Shadow Environment Minister Jonathon Duniam discusses whether New South Wals Labor’s deal with Origin Energy to keep the Eraring coal-fired power station open for an additional two years will need to be extended beyond the agreed-upon period of 2027. “Households across Australia, businesses across Australia need to have certainty around energy reliability, and their decision today to extend Eraring by two years to 2027 recognises that,” he told Sky News Australia. “Ruling out things like nuclear as they have, spuriously pointing to reasons why not rather than opening up for debate on whether we should have nuclear as part of the mix, I think that would be the mature approach. “Sadly, we don’t have that – it is all renewables and nothing else, and that will end in disaster.”

Shadow Environment Minister Jonathon Duniam discusses Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s push to reduce environmental approval time frames for resource projects. “Tanya Plibersek two years ago said that we would have environmental laws bought in under this government that would be better for the environment and better for business, and neither have eventuated,” he told Sky News Australia. “International companies that we want to invest here, that we want to create jobs here, are choosing from their boardrooms wherever they might be to invest in other countries because our approvals process is so unpredictable and protracted.”

Former speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop has labelled the Albanese government a “failure”.  This comes as the Labor Party has now been in government for just over two years.  “He promised three very important things – one, you’d all feel better after he got elected as Prime Minister, he would take responsibility for everything, and it would be a transparent government,” Ms Bishop told Sky News host Paul Murray.  “Fail, fail, fail.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi has slammed the Victorian government for pushing ahead with a treaty despite the Voice to Parliament’s failure last year. Former Treaty Advancement Commissioner Aunty Jill Gallagher told 3AW reparations should be on the table during treaty negotiations between the Victorian government and the state's Indigenous residents. “This is incredible that the arrogance to press ahead and to have the minister say we are not ruling anything out,” Ms Panahi said.

NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says the “temporary and targeted agreement” to extend the lifespan of Eraring power station will ensure the lights stay on as the government manages an orderly exit from coal-fired power.  “It’s a transparent agreement. It will be tabled in parliament in the next sitting week,” Ms Sharpe said during a media conference on Thursday.  “But we’re also providing a summary of that agreement.” Ms Sharpe’s remarks come after the Minns government signed a deal with Origin Energy to operate the coal-fired Eraring Power Station until August 2027.

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says Opposition leader Peter Dutton made an “absolute mess” of Australia’s migration system when he was the Home Affairs minister. "Riddled with fraughts, completely lacking in integrity, an explosion in international student numbers, an explosion in exploitation and we’re fixing that," Mr Murray told Sky News Australia. “We’re already committed to half net overseas migration by next financial year, we’re well on track to achieve that.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond has reacted to the true reason Prince Harry declined an invite from King Charles to stay at a royal residence during his trip to the UK for the Invictus Games. According to a palace insider who spoke to The Telegraph, Prince Harry declined an invitation from the King to stay at a secret royal residence during his trip to the UK earlier this month because he had security fears. Prince Harry feared he would be in a “visible location with public entrance and exit points and no police protection”. “The King had actually tried to make room in his schedule, specifically to see his son,” Mr Bond said. “I mean, what a wastrel son this guy is.”

Sky News host James Macpherson has reacted to the real reason Prince Harry declined an invite from King Charles to stay at a royal residence during his recent trip to London.  A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex originally claimed the King’s busy schedule prevented a meeting with Prince Harry during the visit earlier this month, but it later emerged Charles did agree to put him up at a secret royal residence during the trip.  According to a palace insider who spoke to The Telegraph, Prince Harry declined the invitation because he had security fears that he would be in a “visible location with public entrance and exit points and no police protection”.  “Well, if you think American politics is a soap opera, well, it’s got nothing on the Royal Family – in fact, I think that’s why people don’t watch soap operas on television anymore because you really can’t go past Prince Harry and Meghan for drama,” Mr Macpherson said.  “The latest episode involves Prince Harry’s trip to the UK for the Invictus Games ... he had a typical sook as Harry does.”

The Olympic torch has made an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. French athletes and Olympic medallists carried the torch along the carpet to a sports soundtrack. The torch is travelling from Marseille to Paris where it will pass through around 400 French towns and territories before reaching the capital.

Independent analyst Evan Lucas says the federal budget is “mechanically moving” headline inflation. Mr Lucas said headline inflation will “technically decrease” as the promised energy rebates from the budget “kick through”. “What’s it going to do to core inflation? Almost nothing, in terms of what it does,” Mr Lucas told Sky News Australia.

Overseas enrolments at Australia’s universities have surged despite the Albanese government’s crackdown on student visas and migration. A record 160,000 international students have enrolled at Australia’s eight most prestigious universities. That figure is up 32 per cent from pre-COVID levels.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says the ASX 200 is predicted to kick off in negative territory on Thursday morning. “By a decent margin actually,” he told Sky News Australia. “The Futures are telling us we will be down by a little over 0.8 of a per cent.” Presented by CommSec.

Pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Melbourne have ended their encampment after a week-long sit-in. The university occupation was drawn to a close after the university agreed to disclose all research partnerships with weapons manufacturers. A spokesperson for the protestors revealed the disclosure would be overseen by an independent body of their choice.

Herald Sun Senior Writer Patrick Carlyon discusses Queensland Premier Steven Miles' backing of Peter Dutton’s immigration policy which calls for immigration to be reduced by 25 per cent. “I think it’s important that Peter Dutton sort of brought up this debate to the table, it’s such an important debate,” Mr Carlyon told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “It defines who we are and how we live, the number of migrants we have and there is not enough houses at the moment. "It's a very simple equation."

The Sydney bakery selling treats decorated with Hamas icons shows how “far-left fanaticism” has “crawled” out from under the rocks, former Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger says. “These young kids are indoctrinated as soon as they get to primary school and onwards into secondary school,” Mr Kroger said. “It just shows you once again what far-left fanaticism has crawled out from under the rocks as a result of what’s happened in the Middle East. “We see all these extremist views, demonstrations at universities and now even at kids birthday parties … it is extremely worrying.”

Sky News host Sharri Markson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shown “unwillingness to criticise the ICC” for seeking arrest warrants against Israel leadership. The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas, as well as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Defence Minister. Ms Markson said other leaders around the world have claimed the situation to be “outrageous and incomprehensible”.

Economist Henry Ergas says Anthony Albanese “should take a stronger view” on the ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s leaders. The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas, as well as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Defence Minister. Mr Ergas told Sky News host Sharri Markson that Anthony Albanese has to show a strong view on the ICC’s decision because of the “risks it poses to Australia itself”.

Sky News host Sharri Markson says there is “no evidence” that shows Israel has committed war crimes. The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas, as well as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Defence Minister. Ms Markson said all of the evidence points to Israel going “far above and beyond” what any other country around the world has done “to protect civilian life”.

Rebel News reporter Avi Yemini called out Victoria Police for their handling of “protected species” pro-Palestine protestors. Mr Yemini joined Sky News Australia host Andrew Bolt to discuss his treatment as a reporter covering pro-Palestine protests in Melbourne. “In what world can you go up and act like that violently in front of police?” he asked. “Not only do they not intervene, they literally tell you they witnessed a crime and they just let it happen. “There is no other place where that happens.”

The Australian’s Washington Correspondent Adam Creighton discusses Donald Trump’s hush money trial and how “most” legal scholars “don’t think” the prosecution has reached a level of beyond reasonable doubt. Mr Creighton pointed out these include “Democrat-aligned” experts. “But you just can’t predict with a jury,” he told Sky News host Sharri Markson.