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Sky News host Rita Panahi has mocked a new 'clown show' protesting for Palestine called 'Fatties for Palestine.'
'Fatties for Palestine' have infiltrated university campuses, reveals Sky News host Rita Panahi. 'Yes, this movement is growing at a rapid rate,' she said.
Donald Trump has made his mark on TikTok with an iconic first post on the platform. Trump posted his entrance to the UFC where a packed stadium cheered him on.
Sky News host Rita Panahi has reacted hilariously to the 'inclusive' parody sketch mocking the classic board game 'Guess Who'.
Former Deputy Assistant to Donald Trump, Dr. Sebastian Gorka has revealed that the Trump campaign amassed '$200 million in 72-hours' following the former president's conviction.
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy says she has “never seen anything like” the impact social media is having on young Australians. “I do believe that our youth are being extremely influenced in such a negative way,” Ms McCarthy told Sky News Australia. “Especially those as young as 9, 10, 11, 12, when their minds are still being developed, it is hard for them to be able to filter the information in a way that protects them but also protects their families.” Need to talk to someone? Don't go it alone. Please reach out for help. Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au Headspace: 1800 650 890 or headspace.org.au 13YARN: Speak to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis supporter on 13 92 76 or visit 13yarn.org.au Are you anxious? Take the Beyond Blue quiz to see how you’re tracking and whether you could benefit from support
Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann says Opposition leader Peter Dutton has taken a “big political risk” by pushing the “difficult” argument of nuclear energy. “Peter Dutton has taken a big political risk in deciding he’s going to push the nuclear energy barrow because it is pushing uphill at the moment,” Mr Uhlmann told Sky News Australia. “There is a genuine resistance within the electorate, so it is a difficult argument. “It’s probably a long-term argument that Australia has to have.”
Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann says it will be a “bad sign for government” if the Reserve Bank “lifts rates”. Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has said the central bank ‘won’t hesitate’ to lift rates if needed. “If you’re the government, you’d be a bit worried … that if they’re preparing, perhaps, to lift rates if inflation proves stickier than they imagine,” Mr Uhlmann told Sky News Australia. “That’s something that they genuinely don’t want to happen for the next election. “It’s a bad sign for government.”
A small ceramic goat figure made by King Charles over half a century ago has sold at auction. The item fetched over $16,000 when it went up for sale on Tuesday. The figure spent 55 years in the hands of a Canadian man who received the goat as a gift on his 21st birthday. The previous owner said he wanted the figurine to find a new home where it would continue to be treasured.
Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume says taxpayers “rightly have questions to ask” amid “shocking” misuse of NDIS funds. NDIS integrity head John Dardo said $2 billion of the scheme’s money has been spent on drugs, alcohol, and other fraudulent expenses. “Taxpayers have a very high expectation around the expenditure,” Ms Hume told Sky News Australia. “When they hear stories like this … they rightly have questions to ask. “We know the NDIS is a really important program … we need to have a not just a sustainable system but a system in which all Australians can trust is being run with the right integrity framework around it.”
United Kingdom Independence Party leader Lois Perry says the party are not contesting certain seats in favour of Farage as a way of “uniting the right.” “We’re doing this to show our unity,” Ms Lois told Sky News Australia. “It’s not an official alliance, we’re doing it to show good will, and to say you know we need to unite the right. “There is no Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak has deliberately, or otherwise, whatever theory you choose to believe, completely, and utterly annihilated the Conservatives.”
City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott says local governments are “under pressure”. This comes amid questions of the local government and its spending priorities. “More generally, local governments are under pressure,” Ms Scott told Sky News host Paul Murray. “More than ever before, they’re much more reliant on federal government funding. “Local governments run about a third of the nation's infrastructure on four per cent of the nation’s tax take.”
There is a 60 per cent chance of rain during the State of Origin game Wednesday night as New South Wales braces for heavy downpours. The Illawarra is the target for the heaviest bout of wet weather. Parts of Sydney are also under threat with heavy rainfalls, and potentially severe thunderstorms expected.
Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has criticised the Albanese government’s “bungled” announcement to allow some foreign nationals to apply for the Australian Defence Force. It comes as Defence Minister Richard Marles was forced to step in and clarify comments by Defence Personnel Matt Keogh on Tuesday over the government’s new defence recruitment plan. Mr Marles clarified that foreign recruitment for the ADF will only apply to Five Eyes partners. “To bungle an announcement like this is not giving anyone any confidence at this point in time,” Ms Ley said.
The City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott says local governments have a “responsibility” regarding “public money”. This comes amid a Northern Beaches council allocating $1 million a kilometre on footpaths. “Local governments are public bodies,” Ms Scott told Sky News host Paul Murray. “They have a very important responsibility to be responsible with all public money, to be transparent about their procurement processes. “I think what is important to recognise however is that across Australia’s 537 local governments, most of them are really under very significant financial pressure.”
Former Trump administration strategist Sebastian Gorka says the Democrats know Donald Trump is “going to win” the US election. Mr Gork said former US president Donald Trump went to the Democrat state of New Jersey where a “hundred thousand working-class minority Americans” went to see him. “Biden is toast if we have a free and fair election,” Mr Gorka told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is “refusing to learn” the lessons on nuclear power as part of a “balanced mix” from overseas countries, Climate Change and Energy Minister Ted O’Brien says. “There is no doubt as you look right across the world those countries that have nuclear energy as part of a balanced mix have lower electricity prices,” he said. “You have this zero-emissions energy source that keeps the lights on, it provides 24/7 baseload power … Labor is refusing to learn the lessons from overseas.”
Sky News host Caleb Bond says the number of Australians having families is dropping as the fertility rate dips below the replacement rate. “Statistically now the number of people having families is dropping, the fertility rate in Australia at the moment is 1.6, the replacement rate we need to keep the population stable is 2.1,” he said. “Fewer people having fewer kids because fundamentally they don’t own anything.”
Sky News host James Macpherson says former Brexit leader Nigel Farage calls for a “political revolt” announcing his stand as Reform UK Party leader. “To the UK, where there has been a major shakeup overnight to the upcoming election,” he said. “Former Brexit leader Nigel Farage has called for a political revolt announcing he will stand as the Reform UK Party leader.”
The United Kingdom is “burning” on every single metric, says Sky News host Liz Storer. “Britain is in trouble,” Ms Storer said. “The Conservative Party, the Tories, are set for a landslide defeat at the upcoming election.”