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?”

Sky News host Caleb Bond says the demand of coal is hitting a global high despite moral hazards. Global coal demand is forecast to hit a new high in 2024, driven by strong growth from China and India. “What a surprise,” Mr Bond said.

Sky News host James Macpherson says border patrol agents are “threatening to quit en masse” if Kamala Harris wins the United States presidency. “While she is struggling to attract the vote of Black men, she has completely lost the vote of border patrol agents,” Mr Macpherson said. “They are threatening to quit en masse if Harris is re-elected.”

'The Megyn Kelly Show' host Megyn Kelly says Kamala Harris’ running mate “can't even load his rifle”. Footage has emerged of Democrat VP pick Tim Walz struggling with a gun when out on a PR photo opp trip. “They know when they're being hit with a phoney – it's just so obvious,” Ms Kelly said.

'The Megyn Kelly Show' host Megyn Kelly has described Kamala Harris’ attempts to appeal to Black voters as “disgusting”. A New York Times/Siena College poll released on Sunday implied Kamala Harris’ support among Black voters is slipping. “Her whole proposal assumes you have nothing and you need mother Mamala to come in there and save you,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “It's just absolutely insulting. For me on the outside, it's fun to watch because she clearly doesn't know how to do it.”

The Salvation Army Major Brendan Nottle says there is “economic shock” across the board for Australians. Mr Nottle told Sky News host Chris Kenny that people are trying to “manage their mortgages”. “Interest rates have gone up – that’s really, really bitten hard.”

Women’s Forum Australia Stephanie Bastiaan says it is “very concerning” the Minns government has done a “backflip” on Alex Greenwich’s equality bill. Ms Bastiaan’s comments come after NSW Premier Chris Minns said he’d be supporting the bill. “It is very concerning that the Minns government have done a backflip on this bill … suddenly there’s this new version and they’re now ramming it through,” Ms Bastiaan told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “This is going to impact women and girls in particular; it takes away their right to privacy.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi has raised concerns for Alex Greenwich’s equality bill after NSW Premier Chris Minns said he’d be supporting it. “The bill will be debated in NSW parliament this week,” Ms Panahi said. “Some of the most concerning aspects of the bill include the introduction of self-ID … this could become law very quickly. “It’s incredible, these laws are being introduced without any sort of grounds support form from the public.” Ms Panahi was joined by Women’s Forum Australia Stephanie Bastiaan to discuss the equality bill.

Shadow Environment Minister Jonathon Duniam discusses the accusation Qantas’ carbon-neutral program is misleading customers. “To think you are offsetting any sort of environmental impact or carbon impact from jumping in a jet plane and ticking that box is just madness,” Mr Duniam told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “This is the problem with monetising this and the new markets emerging around how we are going to save the planet and prevent environment destruction from these nasty jet planes, cars, cows and all the other carbon bleaching things out there – It’s a bit like modern-day snake oil salespeople roaming around the countryside.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says the problem of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese buying a new house is “the timing of it”. “The fact that he knows at a time such as this, that those are going to be optics and he did it anyway,” Ms Storer said. “This is a man who doesn’t care.”

Queensland Premier Steven Miles discusses the cost of the Pioneer-Burdekin Hydro project - touting it over the Opposition's "unknown" smaller pumped hydro projects. Premier Steven Miles and state LNP Leader David Crisafulli have debated at the Queensland Media Club with the two leaders discussing a range of voter concerns as polling day looms. "The capital cost is high but the operational cost is very, very low, and the revenue from them is very, very high," Mr Miles said. "You have to admit that while the planning may not be complete for Pioneer-Burdekin, it is much much more advanced than the unknown plan for an unknown number of smaller pumped hydros with an unknown number of megawatts in unknown locations."

A Sydney beach has been closed after mysterious black balls appeared on the shoreline. The black balls were washed up on the shore of the famous Coogee beach on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Randwick City Council has called on the FPA to help get to the bottom of this mystery.

Donald Trump clashed with a Bloomberg host during a live interview at the Chicago Economic Club. Donald Trump eviscerated Bloomberg news editor in chief John Micklethwait, much to the delight of the crowd.

WA Farmers President John Hassell has said $130 million over four years is an “absolute drop in the ocean” for sheep farmers. This comes after the government announced an extra $32 million for sheep farmers who are affected by the live export bans. “They want to use it for transition. We don’t want a transition, we want a reversal,” Mr Hassell told Sky News Australia.

Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli criticises Premier Steven Miles' Brisbane Olympics plan calling it “1000 days of waste”. Premier Steven Miles and LNP Leader David Crisafulli have debated at the Queensland Media Club with the two leaders discussing a range of voter concerns as polling day looms. “What I am asking Queenslanders is after 1000 days of mess, give us 100 days to sort it out – within 100 days, an independent infrastructure delivery authority will map out a strategy that will make Queenslanders proud again,” Mr Crisafulli said. “When I talk to Queenslanders, they say they feel embarrassed about what could happen on the world stage under the current government; I say to them, please don’t because we have time. “So yes, there has been 1000 days of waste and the premier was the responsible minister but I’m asking Queenslanders for 100 days to sort out the mess. “In doing so, we can get back to what it was always about, road and rail, a 20-year tourism plan, using the Paralympic games to create accessible cities.”

Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann says the “chess pieces” around the world are starting to move amid the escalation of the Middle East conflict. The US will send 100 troops as well as a powerful anti-missile weapon to Israel to strengthen its defence systems. However, the US State Department has also written a letter to Israel warning of consequences if it halts aid access to Gaza. “We are in an extremely dangerous moment right now into how deep this goes,” Mr Uhlmann said. “We’re seeing around the world some of the chess pieces beginning to move – Vladimir Putin met with the Iranian President last week. “Xi Jinping’s spoken about changes unseen in a century – they (China and Russia) both believe that the world order is changing.”