Independent MP Kylea Tink has called for a ban on insurance companies from using DNA “against” people, which she says is “discrimination”. Ms Tink, along with fellow independent David Pocock, have launched a push to try and ban life insurers from discriminating based on an individual’s DNA. “This is actually a really important issue, and it is almost completely incomprehensible in today’s modern day and age,” Ms Tink told Sky News Australia. “The truth of the matter is we now have the science that can ensure that we live longer, that we’re able to predict the diseases that people may face, and we’re able to treat the diseases much more effectively. “However, we live in this really ironic situation at the moment that if you take the right steps to get that genetic testing done, the truth of the matter is that insurance companies can choose to use that data against you to discriminate against you … it’s discrimination.”

The Queensland Supreme Court has found mandatory COVID vaccination for police officers and nurses was unlawful and in breach of their human rights. Dozens of police officers and health workers have been vindicated in a 115-page judgement handed down on Tuesday by Justice Glenn Martin. He found the departing Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll was unlawful under the Human Rights Act when she issued a mandatory vaccination order in December 2021. A similar finding was made against Queensland Health Director John Wakefield – that his department’s equivalent vaccination policy was of “no effect” and paramedics couldn’t be forced to have the injection. Today’s finding is in response to legal action taken by 74 government workers opposing vaccinations. The government is yet to respond to today’s historic ruling.

Serving member of the United States Air Force Aaron Bushnell has died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israel embassy in Washington, protesting what he described as the genocide in Gaza. The 25-year-old poured liquid over his head and lit it, shouting “free Palestine”. Mr Bushnell live-streamed it on social media. “I am an active-duty member of the United States Air Force, and I will no longer be complicit in genocide,” Mr Bushnell said. Many around the world have protested the scale of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison thanked the community members in Cook during his valedictory speech in parliament. Mr Morrison described his electorate as “God’s country” and noted the people are “unashamedly” proud of Australia. “They are a community of patriots and I am pleased to describe them as such in this place,” Mr Morrison said. “Both locally and in my national roles, including as prime minister, I have always been guided by the strong local values of my community – family, community, small business – and what I described as the fair go for those who have a go. “This is what makes the Shire and Southern Sydney such a great place to live and raise a family and there are plenty of quiet Australians who understand that as well.”

Independent MP Kylea Tink says Scott Morrison deserves “our thanks and our respect” after the former prime minister gave his valedictory speech in Parliament today. Mr Morrison was prime minister from 2018 to the 2022 federal election and has represented the seat of Cook in the Sutherland Shire since 2007. “I think what is important is that any ex-prime minister deserves our thanks and our respect,” Ms Tink told Sky News Australia. “As we heard the Member for Cook speak this afternoon, there is much that he is proud of in service of our nation. “I wish him all the very best.”

Mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has blamed the revolving door of senior executives at his company Fortescue on the transition to renewable energy. “Twiggy’s really riding two horses at the same time here,” The Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Scott Phillips says. “On one hand, he’s at obscenely profitable Fortescue. “On the other hand, though, he’s going full tilt at this green energy revolution. “He’s taken a massive swipe at plenty of people, including the fossil fuel industry for delaying the change to renewable energy.”

Fortescue Chairman Andrew Forrest has rubbished the Coalition’s push for nuclear energy. Mr Fortescue told Sky News Australia how he spoke with General Energy about the costs of implementing nuclear energy and the timeframe required. “If I order one, when do I get one? And they said, ‘mate, look, 15 years’,” he said. “I’m not going to take the word of any politician. “I don’t know how many projects they have ever developed – I don’t know if they have spoken to any vendors, but let’s see how they go when they do.”

Former Labor senator Stephen Conroy says the Liberal Party is “not putting forward any solution” to “any problems”. Mr Conroy said they were a government of “nine years that did nothing”. “It supported the tax cuts, it’s not putting forward a petrol tax cut,” he told Sky News host Paul Murray. “It’s not putting forward any solution to any of the problems – it’s just saying protest. “It has no solid policies; it is put on the table to say you’re all going to be better off.”

Donald Trump is appealing his almost $700 million civil fraud verdict which was handed down in a New York court. The court found he committed significant fraud in his time as a real estate developer in the city. As a result, Mr Trump has been suspended from operating in any senior roles in New York businesses for a three-year period. Lawyers for the former US president have written to an appeals court in New York, asking to decide whether the presiding judge committed errors of law or fact, or acted in excess of his jurisdiction. The appeal did not specify whether Mr Trump was looking to pause collection of his fine while the appeal is assessed.

Workplace Gender Equality Agency Chief Executive Mary Wooldridge says the newly released data in Australia’s largest companies is important information for people to “understand” the gender pay-gap. Ms Wooldridge explained the data did not compare men and women carrying out the same roles within a company but instead expanded to evaluate an entire company. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency CEO defended the “internationally recognised” procedure as Sky News presenter Peter Stefanovic pressed her on whether the data could be misleading. “We are very upfront and open that it measures something different to equal pay and what the employers have said quite comprehensively is it reflects different composition,” she said. Ms Wooldridge said the data was released to encourage how companies think about trying to “balance the genders all the way through the organisations”.

