A rare newborn monkey has made its public debut in Germany. The bearded monkey and his proud mom were seen eating a snack and roaming around their enclosure at Cologne Zoo on Thursday. Officials say the 5-week-old monkey is developing well and is enjoying all the attention. Bearded monkeys are considered one of the rarest primate species on earth. Deforestation poses the greatest threat to the species.

Hopes of an early cut to interest rates have been dampened with a lower than anticipated rise in unemployment. Unemployment rose to 3.8 per cent in March. he updated figures show a 0.1 per cent rise in unemployment since February. The market lose more than 6,000 jobs despite forecasts predicting an increase of 3.9 per cent. Unemployment figures are expected to continue rising in the coming months, likely delaying any RBA rate cuts.

State and Territory Health Ministers are calling on the Federal Parliament to pass new vaping laws. In a united plea, they said it's important for Australia to maintain its tight tobacco control. They added the new laws would help smokers kick the habit. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler introduced legislation last month, which would crack down on single-use and non-therapeutic vapes. Around one in six high school students and one in four Australians aged between 18 and 24 have taken up vaping.

Sky News host Liz Storer says the Cumberland Council has decided to take treaty matters “into its own hands”. Cumberland Council in Western Sydney has been criticised for attempting to push through an Indigenous treaty in a meeting with no notice to its councillors whatsoever. “Would it be a Late Debate episode without us bringing to your attention yet another council acting so far outside of their jurisdiction it is eye-watering?” Ms Storer said. “The area of Cumberland voted ‘No’ to the Voice vote that we had last year, as did the vast majority of Australians. “And yet, they are having this shoved down their throat – what gives?”

GB News host Nigel Farage says Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial in New York must be “absolute torture” for him to go through. Despite his best efforts to delay the trial, Mr Trump’s ‘hush money’ case will formally begin in Manhattan on Monday morning (local time) and is expected to run for six to eight weeks. It's increasingly likely this will be the only criminal trial against Trump that will take place before the November election. “Not even allowed to attend his son Barron’s graduation from school,” Mr Farage said. “That is how mean spirited and nasty these judges are. “The whole American judicial system frankly has been politicised, corrupted and looks truly dreadful to fair minded Americans and indeed to the rest of the world as well.”

GB News host Nigel Farage says conservative conference in Brussels has resumed after a “victory” in Belgium’s high court. On Tuesday, Brussels police stormed the National Conservatism Conference to close down the event just as Nigel Farage took the stage. The Mayor of Brussels justified the order to ban the conference to “guarantee public safety”, adding “the far right is not welcome”. “I spent many years in Brussels – I was banned from pubs, restaurants, coffee bars – that’s real cancel culture,” Mr Farage said. “It’s rather like communism; if you disagree with the globalist project of ever-closer political union, you are mad, bad and dangerous. “I had seen this on a personal level against myself – now the whole world has seen what this place is like.”

Disruptive protest action plagues Victoria, women’s rights on trial in Australia, Prince Harry identifies as a US resident. Plus, an extra long Lefties Losing It segment with Rita.  See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Sky News host Caleb Bond raises concerns over how driverless trucks will respond to crash scenarios as regular drivers are experts “in what they do”. “How does that truck know how to respond … if there is a crash two metres ahead of it, what does that truck then do,” Mr Bond said. “If you have got an actual driver there it will know how to respond. “They are an expert in what they do. “How does an automated truck respond to all of that?”

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says a “very important threshold” has been crossed with Iran’s unprecedented aerial attack on Israel. Iran said the missile attack on Israel was in retaliation for a strike on an Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month, which killed two Iranian generals. Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran is understood to be imminent. “If someone did that to us, we would regard that as a declaration of war and we would expect our government to respond accordingly,” Mr Paterson told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “The reason why Iran has got away with this is because everyone is so used to Iran waging war on Israel through its proxies – through Hezbollah and Hamas and the Houthis and others. “It’s my expectation that Israel will want to reassert that deterrence by demonstrating to Iran that there is a very real cost for this behaviour and they can’t get away with this very serious escalation of violence.”

A conservative conference in Brussels has resumed after a court overturned the local mayor’s order to shut it down. On Tuesday, Brussels police stormed the National Conservatism Conference to close down the event just as Nigel Farage took the stage. The Mayor of Brussels justified the order to ban the conference to “guarantee public safety”, adding “the far right is not welcome”. GB News presenter Darren Grimes says the police have got their priorities “all wrong”. “It just shows how these jumped-up, left-wing goons think that they’re the arbiters of ... speech and debate in a democracy, and I find it absolutely baffling,” Mr Grimes told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power.

