A huge wildfire is burning out of control through northern California, making the state's largest blaze this year. The fire, which tripled in size since starting on Thursday, has already burned through 164,000 acres of land, forcing thousands to flee their homes. 134 structures have been destroyed, with at least another 4,000 remaining under threat. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, with witnesses claiming they saw him push a burning car into a gully.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles and Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski have been slammed over taking two jets which almost cost $170 million in taxpayer money to make announcements in the state’s regional towns. “There are flights everyday to Townsville, Cairns, and Hervey Bay,” says Courier-Mail Columnist and Sky News contributor Des Houghton. “The police minister and the Premier Steven Miles chose to take two government jets at great cost … believed to be worth about $170,000 of taxpayer’s money – these jets landed and took off within five or six minutes of each other,” he told Sky News Australia. “People are saying ‘why did you need two jets?’”

Donald Trump has claimed Joe Biden does not have any idea on “what the hell is doing” as the US president. “How does a Catholic person vote for a Democrat? With what they’re doing to Catholics I just don’t get it,” he said at the Turning Point conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. “Somebody doesn’t like Catholics in that administration, and I don’t even know who it is.”

Donald Trump has questioned how a Jewish person could vote for a Democrat after visiting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “How does a Jewish person vote for a Democrat?” he said at the Turning Point conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. “How does a Catholic person vote for a Democrat? With what they’re doing to Catholics I just don’t get it.”

Donald Trumps says the Democrats are “after the Catholics” when speaking on protecting religious liberty. “I don’t know how a Catholic can vote for the Democrats because they’re after the Catholics, almost as much as they’re after me,” he said at the Turning Point conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. “I would say I top you, I’m proud to admit – but they’re really after the Catholics.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Opposition spent a decade “creating the problems” and the last two years “standing in the way of the solutions”. The Prime Minister will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow following the resignations of Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor and Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney. “For every urgent challenge Australians are facing, for every opportunity our nation must act to seize, the Liberals have nothing to offer but their relentless negativity that takes us nowhere.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to outgoing Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney at the NSW Labor Party Conference. The Prime Minister will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow following the resignations of Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor and Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney. “I do want to acknowledge a person who has put her heart and soul into turning those words of respect into acts of national progress,” Mr Albanese said during the conference. “A trailblazer, an inspiration, a powerful advocate for First Nations people. “A person of wonderful warmth and great strength who has met every challenge in her life with courage and with grace, and a dear friend who all of us wish every happiness in the future – Linda Burney.”

Donald Trump says “we can’t let our country fail” and promises to support Americans if elected president. “We don’t feel like this is a great country,” he said at the Turning Point conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. “We’re a laughing stock all over the world.”

Donald Trump has claimed US Vice President Kamala Harris is “worse” than Joe Biden. “With four more years of Harris … America will be decimated by migrant crime, demolished by fascism, ravaged by rampant inflation, and impoverished by the complete obliteration of American energy,” he said at the Turning Point conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. “They don’t want any fossil fuel no matter what, in other words, good luck – I hope you enjoy walking to work.”

Donald Trump has promised to protect religious liberty – claiming all of America is “one nation under God”. “But if radical liberal Kamala Harris gets in, you will have the exact opposite effect,” he said at the Turning Point conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. “Harris will appoint hundreds of extreme far-left judges to forcibly impose San Francisco liberal values on Americans nationwide.”

Sky News host Tim Gilbert takes a journey through the United Kingdom to take part in the ultimate celebration of motorsport and car culture – the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Held in Goodwood House in West Sussex, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is England’s annual car and motorsport festival showcasing the old to the new and everything in between. “There’s no end to the motoring magic here at Goodwood; from the global debuts of production cars to the wonderful array of classic racing and street cars,” Mr Gilbert said. In partnership with Jaguar Land Rover.

Former Howard Government Minister Peter McGauran says the issue of interest rates and cost of living will “largely decide” the next federal election. “If (the RBA) puts up interest rates – sure, it will curb inflation – but Australia’s growth rate is anemic at one per cent,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “It could push Australia into recession – they will need the wisdom of Solomon.”

Former Howard Government Minister Peter McGauran says the Prime Minister values “stability above all else” regarding his cabinet. The Prime Minister will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow following the resignations of Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor and Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney. “I think he will try to present it as business as normal,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia.

Former Howard Government Minister Peter McGauran says Anthony Albanese is trying to appeal to the pro-Palestinian cause with his latest comments around the Israel-Gaza war. 'It must end' – that's the warning from Anthony Albanese as he joins Canada and New Zealand in calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East Conflict. “Nobody has got a solution because Hamas are not willing partners for peace,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “Canada, New Zealand, Australia would be better off focused in finding solutions and demanding the big powers find a solution.”

Former Howard Government Minister Peter McGauran says Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance has to be careful about “alienating” independent and soft Republican voters who will decide the US election. "He has made a mistake of course in 2021 ... in making fun of childless women – now that is just stupid and abusive and offensive,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “He will have to live with that.”

Sky News Contributor Beau Davidson says Gen Z will lean into and celebrate the “stupidity” of Kamala Harris. Mr Davidson told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that it has become a culture of adopting “trendy cringe”. The Republicans need to create an advertisement against Kamala Harris to show she “doesn’t have the record” to run on.

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has called out attempts by some media organisations to “rewrite” US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ “shoddy record” as border czar.

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has criticised Nine Newspapers staff standing down days after “serious stories” happening in Paris involving Australians as “simply pathetic”. Nine staff and journalists have walked off the job for five days just days out from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The industrial action threatens to impact Nine’s coverage of the first days of the Olympics. “Nine Newspapers has sent a large cohort of journalists to cover the Olympics in Paris while the company has spent hundreds of millions of dollars securing rights and licensing,” Mr Houghton said. “But the moment has been overshadowed by strikes, as staff ask for a 20 per cent pay rise over three years, at a time that the business has been plagued by a dwindling share price and mass redundancies. “The Guardian has also reported that some other staff in Paris who are not striking are disgruntled that their colleagues will down tools. And they have every right to be angry because there are some serious stories happening in Paris which involve Australians.”

Sky News Contributor Beau Davidson says Kamala Harris’ campaign is going to be based on her being “likeable”. Mr Davidson told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that she was “never likeable” to begin with. “It’s their Hail Mary.”

Sky News Contributor Beau Davidson says Kamala Harris has “no wow factor” about her. Mr Davidson told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that Kamala Harris’ campaign “embraces memes”. “I think her campaign is a meme.”