Several prominent industries have been revealed to possess some of Australia's most significant gender pay gaps. Airlines, banks and construction firms were revealed to be major contributors to the infamous pay gap. A report by Workplace Gender Equality Agency found the national median gender pay gap sits at 19 per cent as the data also showed 37 companies paying women at least 50 per cent less men. Of companies with more than 5,000 employees, Virgin Australia had the worst gap of 41.7 percent. Qantas followed closely behind with a 30.7 per cent gap and Commonwealth Bank was the worst of big retail banks with 29.9 per cent gap.

A woman has undergone emergency surgery after a shark attack in Western Australia. The attack took place near Jurien Bay, north of Perth. The 46-year-old was in waist-deep water during a sea lion tour when she was bitten just after 11.30am local time yesterday. She was attacked on her left calf by a two-metre tiger shark. The woman was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition.

Nearly 1,000 firefighters are working to contain an out-of-control bushfire burning in Western Victoria as interstate crews are mobilised to lend a hand. The crews are contending with the 17,500-hectare inferno as catastrophic conditions are forecast for Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to hit 37 degrees on Wednesday, with strong winds likely to put crews under extreme pressure. The large bushfire burning near Ballarat has already claimed at least six homes, burning through more than 20,000 hectares of land. Emergency services are working to quickly construct control lines on Tuesday ahead of the following day’s temperature escalation, which is expected to be Victoria’s worst bushfire conditions since 2020.

Donald Trump has issued a warning to Prince Harry saying he won’t protect him from deportation from the US amid claims the Duke of Sussex misrepresented his history of illegal drug use. The Duke of Sussex is in the midst of a legal battle as his admission of past use of illegal drugs in his 2023 memoir ‘Spare’ is investigated in court. Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue has joined Sky News host Steve Price to discuss Donald Trump’s recent comment on the Duke of Sussex. “I’m sure if and when he does actually come back to power, he probably won’t make Prince Harry a priority for him. “But you know Donald Trump's admiration for the late Queen has always been very evident. He’s always been very critical of Harry and Meghan and the way that they have exploited their royal titles, how they’ve disappointed the queen and made the last few years of her reign really quite insufferable.”

Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue says Rishi Sunak had "no choice" but to suspend the whip from Lee Anderson following his comments towards Sadiq Khan. Mr Anderson, the Conservative MP for Ashfield and former deputy party chair, was suspended after he refused to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had got "control" over London and that Mr Khan had given the UK “capital city away to his mates". Ms Krakue called the comments made by Mr Anderson “clumsy”. “They were ill thought out and they had no basis or truth in reality, he really had no evidence that Sadiq Khan was in the pocket of Islamists”. “And unfortunately because they have no effective political instincts they make these clumsy statements and they leave Rishi Sunak no choice but to distance himself and the party from them.”

The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the Albanese government is “ambiguous and weak” on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mr Sheridan told Sky News host Steve Price that Hamas is an illegal proscribed terrorist organisation “under Australian law”. “So we wouldn’t allow an organisation like that to control a slice of territory that we were responsible for. “So there just seems to be a kind of hypocrisy in the international community. “The United State I think has called for Hamas to surrender, but that’s not their primary note and I just don’t know why it isn’t.”

‘To Di For’ Daily podcast host Kinsey Schofield has blasted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over their “lack of self-awareness”. Ms Schofield's remarks come as Donald Trump issued a warning to the Duke of Sussex saying he won’t protect him from deportation from the US amid claims the royal misrepresented his history of illegal drug use. The Duke of Sussex is in the midst of a legal battle as his admission of past use of illegal drugs in his 2023 memoir ‘Spare’ is investigated in court. “The lack of self-awareness, the audacity these two have (Prince Harry and Meghan Markel) it's just hilarious,” Ms Schofield told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “So yeah I’m with Trump figure it out yourself.”

Sky News Australia host Liz Storer says the face of Western nations are “changing forever” as fertility rates hit an all-time low. The comments come in light of new data from the UK which shows fertility rates at their lowest level since 1938. “We simply aren’t replacing ourselves,” Ms Storer said in response. “Which is why in large part we are seeing Western nations, the face of them is changing forever. “Nothing but a ginormous baby boom could ever change it.”

Rattlesnake TV Youtuber Jake Julius says Vivek Ramaswamy “knows the constitution in and out”. Mr Julius told Sky News host Rita Panahi that he knows “all of the history” of the United States. “He’s the kind of person that Trump could have a high-level idea and Vivek could come underneath him. “And really sort of make everything happen at the ground level. “It would be a formidable duo.”

Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater has revealed the mood around London is “incredibly tense” after the UK parliament erupted over a ceasefire vote. Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle apologised to MPs for the chaos that ensued over the Gaza debate but insisted the safety of MPs was on his mind when he made the decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment. “The mood is incredibly tense… I think MPs have a right to be concerned,” Mr Slater told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “It was only a couple of years ago, 2021, that David Ames, a Tory MP was murdered by an Islamist terrorist because of his support for airstrikes against Islamist state. “We’ve had a Conservative MP Mike Freer recently announce that he is going to step down at the next election … because he’s been menaced with death threats for years.”