The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Jessica Tingley joins Sky News Australia to discuss the NSW government’s plan for public servants to make a return to the office. “What we’re starting to see is employers and employees having discussions about flexibility and what suits them,” Ms Tingley said. “I think more of a hybrid model tends to be more of the norm, so it might be working one day a week from home or three days in the office.”

The debate over whether employees should be able to work from home has been reignited after the NSW government issued a memo to public servants ordering them to work primarily from the office. “This is a common sense directive from the NSW Premier,” The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Jessica Tingley told Sky News Australia. “This is certainly a common sense step the NSW government’s taking.”

There was an emotional goodbye for an orphan bear at a zoo in Rome as he sets off to live closer to his natural habitat. The bear was rescued as an infant when he was found dying in a forest in Italy and was taken in by zoo staff. Three years later the cub is being sent to a German recovery centre where he will have over two acres to roam and other bears to cosy up to.

Australia’s winter season creates a breeding ground for mould and it could be harmful to your health. “Indoors we see a lot more mould in winter,” Healthy Housing Unit Professor Rebecca Bentley told Sky News Australia. “And that’s because the conditions are right.”

Nova National Audio News Editor Michelle Stephenson says US politics has devolved into voting for whoever would be “more fun” to have in the White House. The former US president spoke at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana where he vowed to evict “crazy Kamala”. “I love Donald Trump, he is a gift from God, especially if you are a journalist,” Ms Stephenson said. “He brings the fun.”

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has promised Americans – if re-elected – he will reverse the “Kamala crash” and end the “chaos”. The former US president spoke at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana. “We will stop the Biden-Harris invasion of people that don’t belong in our country, they are invading our country,” Mr Trump said.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has questioned “why” he decided to debate US President Joe Biden. The former US president spoke at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana. “What’s he doing now? What’s he doing?” Mr Trump said. “He wanted to debate – if we didn’t have a debate, he’d still be there, can you imagine? Why the hell did I debate him.”

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has told supporters in Montana that Kamala Harris wants to “take away your guns” and “defund the police”. The former US president spoke at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana. “We are going to evict crazy Kamala and we are going to get Joe Biden out of the White House,” Mr Trump said.

Sky News contributor Des Houghton says the Royal Queensland Show is “one of the most important days” for the state. The Royal Queensland Show is on today – including judgement day for beef cattle. “I think it’s up there with the State of Origin decider and probably Christmas Day,” Mr Houghton said. “It is a marvellous sight to see.”

Australian Strategic Policy Institute Senior Analyst Dr Malcolm Davis has described upcoming ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas as the “last chance saloon”. There are growing fears among the international community of a full-blown Middle East war after Iran vowed to exact retribution following the assassination of the leader of Hamas. “This is probably the only possibility where Israel could work out a deal with Hamas to de-escalate,” Dr Davis told Sky News Australia. “Otherwise, we probably are in a new phase of the war where Iran attacks Israel, Hezbollah attacks Israel and Israel retaliates massively and we escalate from there.”

Australian Strategic Policy Institute Senior Analyst Dr Malcolm Davis says the Biden administration is concerned about what a Trump re-election could mean for Ukrainian aid. There are reports this morning that Iran may soon supply Russia with hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles. “Biden is trying to effectively get as much assistance to Ukraine as possible whilst he is in power,” Dr Davis told Sky News Australia.

The frontrunner to take up the SA Liberals’ top job has denied the position is a poisoned chalice. The party divided by factions is currently without a leader after David Speirs stepped down on Thursday. Deputy Opposition Leader John Gardner is the frontrunner for the Liberal Party’s top job in South Australia. Mr Gardner has denied factions had any roles to play with Mr Speirs’ resignation as he claimed the outgoing Opposition leader made the decision “on his own grounds”.

Brazil's President says there are no survivors after a plane crash in the country's Sao Paulo district. 61 people are reported to have been on the aircraft that came down in a residential area. Warning: this report contains vision some people might find distressing.

News Corp Real Estate Editor Tim McIntyre says one of the “best bits of news” to come out of the recent inflation data is that the trimmed mean is “on the way down”. This comes after the RBA decided to leave the cash rate on hold as it factored in the latest inflation numbers into its decision. “Which is sort of the middle range of inflation measures that they really pay attention to,” Mr McIntyre told Sky News Australia. “I really do think that there should not be any more rate hikes.”

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales are on alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms over the next few days. Some areas will receive up to 100 millimetres of rain over the coming days in isolated showers as the impact of flooding is likely to be felt from Monday. This is an unseasonal weather event and is expected to last until late Wednesday or Thursday.

Former Howard government minister Peter McGauran says both US presidential candidates have “committed” to AUKUS. There’s been a development on the AUKUS deal, with Defence Minister Richard Marles signing off on a revamped agreement. “There is no fear that Donald Trump would backslide,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “It’s on very solid ground.”

Former Howard government minister Peter McGauran says the concern around the AUKUS revamp is whether or not it commits Australia to “American defence strategies”. There’s been a development on the AUKUS deal, with Defence Minister Richard Marles signing off on a revamped agreement. “I think it’s very much about technology transfer, but it has caused former prime minister Paul Keating to attack AUKUS again,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia.

Bodycam footage from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has revealed the tension between the Secret Service and police in the moments after the shooting. In newly released footage, officers can be heard claiming to have warned Secret Service about the shooter. This has raised more questions about those tasked with keeping the Republican presidential nominee safe.

LionHeart International Security Group President Timothy Miller says one of the many concerning issues surrounding security on the day of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump is the “communication failure”. This comes after new bodycam footage from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump revealed the tension between the Secret Service and police in the moments after the shooting. In newly released footage, officers can be heard claiming to have warned Secret Service about the shooter.

Former Republican congressman Zach Wamp says US Vice President Kamala Harris is “on a honeymoon” as she gets all the positive attention. “Media is kind of helping repackage her as if she’s not a progressive and not a real liberal,” he told Sky News Australia. “Nobody’s really holding her to account.”