US President Joe Biden was met with a standing ovation at the Democratic National Convention as he took to the stage. The US President wiped his eyes after embracing his daughter Ashley Biden.

Coach of the Golden State Warriors and Team USA Olympic basketball team took a swipe at Donald Trump during his address at the Democratic National Convention. “I can see the ‘shut up and whistle’ tweets fired off as we speak. But I also knew as soon as I was asked that it was too important as an American citizen not to speak up in an election of this magnitude,” he said. "In the words of the great Steph Curry, we can tell Donald Trump 'night night'”.

Sydney Water has confirmed that cancer-linked 'forever chemicals' or PFAS have been detected in a number of sites across Sydney's water catchment. The results indicate the PFAS concentrations are above US safety thresholds but within Australia's drinking water guidelines. The chemicals were detected at high levels in the Blue Mountains, North Richmond, and Cascade Dam. The detection of PFAS chemicals in drinking water has spurred Sydney Water to increase monitoring in affected areas.

Lilly See Kee has applauded a scholarship program supported by the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation which has now helped 1,000 students complete Year 12. Ms See Kee is a Torres Strait Islander woman from Queensland's Thursday Island and served as a First Nations Student Representative at her school. “The scholarship has helped me with everything you can think of,” she told Sky News Australia. “It is not just my school fees they help me with – they help me to make sure I always have the right uniform and school supplies, and they just helped me apply to uni.” The AIEF scholarship graduate revealed her plans to study speech pathology at university and eventually go back and help her Thursday Island community.

The Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Scott Phillips says banks are effectively “betting on” rates being lower rather than higher in the future. This comes as Australia’s largest banks are making significant cuts in the interest rates they pay on term deposits ahead of the Reserve Bank. “What the banks are effectively betting on is that rates will be lower rather than higher in the future,” Mr Phillips told Sky News Australia. “They expect mortgage rates to come down.”

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has commented on Australia’s “proud record” of accepting more refugees on a per capita basis than “almost any other country”. New figures show Australia is accepting more refugees from Gaza than most other developed nations. “Australia is a generous country, and we are historically one of the most generous countries in the world, accepting more refugees for permanent resettlement on a per capita basis than almost any other country in the world,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “That is something we should have a proud record of.”

Sky News host Liz Storer reacts to former US president Donald Trump’s hilarious new campaign ad taking a dig at US President Joe Biden. The Republican presidential nominee, in his latest campaign ad, asked for voters to donate if they can afford to. “I only want you to donate to my campaign if you can afford to. Unfortunately, most of you can’t afford to because Joe Biden is a disaster,” Mr Trump said.

More than 120,000 people have utilised Sydney’s new Metro line which has opened to commuters after seven years of construction. The project, first conceived by a former Coalition government, has been deemed a game-changer as it has shortened many people’s commute to work. Metro trains took the first paying passengers from Sydenham through to Tallawong on Monday.

Former Republican congressman George Santos has pleaded guilty to criminal corruption weeks before his federal trial was to begin. He has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft relating to his 2022 House campaign. Mr Santos is facing a minimum of two years in prison and up to 22 years in total. His sentencing is scheduled for February 7.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says the US markets have been “aggressive” in pricing in a number of rate cuts. “They’re expecting about four or five between now and the early part of next year – that’s an aggressive timetable,” he told Sky News Australia. “The risk is perhaps Mr Powell pours a little bit of cold water on that. However, there’s no signs of concern at the moment.” Presented by CommSec.

One person has died and six are missing after a British-flagged luxury yacht capsized in a storm off the coast of Sicily. The super yacht is owned by the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who is among those missing. A search effort is underway for survivors after the super yacht carrying 22 was hit by extreme weather and sank off the coast of Sicily.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has slammed the Albanese government for “grasping at straws” as they are focusing on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s comments on Gaza refugees because they have “no agenda”. Mr Dutton is seeking legal advice after Independent MP Zali Steggall called him a “racist” in Parliament last week. “The government really has no agenda, so they have to grasp at these straws,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Paul Murray. “What the country needs right now is a plan to deal with the cost of living.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says “Western democracies are actually banging” in reaction to the South Australian government reintroducing “democracy” to their curriculum at a cost of $18.4 million to taxpayers. “This is part of the breakdown … they are not taught about the wonder of democracy,” Ms Storer said. “This should never have been dropped from the curriculum.”

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses the $18.4 million plan to teach school students in South Australia about “democracy”. “The Adelaide Advertiser, the headline reads; All kids to learn value of civics,” Mr Macpherson said. “Now they are going to teach kids about democracy.”

Sky News host Paul Murray says Chicago is “boarding up” ahead of the Democratic National Convention. “Could somebody please explain why the city that is hosting the convention is currently boarding up as many windows as it can,” Mr Murray said. “It is not going to be fun.”

Sky News host Paul Murray says it is now “level-pegging” between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in latest 2024 election forecasts. “Latest from America … it is back to level-pegging now between the second-coming that is Obama in a pants suit,” Mr Murray said. “Polling … is now starting to show on a national level, Trump is very close or in some cases leading.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says the Cumberland City Council pushing ahead with Indigenous local treaty is a “big middle finger” to their constituents. “It is a big, big middle finger to the people who voted them in, you are supposed to be representing your constituency,” Ms Storer said. “To preference such a small percentage of the population, it begs the question, if they pass such a thing, who is really running the council?”

Sky News host Rita Panahi pokes fun at Vice President Kamala Harris who fronted the media, attempting to explain her recent policy announcements repeating the term ‘return on investment’. “Return on investment – in the full clip she said it four times in about 40 seconds,” Ms Panahi said. “It’s like a kid cramming for an exam. “Just keep repeating it until it sinks in.”

Sky News host James Morrow blasts Kamala Harris as the most “shallow” US presidential candidate. This comes amid Vice President Kamala Harris fronting the media, attempting to explain her recent policy announcements. “What have we been now, three weeks I think its been … and we have seen virtually nothing come out of the Harris campaign in terms of real media,” Mr Morrow told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “The clip you just played Rita is the reason why. “This is the most shallow candidate I have ever seen approach the national stage here.”

The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says Peter Dutton is “not remotely racist”. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been accused of being racist after his call to ban Gaza refugee arrivals in Australia. “It’s not remotely racist,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “I think the Opposition would be derelict in its national duty if it didn’t force the government to clear this up.”