Some people are suggesting the Royal Family “bring back” Prince Harry to the UK to “help share the burden” following two cancer diagnoses, according to GB News host Darren Grimes. This comes as King Charles and Princess Catherine undergo cancer treatment following their shock diagnoses. Princess Catherine has taken a break from royal engagements since her abdominal surgery in January. Meanwhile, the King made his first major public appearance since his diagnosis during Easter Sunday in March. “Some people are suggesting that we bring back Prince Harry to the United Kingdom in order to help share the burden,” Mr Grimes told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan says Australia experiencing a migration surge is the “last thing” the country needs at the moment. Mr Tehan joined Sky News host Andrew Bolt to discuss how February saw the largest intake of migrants ever for the country. “We’ll be announcing our policy in the coming months, we’ve obviously got a strong sense now as to what Labor’s up to with their Big Australia approach to immigration. “We don’t think a Big Australia approach is the right way to go. “We will be very upfront now – I’ve got to take my policies to my colleagues in the Shadow cabinet but we will announce a policy in the coming months.”

GB News host Darren Grimes says Prince Harry’s new Netflix project is “clearly an attempt to create reality television”. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to launch two new Netflix projects, with the “aesthetic” lifestyle shows already in the early stages of production. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have two projects in the works as part of their ongoing $100 million deal with the streaming giant through their Archewell Productions banner. Prince Harry will take the spotlight in the project’s second series, with aesthetic and group scenes set to capture the Duke of Sussex’s passion for professional polo and sport. “This is clearly an attempt to create reality television by masquerading as a documentary on polo,” Mr Grimes told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “When actually it’s a documentary on these two.”

Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus says Hamas “steals medical supplies” meant for Gaza civilians. “We also know that Hamas steals medical and other supplies … meant to supposedly be helping citizens who are injured as part of the war,” Ms Marcus told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “The concern is not just that these medications, if any were sent, would have been diverted from sick and injured Australians. “But they would actually be going to Hamas directly. “There is also concern that the prices of this list of demanded medicines were so inflated that it is possible it was more a fundraising exercise.”

Filmmaker Ami Horowitz has criticised the judge in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial for accusing the former president of threatening a potential juror. “This is playing right into Trump’s hand,” Mr Horowitz told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “He’s saying that it’s stacked against him – of course it is. “Here he was, looking at a potential juror pool – he’s in Manhattan – so already everything’s stacked against him in terms of the demographics, the political demographics of the city. “And just him talking to himself, thinking about how crazy this is that she’s in this possible jury pool, the judge says, ‘you are intimidating the witness’. “The American people understand this is craziness, and therefore, they’re going to side with Trump.”

Westfield Bondi shopping centre will re-open on Friday this week, says Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood. Mr Greenwood said this comes after the centre was the scene of the “horrendous killing of six victims and another 12 wounded on Saturday”. “The Westfield Bondi shopping centre … will re-open on Friday this week,” he said. “The owner, the Scentre Group, had to balance the community grieving for those lost, including a Westfield security guard and the need for the centre’s retailers to continue their business. “Rusanow said there will be increased police and security presence at all Westfield centres in the future.”

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says young Australians have “lost hope” over “ever owning a home”. Mr Littleproud said this is because Australia has had “state and local government fail in their planning responsibilities over more than a decade”. “We’ve had a federal government now that’s exacerbating it by bringing in a city the size of Adelaide,” he told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “Common sense tells you to pull up. “Why wouldn’t we pick and choose the skills that we want and particularly help us solve our problems for the next generation to have the dream that you and I have at the moment, which is to own a home.”

Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus says the Gaza wish list was “so inflated” that it is likely a “fundraising exercise” over an actual genuine call for medication. “There is also concern that the prices of this list of demanded medicines were so inflated that it is possible it was more a fundraising exercise,” Ms Marcus told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “For the Palestinian health ministry, which is Hamas-run. “Rather than a genuine call for medication. “Staff at the children’s hospital where the document was originally found have been told the hospital did not send any of these medications or equipment.”

A candlelight vigil will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday to honour the victims of the Bondi Junction attack. Various government members from all levels around the area are helping to coordinate the event. NSW Labor MP for Coogee Marjorie O’Neill acknowledged the “community is in a lot of pain” and this is an opportunity “to demonstrate our support for each other”. Ms O'Neill has stressed safety and security at this event is of “utmost importance”. “NSW Police are working very closely with Waverley council” she added.

