Flinders University Professor Rodrigo Praino says the United States of America is “deeply divided” on Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential win. “While we are talking about this landslide victory of Donald Trump … I think we need to focus a little bit on the internal results of each state,” Mr Praino told Sky News Australia. “The American public is divided and it’s almost half and half.”

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing for his transition back to the White House. The President-elect wants to move fast, including overcoming Democratic opposition, to get his team in place without delay. Mr Trump is promising to undo much of US President Joe Biden’s agenda, as soon as possible.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says the Labor government should be doing “all it can” to try and get Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the door for an “early meeting” with US President-elect Donald Trump. “They should be seeking that and trying to attach that to these travels,” Mr Birmingham said. “They’ve already taken Anthony Albanese to South America, the chance is there for him to go up to Florida, and seek this meeting, that should be the type of proactive approach.”

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says he is “certain” President-elect Donald Trump will be a “significant factor” in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s talks with other leaders. Mr Birmingham’s comments come as the Prime Minister jets off for the G20 and APEC summits in Brazil and Peru. These summits are typically about promoting a global economy, climate change action and addressing global inequalities, something an incoming Trump administration threatens to up-end. “Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has his work cut out for him,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia.

The Queensland LNP is reviewing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s $1 billion deal to build a commercially viable quantum computer. The partnership with US startup PsiQuantum is expected to cost the LNP $470 million. Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki is concerned the jobs created through this partnership will benefit Americans over Australians.

A new Olympic Games Review Committee is under pressure to lower costs following significant budget blowouts for multiple Olympic projects. Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie took aim at the Queensland state Labor government over the blowouts. Mr Bleije said it is "vitally important that the 100 day review by the coordination authority takes place as soon as we appoint them – they get down to business and they get these costs under control."

Sky News host Rita Panahi has hit out at TV host Jimmy Kimmel over his "demented" monologue about Donald Trump's election win.

Chef Jamie Oliver has received criticism over his new kids book which includes an Indigenous child. Sky News host Caleb Bond slams Mr Oliver, claiming he “can’t even get the languages right”. “The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation has taken it up with Mr Oliver that he’s actually, through the course of writing this book, included stereotypes and tropes that are damaging to Indigenous people,” Mr Bond said. “I think it rather proves the point doesn’t it that when you try to appease the left, it doesn’t usually work.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond slams the Democrat Party after they spent over $1 billion on Kamala Harris’ election campaign. “It goes to prove … you can have all the star power you want, you can have all the money in the world, if you don’t actually have a product to sell to the voters, it isn’t going to work,” Mr Bond said. “He [Donald Trump] doesn’t have to pay for it, because he’s actually good at the job.”

Sky News contributor Sam Crosby is optimistic Australia will meet its emissions reduction 2030 targets. “I’ve seen a number of different things saying that we’ll either hit it or only just miss it,” Mr Crosby said. “At the end of the day, if you get 90 per cent of the way there, that’s better than zero per cent of the way there. “If you can do a good job, then let’s try to do a good job.”

Sky News contributor Sam Crosby says the Labor government needs to listen to the latest Newspoll figures and has a “job to do”. “The punters are telling us loud and clear that they’re not happy, and I think the government needs to listen to that,” Mr Crosby said. “The announcement last weekend focusing on education, on HECs and on TAFE places was a really good start.”

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses a divisive decision from the Brisbane City Council to charge for paper rates notices. “Brisbane City Council have said they will charge ratepayers $1.98 to receive their rates notice on paper,” Mr Macpherson said. “The Opposition argue it is a low blow for elderly people who either don’t have access to the internet or simply can’t work their emails.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says the Brisbane City Council decisions to charge for paper bill deliveries is “inarguably ageist”. “When we are talking about councils the vast majority of us opt to get our bills via email anyway so the council is not spending millions of dollars on paper bills,” Ms Storer said. “It is inarguably ageist.”

Vermont Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders has doubled down on remarks about the Democrats after he recently ripped into the party for abandoning the working class. “The working people of this country are extremely angry. They have a right to be angry,” he said. “In the Senate in the last two years, we have not even brought forth legislation to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.”

The Australian’s Associate Editor Graham Lloyd claims Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is “wondering what he has to do” following the latest polls. Primary support for the Coalition has lifted and Peter Dutton’s net approval rating has risen above Mr Albanese in the latest Newspoll. “The trend is favouring Peter Dutton,” Mr Lloyd said “Anthony Albanese must be wondering what he has to do to change things around and get back on the front foot.”

Sky News contributor Prue MacSween labelled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a “snake oil salesman” after polls show dropping support for him. Primary support for the Coalition has lifted and Peter Dutton’s net approval rating has risen above Mr Albanese in the latest Newspoll. “The public has worked out he’s [Anthony Albanese] a snake oil salesman,” Ms MacSween said “We’re not buying what he’s selling.”

‘To Di For’ Podcast host Kinsey Schofield has blasted Narinder Kaur for “attacking” Princess Kate’s physical appearance. Narinder Kaur has put out a tweet questioning how Princess Kate has “aged so much”. Ms Schofield told Sky News host Rita Panahi that it is “unbelievable” that Ms Kaur thought her tweet was appropriate.

‘To Di For’ Podcast host Kinsey Schofield has slammed the left for “attacking” Nicole Scherzinger for her comments on a social media post. Ms Scherzinger commented on Russell Brand’s social media post, which showed him holding up a hat with ‘Make Jesus First Again’ printed on it. She wrote “where do I get this hat”, on the post and has since received backlash. As a result of the backlash, Ms Scherzinger has released a public apology for her comment.

Sky News host Caroline Di Russo slams several climate-advocating MPs for their “hypocrisy” after the Daily Telegraph revealed many of them have beach homes. “If you were so worried about this, you’d all be buying places up in the mountains,” Ms Di Russo said. “If you’re going to buy yourself a beach house, either you know what you’re peddling is total rubbish or you actually believe it. “It is actually terrifying the level of hypocrisy.”

GT Communications Gemma Tognini slams Anthony Albanese’s misinformation bill as “absolutely terrifying”. “The premise of a government deciding what is misinformation and disinformation in this context is absolutely terrifying,” Ms Tognini said. “Everyone should be extremely concerned about this legislation.”