One Nation Chief of Staff James Ashby says Australia needs “gas in the mix” for energy supply when renewable sources aren’t adequate. The Coalition said it will now put gas inside the Capacity Investment Scheme. Labor had previously ruled the funding could only be used for renewables.

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says the increasing political violence in Australia is “not representative” of the real Australian narrative. “It is not Australia, what we see now, one side is crazy obsessive correctness which … takes it to a position which is unbelievable,” Mr Joyce said. “Just not representative of how the Australian narrative is.”

One Nation Chief of Staff James Ashby says renewable projects are not sufficient enough to “keep the lights on”. The Coalition said it will now put gas inside the Capacity Investment Scheme. Labor had previously ruled the funding could only be used for renewables.

Turning Point Action spokeswoman Caitlin Sinclair discusses Kamala Harris’ first interview on Fox News. “Whoever encouraged Kamala Harris to do an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier – I want to personally send a thank you note to that staffer,” Ms Sinclair told Sky News host Gabriella Power. “Ultimately, this interview has ruined her entire campaign.”

The ASX 200 ended the day up by 0.86 per cent on Thursday. AMP was the top performer, after reporting a strong increase in funds under management during the September quarter. The gold sector was higher, led by St Barbara. Diversified miner South 32 lifted too, along with the fertiliser maker Incitec Pivot, and Bank of Queensland kept lifting after Wednesday's results.

Recent polling has revealed that Kamala Harris is starting to “lose support” from Black men, according to Sky News host Gabriella Power. This comes after US Vice President Kamala Harris and Fox News anchor Bret Baier shared several tense moments during an interview on Wednesday. “These aren’t great signs that she’s in a good position – she is looking pretty desperate at the moment,” Ms Power said.

Sky News host Paul Murray says Donald Trump is currently out “in front” in the US presidential election race. This comes after US Vice President Kamala Harris and Fox News anchor Bret Baier shared several tense moments during an interview on Wednesday. “If you’re forcing me ... it’s Trump right now – strange things can happen,” Mr Murray said.

Sky News host Gabriella Power says Kamala Harris has been “exposed” and now has “nowhere to hide” following her fiery interview on Fox News. Ms Power examined Kamala Harris’ exclusive interview with Fox News, where she was grilled on numerous subjects. “With less than 20 days to go until polling day in America, Kamala Harris has nowhere to hide anymore,” Ms Power said. “She's avoided hard interviews her entire election campaign up until today. “Her interview on Fox News has just exposed her.” Ms Power said Kamala Harris provided a “pathetic answer” when questioned by Fox News anchor Bret Baier on aspects of illegal immigration.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko discusses the impact of the US presidential election on America's support for Ukraine. "We believe that support for Ukraine is in America's national interest," Mr Myroshnychenko told Sky News Australia. "It doesn't matter who wins this election."

Author Douglas Murray has warned Iranian mullahs are a “revolutionary colonialist power”. “The mullahs are a revolutionary colonialist power,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Anyone should try to stop them in their aims.”

Author Douglas Murray has hit out at the UN peacekeeping force after he was shown by the IDF, two Hezbollah tunnels near the border with Israel. A Hezbollah tunnel was revealed to be just 100 metres away from a UN peacekeeping base and observation point. Mr Murray was taken into southern Lebanon recently and was shown by the Israeli Defence Force the tunnel close to the watch tower of the UN peacekeeping force. “The thing about this that’s extremely disturbing among others is that all of this happened literally right under the watch towers of the so-called UN peacekeeping force,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “They literally watched ... as Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets from that allegedly demilitarised area into Israel – it’s all there, visibly on the ground.”

Democrats changing Kamala Harris’ media strategy is a sign that she’s “not doing well” as polls show a tight election race, according to Author Douglas Murray. “The fact that the Democrats are currently putting her out there is actually a sign that she’s not doing well or she’s not doing as well as she should be doing in the polls,” he told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “The Democrat plan has been hide Kamala from the cameras to any extent that you can.” Mr Murray’s remarks come as speculation grows Ms Harris could appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, as her team looks to capitalise on the podcaster’s massive audience.

Author Douglas Murray says Vice President Kamala Harris appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience would be a “bad idea”. Mr Murray’s remarks come as Ms Harris could appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, as her team looks to capitalise on the podcaster’s massive audience. “What are the odds that Kamala Harris will not say at least one thing during those hours – she’s so off the beat and track and makes so little sense that it’s actually a massive liability for her and her campaign,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Maybe she is toying with it, but wow is it a bad idea.”

Vice President Kamala Harris has been grilled by Fox News about Joe Biden’s mental faculties and how she would differ from him if she were to win the presidency in November. Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen says Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris didn’t have a distinct answer to the question on President Biden’s mental faculties. “They don’t have one, and it is costing them trust on the campaign trail, which is at an all-time low ... enthusiasm is not high,” she said.

Sky News host Laura Jayes says Kamala Harris "didn't have answers" to a lot of the questions put to her during her recent exclusive Fox News interview.

Republican nominee Donald Trump recently held a town hall in Atlanta to appeal to undecided women voters. Trump spoke extensively about immigration to persuade female voters. Early voting has begun in several states across the US, with over 306,000 voters partaking in the first day of early voting in Georgia.

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is “splashing out” on a new home because he is “contemplating retirement”. This comes as Labor MPs have called for negative gearing changes following Mr Albanese’s $4.3 million property purchase. “I think this is a transparent attempt by Labor MPs to distract from what they themselves are calling, the Prime Minister’s Hawaii moment,” Mr Paterson told Sky News Australia. “Really the only reason for the Prime Minister to be splashing out like this on a $4.3 million clifftop home is because he is contemplating his retirement, and sooner rather than later.”

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has lauded the donation of tanks to Ukraine by Australia as “unambiguously good news”. The federal government has announced it will gift 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to aid in its war efforts against Russia. “This is unambiguously good news,” Mr Paterson told Sky News Australia. “It’s exactly the right thing for Australia to do.”

Labor MPs are calling for changes to negative gearing after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese splurged millions of dollars on a new property on the New South Wales Central Coast. Treasury has reportedly modelled a range of rules around negative gearing for the government to consider. Mr Albanese claims the government won’t be adding negative gearing and capital gains overhauls to Labor’s housing election policies. Sources close to Labor say the new purchase will make it harder to convince voters it was genuine about removing home ownership barriers.

'The Megyn Kelly Show' host Megyn Kelly has torched former US president Barack Obama for his “clueless” appeal to Black voters. The former president spoke on the reluctance of Black voters to back Vice President Harris – saying they aren’t “feeling the idea” of voting for a woman. “Barack Obama is speaking to them an hour or two away from his multimillion-dollar Martha's Vineyard resort that he and Michelle own, not to mention their Hawaii estate that they own, not to mention their multimillion-dollar property in DC, Chicago,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “He wants to go out there and lecture Black men who may be struggling in this economy with inflation and the economic havoc that's been wrought by this administration ... how dare he?”