Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott has reacted to the Greens’ Robin Hood-style tax reform plan which targets big businesses. The Greens leader Adam Bandt has announced a supersized tax reform package to target what he has described as “excessive profits” earned by big businesses. “What would be most concerning for Australia is it would decimate everyone’s retirement savings, it would decimate superannuation balances,” Mr Scott told Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd. “And there’d be no capacity to invest in Australian businesses – so, I think it would be quite a reckless and dangerous approach that would really kill the prosperity of Australia.”

Sky News host James Morrow gives his analysis of CNN’s Dana Bash’s “heavily produced” interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. “Dana Bash of CNN … came across like a parent trying to let their kid win at chess without making it look too much like they were trying to let the kid win at chess,” Mr Morrow said. “Note the difference – Bash let Harris off the hook with barely any probing follow-ups that got to the heart of any issue. “Yet when she was sitting down with JD Vance, she was in full attack dog mode.”

Sky News host James Morrow has predicted there’ll be a “move against” Elon Musk and the social media platform X if Kamala Harris and Tim Walz win the November presidential election. “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have given statements about free speech where they say, ‘no, free speech doesn’t extend to ... ‘misinformation’,” he said. “Which is, of course ... controlling the narrative. “Just watch. If Harris and Walz get up, there will be a move against Elon Musk and X.”

Social Services Minister Amanda Risworth has revealed pensioners and people on Commonwealth Rent Assistance are set to receive a boost from September 20 onwards as indexation bumps up payments. “Those rates include, a single pensioner will go up by $28 .10 a fortnight, taking their pension to $1144 .40 and of course, a couple pension will get $42 .40,” Ms Rishworth said. “JobSeeker will increase by $15.30 and as a result of this increase along with our base rate increase, JobSeeker has gone up $135 since we've come to the office but of course, legislation passed through the parliament also has gone through to rent assistance. “Rent assistance people will be getting an extra $23 in their rent assistance at the maximum rates because of our 10 per cent increase along with indexation. “So this is real cost of living relief for people, indexation is a very important part of keeping our social security system, keeping up with the cost of living.”

Queensland is hit with unusually high heat across the state. The sweltering sun is forcing thousands of different people to beat the heat. There is more weather expected to be on the way.

Donald Trump is targeting swing states in his US presidential election campaign. Mr Trump has warned undecided voters at one of his rallies, of the harm Kamala Harris would do to America. A debate is prepared to occur between the two presidential candidates.

Households will soon benefit from a boost to rent relief and access to key medicines. Labor has announced a 10 per cent increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance beginning later this month. The cost of living package also includes making additional medicines.

Independent MP Dai Le says small business is the “engine of our economy”. Her remarks come as the big banks face a parliamentary hearing this week, with discussions about who is responsible for credit and debit card surcharges. “Surely the banks have to step in somehow to assist small businesses,” she told Sky News Australia.

Independent MP Dai Le joined Sky News Australia to discuss Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defending his decision to backflip over plans to exclude questions about sexuality from the next census. “I mean 4.4 per cent of the population might believe, according to the ABS, identifies having a sexual orientation,” she said. “Is that an important question for Australia in terms of developing policies for the nation? That’s the government of today’s decision really in what they should include.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his decision to backflip over plans to exclude questions about sexuality from the next census. Mr Albanese confirmed a single question on sexual orientation will be included in the 2026 survey after backlash over his initial decision to leave the topic out. Independent MP Dai Le joined Sky News Australia to discuss the prime minister’s decision.

The awareness of privacy and cyber security has “certainly increased” after some big national breaches in the last few years, says ADITS SEQ Managing Director Adam Cliffe. “Which is a good thing for businesses to be aware of,” he told Sky News Australia. His remarks come as the Albanese Labor government is expected to introduce a new bill which will change the nation’s privacy laws impacting businesses and consumers.

ADITS SEQ Managing Director Adam Cliffe joined Sky News Australia to discuss a new bill the Albanese Labor government is expected to introduce which will change the nation’s privacy laws impacting businesses and consumers. “We’re expecting quite a few changes, so there’s about 38 that have been agreed and then another 68 that have been agreed in principle,” he said. “Some of the big key ones are the scrapping of the $3 million exemption for small-medium business.”

The Albanese Labor government is expected to push ahead with a bill which will change the nation’s privacy laws and impact businesses and consumers. The bill is set to be brought forth once the federal parliament resumes in September. ADITS SEQ Managing Director Adam Cliffe joined Sky News Australia to discuss the move and how it will impact Australian businesses.

Bitdefender Director of Threat Research Bogdan Botezatu says he has discovered a “series of vulnerabilities” in cloud infrastructure for solar power systems. “We were able to hijack devices that would not belong to us and we started looking at how big this infrastructure is,” he told Sky News Australia. Reportedly, around 20 per cent of the world’s solar-powered output has been vulnerable to a cyber attack.

Cyber security researchers claim around 20 per cent of the world’s solar-powered output has been vulnerable to a cyber attack. It comes after experts were able to gain access to solar panel systems used overseas and in Australia. Bitdefender Director of Threat Research Bogdan Botezatu joined Sky News Australia to discuss the discovery.

The federal government’s $1 billion Solar SunShot plan is now officially open for submissions. The program is aimed at significantly boosting the manufacturing of solar panels in Australia. One in three households are using solar energy, however, only one per cent of the supply is made here, with most of them being made in China. The initiative is also meant to create quality jobs and a more resilient supply chain.

Daschle Group President and COO Nathan Daschle says Donald Trump will perform “two to four points better” on election night compared to polling beforehand. In her first sit-down interview after formally accepting the nomination at the party's convention last week, the Vice President was grilled on a number of issues such as the American economy, the Israel-Gaza conflict and her opponent Donald Trump. “Harris has to account for that bump,” Mr Daschle told Sky News Australia.

Group President and COO Nathan Daschle says Donald Trump’s “recipe for good” is supplanting “intelligence and thoughtfulness with entertainment”. “His recipe for good is if you make a big splash and you create a lot of headlines,” Mr Daschle told Sky News Australia. “But that is not always what makes the best president.”

Group President and COO Nathan Daschle has commended Kamala Harris for not following Donald Trump down the “rathole of race and gender” during her CNN interview. In her first sit-down interview after formally accepting the nomination at the party's convention last week, the Vice President was grilled on a number of issues such as the American economy, the Israel-Gaza conflict and her opponent Donald Trump. “She tacked to the centre and that’s exactly what she needs to do,” Mr Daschle told Sky News Australia. “Now she needs to move to the centre and show that she can actually represent those middle of the road voters.

US Studies Centre former senior fellow Stephen Loosley has placed his “money” on the Democratic Party securing victory in the upcoming US election. In her first sit-down interview after formally accepting the nomination at the party's convention last week, the Vice President was grilled on a number of issues such as the American economy, the Israel-Gaza conflict and her opponent Donald Trump. “The Democrats have developed some serious momentum,” Mr Loosley told Sky News Australia. “If you look at everything from enthusiasm of the crowds at the rallies for the vice president through to the flow of money.”