding at the border to people around the world,” Mr Morrow said. He said the migrant crisis in the United States will be the big issue this presidential election as the “crime and mayhem” it’s bringing with it hits the suburbs. “This will also be why the White House is trying to do anything it can to activate suburban women via abortion scare campaigns,” Mr Morrow said. “And blaming Trump and the Republicans for failing to pass an immigration bill that would have done nothing to secure the border except increase the government’s ability to process the paperwork of those who show up.”

Sky News host James Morrow says the maths on net zero simply “don’t make sense”. “They don’t stack up, and they keep trying to play with the maths every time,” he said. “It doesn’t work; it is a physical impossibility. “If you look around the world, you see that gas and coal are still being used. “If we were a sensible country, we would be using a lot of gas to get us to nuclear.”

Sky News host Rowan Dean has reacted to a clip of the “laughable” Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, talking about how climate change and democracy “don’t seem to work together”. Mr Trudeau announced that Canadian government will invest $8.4 million in research to better understand how “climate change interacts with democratic decline”. “That’s too good – I mentioned a comedy show,” Ms Dean said. “These people are completely bonkers. “That’s the comedy hour – I tell you, Trudeau, it doesn’t get any funnier than that bloke.”

Sky News host Rowan Dean says “more and more people” are “distrustful” of big government and big banks. Mr Dean’s comments come as Norway has done the “sensible thing” and is bringing in laws to protect cash. “To insist that people use cash,” Mr Dean said. “I’ve been banging on about this … the end of cash it's around us everywhere. “More and more people are distrustful of big government and big banks.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi says a protest got “quite violent” following a clash at a “let women speak type event”. Ms Panahi said a trans activist turned up who “didn’t want women to speak”. “They tried to break through police lines,” Ms Panahi said. “The police have actually come out now they had to use pepper spray, they had to make arrests. “They said they want these protestors to get a permit because they are wasting so much resources policing these people. “We are allowing this small group of agitators to cause enormous disruption, waste police resources and there doesn’t seem to be much accountability for most of it.”

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It is hoped artificial intelligence will lead to breakthrough drug discoveries at an Australian first research facility. The program will target proteins linked to different cancers to fast-track trials of new and improved treatments. The Bio21 Institute in Melbourne will put different proteins under the microscope to transform basic cancer discoveries into new treatments. A $2 million donation from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation will bankroll breakthrough technologies, including artificial intelligence. Researchers will also collaborate with clinicians around the country to find ways to make existing treatments more effective.

There has been a huge amount of empathy for Princess Kate following her announcement that she was receiving treatment for cancer. This follows people “fuelling rumours and spreading wild accusations and claims about the Princess’ health,” according to Sky News UK’s Rachael Venables. Ms Venables said they have now been replaced by “apology in some quarter” but also a “huge amount of support”. “Every single person I have spoken to … really had full support for the Princess,” she said. “They felt it was a real shame at the way that she had been treated online. “Huge amount of … empathy for the Princess of Wales revealing her cancer diagnosis.”

The winner of the Dunstan by-election is all but confirmed. The South Australian Labor Party took a strong lead on Saturday night, but the result will come down to the postal and early votes. Labor candidate Cressida O’Hanlon is polling at 53.7 per cent of votes based on two-party preferred, while Liberal opponent Anna Finizio is polling at 46.3 per cent across the inner suburb electorate. “It was the most marginal seat in South Australia, and boy did we give it a crack, we gave it a huge crack – all I can is a big thank you,” Ms Finizio said. The winners are the Greens, polling 22.4 per cent of votes, up from 13.7 per cent in 2022.

Sky News understands Amelia Hamer has won pre-selection for the Liberal Party in the Melbourne seat of Kooyong. The 31-year-old is the grand-niece of former Victorian premier Dick Hamer. She’s now been tasked with winning back the seat once held by Josh Frydenberg. It was lost to teal independent Monique Ryan in the 2022 federal election. The former treasurer has welcomed the pre-selection nominee, writing on the social media platform X: “Congratulations Amelia Hamer on winning today’s Liberal Party pre-selection for Kooyong. Looking forward to supporting you and the party in the campaign ahead.”

King Charles’ nephew Peter Phillips has revealed to Sky News the Monarch’s frustration at the progress he’s making in his cancer battle. In an exclusive interview for The Royal Report, he told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo the King was keen to get back to full royal duties quickly. “I think the overriding message would be that he’s obviously very keen to get back to a form of normality,” Mr Phillips said. Mr Phillips – often known as Queen Elizabeth II’s “favourite grandson” – is currently in Australia as an Ambassador for the charity The International Foundation for Arts and Culture. He also reflects on the Royal Family’s final private moments with the late Queen before her death in September 2022. The full interview with Peter Phillips will premiere on The Royal Report tonight at 10pm AEDT.

Tasmanian Greens Leader Rosalie Woodruff says the party will be returning to parliament “further in power” after the state election. Ms White’s remarks come as a hung parliament is predicted to result from the election. “We’ll continue to defend our democracy against self interest and the corrupting influence of big corporates and ideology,” she said on Saturday evening. “We’ll always be a voice for nature, unlike Labor and Liberal parties, who deny the climate emergency. “The Greens are with the majority of Tasmanians who want to protect our carbon rich forests and extraordinary wildlife and end native forest logging for good.”

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has been “humbled” in Saturday’s election, says State Labor Leader Rebecca White. Ms White’s remarks come as a hung parliament is predicted to result from the election. “There are still votes to be counted, but what is clear is the Liberal Party will not be getting a majority,” she said on Saturday evening. “Tasmanians have humbled a Premier who called an early election expecting to be returned in majority. “Tasmanians have clearly voted for change.”

Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the Tasmanian Labor Party has seen a “very poor” result in Saturday’s state election. Mr Rockliff said Tasmanians have “delivered a very clear message”. “I want to assure each and every Tasmanian that we’ve heard it,” he said on Saturday evening. “Tasmanians have not voted for a change of government. “Make no mistake, this has been a very poor result for the Labor Party of Tasmania.”

The Tasmanian Labor Party need to “go back to the drawing board” when it comes to winning elections, according to Tasmanian Labor Senator Helen Polley. Ms Polley’s remarks come as Sky News projects a hung parliament in the Tasmanian election. “What we need to do as a Labor party is go back to the drawing board,” she told Sky News Australia. “We need to win elections under Labor, in my view. “We have not performed very well in this campaign.”