United States President Joe Biden has travelled to Baltimore to visit the site of the deadly Francis Scott Key bridge collapse. The president surveyed the wreckage which was caused after a ship collided with the bridge last week. “The damage is devastating and our hearts are still breaking,” Mr Biden said. “Eight construction workers were under the water when the bridge fell – six lost their lives. “We’re going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible and we’re going to do so with union labour and American steel.”

Curtin University Dean of Global Futures Joe Siracusa says US President Joe Biden is “going down the gurgler” following Israel’s war in Gaza. Mr Siracusa said he if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “changes his tune and changes his tactics” it won’t “save him for an election when the war is over” “I think Israel may have had some other ways to do this. “Anything should’ve been tried compared to what we’re doing. “Even if Netanyahu changes his tune and changes his tactics – it won’t save him for an election when the war is over. “It’s not going to revive Gaza which is a dead man’s zone. “Everything’s gone there, commerce, finance, education, health, ain’t nothing left.”

Cutin University Dean of Global Future Joseph Siracusa says the Netanyahu government in Israel is “hanging out a couple of its generals in the wind” to take the blame for the death of the aid workers in Gaza. Mr Siracusa’s comments come after the Australian government wrote to Israel calling for more transparency and accountability in the fallout from the airstrike which killed seven aid workers in Gaza. The Curtin University Dean of Global Futures says over 33,000 people have been killed in Gaza “because of the tactics used” by the Israeli Defence Force. “Their objective is to eradicate Hamas and to go into the area and take it over themselves and free the hostages,” Mr Siracusa told Sky News Australia. “In an urban conflict and in an urban conflict everything that moves is a target and it’s very, very hard to figure this out. ‘The Israelis will do what they have to do.”

NSW State Emergency Services has issued multiple evacuation orders after intense rainfall across the Greater Sydney region on Friday night. Warragamba Dam is at capacity and has begun to overflow as major flood warnings are in place for the Hawkesbury River, the Nepean River and the Colo River. Residents in northwest Sydney are expected to be greatly impacted as river levels rise with an expected peak on Saturday night into Sunday. The Bureau of Meteorology says moderate flooding is happening in North Richmond, Windsor and Putty Road. The SES has conducted 152 flood rescues since heavy rain and high winds lashed the state as crews also work to restore power to more than 9,000 residents.

New South Wales SES Public Information Officer Scott McLennan says there have been approximately 172 flood rescues across the state in the last 48 hours. "Our key areas of concern are Sydney metropolitan areas still, Wollongong, Nowra, Batemans Bay, Goulburn and South Coast," Mr McLennan told Sky News Australia. "We have attended in the last 48 hours alone just on 4,000 incidents. "Which is approximately 172 flood rescues. "And out of those 172 flood rescues, 80 of those have been in the Sydney metropolitan region."

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Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has heaped criticism on Israel after the “utterly inexcusable” deaths of seven aid workers in an airstrike including Australian Zomi Frankcom. “Clear practical action is needed to ensure this tragedy is never repeated,” Ms Wong told a media conference on Saturday afternoon. Ms Wong detailed a letter both she and Defence Minister Richard Marles had sent to Israel demanding “full accountability”. “We acknowledge, since we sent the letter, Israel has now confirmed that two individuals involved in this incident have been stood down,” she said. “We reiterate that appropriate action must be taken against the individuals.”

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has called for more women and ethnically diverse MPs to join the Liberal Party. Mr Abbott said more women and ethnically diverse MPs would help improve the party's reflection of modern Australia. The number of Liberal women in federal parliament is declining, making it a three-decade low. Many women are being encouraged to run in safe seats to not have their seats taken by men. Mr Abbott said he wants the Liberal Party to reflect modern Australia.

Australia's recently retired energy infrastructure commissioner, Andrew Dyer, believes Australia's proposed renewable energy needs to be overhauled. Mr Dyers claimed that under the government's proposed plans, it's unlikely that it will reach its green energy target. Mr Dyer is suggesting a plan including nuclear energy. He said the right solar wind transmission and battery project both need to be built in the right location to meet the government's green energy target. Mr Dyer raised concerns that the current development pipeline contains projects that might never progress.