The Albanese government will spend another $50 billion overall on defence over the next decade but also cut $73 billion from existing projects. That is to pay for modernising the defence force and the expensive nuclear submarines. The additional defence spending will go to the Navy surface fleet, long-range strikes, and investment program. Labor will invest $5.7 billion over the next four years and $50.3 billion over the next decade in additional defence funding. The government’s increase in funding will see defence spending as a proportion of GDP increase to 2.4 per cent by 2033-34.

Bondi Partners Senior Advisor and retired Major General Fergus McLachlan says Australia needs a “more mobile army”. Defence Minister Richard Marles launched a new National Defence Strategy, which has an investment of an extra $50.3 billion over the next decade. Extra funds will be allocated to longer-range strikes and targeting, including in precision missiles and guided rocket-launch systems. The Defence Minister said the army must become more “amphibious” and mobile to contribute to the security of the region. Mr McLachlan told Sky News Australia that the ADF needs to be “armed to the teeth”.

Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek believes the federal government have “hit the sweet spot” despite criticism of their new Environment Protection Body. The new independent body will be responsible for enforcing environmental laws. The head of Greenpeace Australia Pacific likened the government’s announcement to a ‘pub without beer.’ “The Liberals say we are doing too much, the Greens say we are not doing enough; I think it shows we’ve hit the sweet spot,” Ms Plibersek told Sky News Australia. “What we’ve got with this package is stronger environmental protection, faster decision making for business, a lot more data and transparency. “There is something in this package for everyone.”

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the Albanese government is committing “real money, not fantasy money” to improving Australia’s defence capability. Mr Marles highlighted Australia’s need for a “dramatic transformation” in its capability. “That’s why we’ve actually made the decisions to commit real money, not fantasy money, to that endeavour,” he said during a National Press Club conference. “It is precisely so that we can have genuine, Australian capability to be able to meet that moment in that time frame. “That is what we are trying to do.”

The Spectator Australia’s Australiana Podcast host Will Kingston has criticised Greens Senator Nick McKim for trying to “get a 60-second grab on social media” during a fiery supermarket inquiry. Mr McKim threatened Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci with jail time for providing evasive answers at the inquiry into price gouging. “This is the Americanisation of Australian politics,” Mr Kingston told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “It’s not about holding people to account. “It’s really a way for a senator like this to get a 60-second grab on social media.”

A new warning has been issued for people to beware of fake invoices from scammer impersonation businesses. Last year Australians reported losing $16.2 million to payment redirection scams, which is three per cent more than in 2022. The increase has prompted the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to issue a new warning over fake invoices from scammers. Consumers are being urged to check payment details with a business independently before paying. “The main thing that consumers can do is when they receive an invoice by email is to actually contact the business through an independently sourced phone number, call them and confirm the payment details directly,” ACC National Anti-Scam Centre Heidi Snell said.

Child and adolescent psychologist Clare Rowe has weighed in on the growing concerns of excess screen time for children. In an interview with Sky News host Rita Panahi, Ms Rowe said the “negative impacts” of screen time on children far outweigh "any positives, if there are any positives”. “We’re kidding ourselves if we’re saying there’s educational positives," she said. “It’s destroying their brains. “I think in the future we will look back and think we were just sitting six- and seven-year-olds on iPads.”

Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says Australia’s inflation numbers “haven’t been great”. Mr Boyd said there are still “quite a few” economists in Australia predicting rates to be cut in September. “So, a little bit earlier now than where we could potentially see rates go down in the US. “But it all hinges on next week’s CPI number. “If it stays sticky, stays around a little bit too high, then we’ll see rates unfortunately not be coming down till later this year.”

The Spectator Australia’s Australiana Podcast host Will Kingston has compared Greens Senator Nick McKim to US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after a fiery supermarket hearing on Tuesday. Mr McKim threatened Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci with jail time for providing evasive answers at the inquiry into price gouging. “This is the Americanisation of Australian politics,” Mr Kingston told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “This is the same thing that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does in these sorts of Senate hearings. “It’s not about holding people to account. “It’s really a way for a senator like this to get a 60 second grab on social media.”

Warmer conditions on the east coast are aiding the potential for wet weather. It brings with it the possibility of a rain event developing from the weekend. The northwest, on the other hand, can expect dryer than usual conditions and warmer weather moving into the winter months. It echoes the Bureau of Meteorology's prediction most of the country will experience dryer-than-usual conditions throughout May. Parts of the West and East Coast, however, are still looking at near-normal rainfall over the coming month.

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says American politics are getting “dangerously close” to the “politics of a banana republic”. Former US president Donald Trump’s hush money trial has begun in New York City. It is the first time a US president has faced trial in a criminal court. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. “American politics seems to be getting dangerously close to the politics of a banana republic,” Mr Bolt said. “Donald Trump … became the first president who ever faced a criminal court charge.”