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson expects Israel to have a “carefully calibrated” response to Iran’s aerial attacks over the weekend. Iran said the missile attack on Israel was in retaliation for a strike on an Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month, which killed two Iranian generals. Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran is understood to be imminent. “Iran has done something that it’s never done before – it has never so overtly launched an attack on Israel,” Mr Paterson told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “I understand why many Israelis feel – and I suspect the government feels – that Iran has to pay a price for this. “It wants Iran to understand that there are consequences for this behaviour and that if no one else will enforce those consequences, then Israel will.”

The fiancée of Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos has been slammed as “absolutely revolting” by restaurateur Keith McNally. Mr McNally slammed Lauren Sanchez in an Instagram post. “Does anybody else find Jeff Bezos’ New wife – Lauren Sanchez – absolutely revolting?” he said in the caption. “What an ugly and F***ing smug looking couple they make. “Is this what having $1000 billion does to people?”

‘To Di For’ podcast host Kinsey Schofield has described Meghan Markle’s product launch as “such a disappointment”. Meghan Markle has teased a first look at her new business venture on social media, sharing images of a jar of strawberry jam. The Duchess of Sussex unveiled the item this week and gifted jars of her conserves to a range of influencers and socialites. “I mean how incredibly disappointing,” Ms Schofield told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Why all this PR hype?”

This week on Power Hour, author J.K. Rowling hits out at Scotland's First Minister's "contempt" for women, what the left media refuses to cover in the US presidential election, Sweden passes law lowering legal age to change gender, and Meghan Markle's "ridiculous" new lifestyle product slammed.

Sky News host Chris Kenny sits down with Independent MP Allegra Spender to discuss the “day of commemoration” for the Bondi Junction stabbing. “What a terrible day … I know the area well,” Mr Kenny said. “The day of commemoration today.” Hundreds of mourners have gathered at Westfield Bondi Junction to reflect and pay tribute to the six people who had their lives cut short when they were killed during a stabbing rampage on Saturday afternoon. At least 12 others, including a nine-month-old baby girl were seriously wounded, with some remaining in hospitals.

Prince William will undertake his first royal engagement since his wife’s cancer diagnosis last month. On Friday, he will be visiting Surrey and West London to highlight the environment and youth organisations in the area. The Prince of Wales has spent the past three and a half weeks with his wife, Princess Catherine, and their three children. Royal commentator Kara Kennedy says this is good as it tells the country that “all is well”. “That’s good – it tells the country that all is well, you don’t have to worry about us,” she told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power.

Royal commentator Kara Kennedy says Prince Harry’s bid for armed protection during visits to the UK is a “losing battle”. Ms Kennedy’s remarks come after a London court denied Prince Harry’s request to appeal a High Court ruling regarding his security in the UK. The Duke of Sussex argued that he and his family still need armed protection during visits to England due to hostility on social and news media. Despite the setback in the High Court, Prince Harry is likely to directly petition the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the decision. “This probably won’t be his first appeal or attempt to change the court’s mind, but I think that this is a losing battle, and he’s probably just going to lose a lot of money in the process,” Ms Kennedy told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power.

Royal commentator Kara Kennedy says the Duchess of Sussex’s new product has received huge support from the “pro-Meghan parade” and “absolute eye rolls” from everyone else. Meghan Markle has teased a first look at her new business venture on social media, sharing images of a jar of strawberry jam. The Duchess of Sussex unveiled the item this week and gifted jars of her conserves to a range of influencers and socialites. “Finally, she’s officially started the PR for the long-awaited brand, American Riviera Orchard – the most ridiculous ... brand,” Ms Kennedy told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “It’s received ... a mixture of huge support from the pro-Meghan parade and then just absolute eye rolls from everybody else.”

China’s Foreign Ministry has delivered a sharp rebuke of the Australian government’s increased defence spend. China has called out Australia directly, saying that the federal government needs to drop its “Cold War mentality”. “The main security risks in the region currently stem from certain external powers outside the region,” China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said. “We hope that Australia will correctly understand China’s development and strategic intentions.” This comes after Defence Minister Richard Marles unveiled the National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program on Wednesday in a bid to modernise the Australian Defence Force. Over the next 10 years, defence spending will rise by $50.3 billion and amount to 2.4 per cent of the GDP by 2034. When announcing the program, Mr Marles warned of China’s growing military build-up.

Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor says a budget surplus “is not easy” to achieve. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the unemployment rate for March has risen to 3.8 per cent. The updated figures show a 0.1 per cent rise in unemployment since February. Mr O’Connor told Sky News Australia that the Albanese government delivered “the first surplus in this country in 15 years”. “I know the treasurer and the finance minister, prime minister, and others are working hard to make sure we manage it.”