Racing Dreams tipping comp has reconvened for a competitive sixth week. Hosts Julie Snook and Tim Gilbert again invite Racing and Media personalities to place their tips for an eventual tally at the end of the racing season. The tips for the first weekend in April were placed on races in Randwick and Dubbo. Tipster Nick Berney continues to lead the way with four of five successful weeks. In partnership with Racing NSW

The issue of pushing nuclear energy ahead of the next federal election is “working well” for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, says Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran. “He has been pushing it against strong opposition from the government,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “He is fleshing out the details – it makes sense. “Leave it to the market. “It is shrewd to locate the modular reactors in coal-producing areas because transition wires are already there.”

A report has found almost 100 Australian medical clinics are charging patients sign-on or membership fees to access bulk-billing services. Questions are being raised over the legality of such fees as the Health Insurance Act disallows any additional charges on top of a bulk-billed service. The report by Cleanbill says the exact membership models are not clear. The national rate of bulk billing has already declined significantly. Data shows it has fallen from 82 percent to 76.5 percent between 2022 and 2023.

Rain has been forecast to hit parts of Queensland, New South Wales, and Melbourne on Saturday. Rainfall has also been forecast to impact parts of Canberra today. It comes after intense rain fell across Australia's East Coast on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. Damaging surf conditions are still running along the New South Wales coast, south from Sydney. There is a chance of another shower or storm in Sydney on Saturday afternoon.

US President Joe Biden has travelled to Baltimore to talk near the recent bridge collapse – saying the "damage is devastating". Mr Biden surveyed the wreckage of the bridge as he paid tribute to those who lost their lives amid the collapse. "The damage is devastating, and our hearts are still breaking," Mr Biden said. Mr Biden also vowed to rebuild the bridge. "We're going to move heaven and Earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible."

Fresh warnings have been issued for major flooding in New South Wales as heavy rain falls along large parts of Australia's East Coast. The Richmond Bridge has been closed-off due to the flooding. Some roads near the bridge are under water. More than 90 warnings are still in place across New South Wales. Further rain has been forecast to hit parts of the state on Saturday.

Buildings in New York were shaken as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast of the United States. Major damage has reportedly not been sustained. There are also no reports of any fatalities. US President Joe Biden recently left the White House – he later spoke about the tremor. Mr Biden commented that "things are alright" following his discussion with the governor of New Jersey.

Residents in Sydney's southwest and the Hawkesbury are being ordered to evacuate as an emergency flood warning is issued by the SES. Heavy rain has been falling across New South Wales. Chatswood, Belrose, and Penrith also all experienced significant rainfall. Major flood warnings are in place for the Hawkesbury, Nepean, and Colo rivers. More rain has been forecast to fall today.

An emergency flood evacuation warning has been issued for residents in low-lying parts of Chipping North in Sydney’s southwest. It comes as damaging winds lash Sydney. A month’s worth of rain fell on the city in just over a day. The rain caused chaos on roads, runways and rail lines. Schools were forced to close, and shopping centres had to be shut.

Verve Communications Prue MacSween has slammed major corporations who went woke and donated large sums of money to the Voice to Parliament’s Yes campaign. “They’ve got together and used their money and their political muscle or corporate muscle to try and influence political decisions,” she told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “That really, really is concerning and they spent shareholders money. “Thankfully I don’t have shares in any of those companies, I got rid of them. “I hate woke companies and I won’t support them.”

Sky News host Steve Price says March was a “record month of sales” for electric cars. Mr Price says electric cars are selling in “large-ish numbers”. “When you drill down into it, the percentage is pretty small,” Mr Price said. “They’re flatlining some of these sales across the United States.” Mr Price was joined by Small Business Women Australia Amanda Rose and Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand to discuss electric vehicles.