Four people are injured after a shell exploded near a UN patrol in southern Lebanon. The group was made up of three UN staff and a local translator and were on foot patrol when the explosion occurred. Israel has denied responsibility. The UN peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL said in a statement that the targeting of peacekeepers is “unacceptable”. The origin of the explosion is being investigated.

Royal Agricultural Society NSW CEO Brock Gilmour says the farmers and exhibitors at the Sydney Royal Easter Show are “very competitive” but the “best of mates”. Mr Gilmour joined Sky News Australia to discuss the show’s successful turnout this year. “I think the most important element of our show is the fact that we’re an agriculture show first and foremost,” he said. “It’s all about our farmers and exhibitors – this year our exhibitor numbers are well up on previous years. “They’re very competitive when they’re in competition mode but when we’re outside of that competition mode, they’re all the best of mates.”

Royal Agricultural Society NSW CEO Brock Gilmour says he “couldn’t be happier” with the large turnout at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Mr Gilmour said there were “concerns” in the leadup to the show over how the current economic environment would impact attendance. “As it’s turned out we had nothing to worry about at all,” he told Sky News Australia. “Good Friday was amazing – we had over 120,000 attendees. “Hopefully we’ll exceed 800,000 for the full show, so we couldn’t be happier.”

Private health insurance premiums are set for their biggest jump in five years. Premiums are to increase by more than three per cent after approval by the federal government. The changes will come into effect from April 1, and some insurers confirm prices could rise by as much as 4.1 per cent. Australians could pay upwards of $159 more each year. Elderly Australians face an increase of upwards of $200.

Les Twentyman Foundation CEO Paul Burke says the passing of Melbourne youth worker Les Twentyman has been “quite a shock”. The 76-year-old spent more than four decades campaigning on issues including drug abuse, homelessness, social welfare and prison reform. Mr Twentyman also worked as a schoolteacher in the city's western suburbs, as well as coaching local footy teams. “The outpouring of grief has been extraordinary,” Mr Burke told Sky News Australia. “We’ve got people from across Melbourne and some people from across Australia who are commenting how shocked they are at losing Les at this time.”

Les Twentyman Foundation CEO Paul Burke discusses the “tireless” efforts of the late youth worker Les Twentyman. The 76-year-old spent more than four decades campaigning on issues including drug abuse, homelessness, social welfare and prison reform. Mr Burke told Sky News Australia his last conversation with Mr Twentyman was on Thursday about a project in the Northern Territory. “We’ve been assisting some of the Aboriginal communities up in the Top End – we’re supplying them with clothing and footwear,” Mr Burke said. “I mean, he was just tireless; his reach was everywhere.”

Young Australians and low-income workers are skipping meals as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite across the country. More than 13,000 parents are eating less to make sure their children are fed. This is according to a survey conducted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Most consumers consider the rising price of groceries to be a major factor in the cost-of-living crisis. The results of the survey will be used in the ongoing Supermarkets Inquiry.

Israel is set to return to the negotiating table with Hamas after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved new talks on a potential ceasefire deal. Efforts to reach a deal for Israel to pause its military campaign in Gaza in exchange for the release of the remaining Israeli hostages have so far been unsuccessful. Mediators will meet in Qatar. They will be accompanied by diplomats from neighbouring Egypt. Mr Netanyahu has vowed Israel will continue fighting until it eradicates Hamas after any ceasefire deal.

Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran says he is “not certain” of a rate in September and thinks it will “more likely be December” or in early 2025. “I’m not so certain [of a rate cut] – there’s two speedbumps in the road,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “The first is wages growth. Now, the government is funding aged care workers and childcare workers; they’re supporting an increase to the minimum wage, which is fair enough to a point. “We’re seeing a drop in spending except for petrol, electricity and rent, which is beyond people’s control. “The other speedbump is going to be the effect of the tax cuts. They will start from the 1st of July, and there are some economists who are saying that that represents a reduction equivalent of interest rates. “There’s a hope that it will be September; I think it will more likely be December or early next year.”

Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran believes a curfew is the “way to approach” crime in “out of control” towns. Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler has declared an ‘emergency situation’ in the Alice Springs CBD to combat crime. A two-week youth curfew will be put in place as part of the response. “There are some towns that are so out of control like Townsville, Moree, where there should be a curfew for young people under 18 – no question,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “I think the curfew is the way to approach it. “We’ve got to try to stabilise the law-and-order issues, the threat to the community.”

Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran says the Albanese government failing to rush their detainee bill through parliament “completely and utterly” backfired and “humiliated” the government. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has accused the Opposition of playing politics after the Albanese government failed to secure emergency removal powers for non-citizens. The Opposition and Greens in the Senate rejected the government’s urgency with the bill and referred the laws to a parliamentary inquiry for scrutiny. Mr McGauran said Labor trying to rush the bill through “completely and utterly” backfired on the Albanese government. “It humiliated the government because the whole of the Senate – the Greens, the crossbench, Jacqui Lambie, One Nation, and the Opposition – rejected their rushed approach,” he told Sky News Australia.

Our Cow Co-Founder Bianca Tarrant says free-range pork is an “intensive way” to produce the product but the quality of meat is “chalk and cheese”. With changes to egg labelling laws and the majority of beef being industrially farmed, Australian farmers are calling for transparency and tougher regulations on labelling. Only five per cent of Australia’s pigs are free-range, and almost half are imported. “We do import a lot of pork into Australia, and there is only a really, really small percentage of pork produced in Australia that’s free range,” Ms Tarrant told Sky News Australia. “It is quite an intensive way to produce pork by doing it free range, but the animal welfare … and the quality of meat you eat at the end is chalk and cheese – it’s worlds apart.”

Labor has criticised the Coalition’s response and failure to assist in new detainee legislation. It is after the government conceded the laws were linked to a case being brought by an Iranian man challenging his detention. Some ministers have accused the Liberals of ‘playing politics’ by siding with the Greens to delay passing laws within a 36-hour window. The Opposition has accused Labor of trying to pass legislation “on the fly”. “We took it on good faith and face value that it was urgent but wanted the Senate to interrogate whether that was indeed true,” Liberal MP Keith Wolahan told Sky News Australia. “As the thread was pulled from the Department officials, they couldn’t make the case that it was urgent, so we should never do legislation on the fly like this.”

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Anthony Albanese has to remove either the Immigration Minister or the Home Affairs Minister after they “ran for cover” at the end of a press conference about detainee policies, says Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran. “Because why have we got two Immigration ministers, or one under the titular head of Home Affairs at the one press conference which only lasted 11 minutes and then they ran for cover,” he told Sky News Australia. “Andrew Giles is not up to the Immigration job – he is a former Immigration lawyer and an advocate for refugees. “Clare O’Neil is the senior minister, should be handling it all. “Either merge Andrew Giles’ roles or responsibilities into the bigger department and let her manage and prosecute these issues or get rid of one of them.”

Entertainment commentator Shane A. Bassett has heaped praise on the “legacy” of Kung Fu Panda as he predicted the fourth instalment of the franchise to be the “big hit of the Easter season”. “It has been going for about 20 years now, this legacy of Kung Fu Panda,” Mr Bassett told Sky News Australia. “We are on the fourth movie, and there has been a television show. “I think it is going to be the big hit of the Easter season.” Mr Bassett gave the movie a rating of four out of five stars.

Tropical Cyclone Gamane has battered Madagascar and left 18 people dead with thousands more displaced. The weather system struck the country with gale-force winds and heavy rain. The impact destroyed several bridges and inundated homes with water. There are fears the death toll could rise further in the aftermath of the cyclone. Authorities have reported four people are still missing.

Officials estimate it could take one month for the Port of Baltimore to reopen. Recovery operations remain on hold as a large crane attempts to clear debris following this week's incident in the US. The spread of debris comes from the Baltimore bridge which collapsed after a cargo ship crashed into one of its pillars. Maryland's Governor warns the recovery and salvage operation will be difficult as President Joe Biden commits to federal support to rebuild the bridge. The port is one of the biggest and busiest ports in the US.

Budget airline Bonza has launched the first-ever direct flight from the Sunshine Coast to Tasmania. The low-cost carrier is using the busy Easter long weekend to launch its latest domestic connection. The flight path takes it between the Noosa and Launceston. Bonza will operate two flights on the path per week. This will reportedly allow more than 38,000 passengers to travel between the two destinations annually.

Republican strategist Colin Reed says the scene of the Baltimore bridge collapsing after being crashed into by a cargo ship was “jarring to many”. “Lives were lost which is most important,” Mr Reed told Sky News Australia. “I’m sure those who were driving the ship have questions to answer about their role. “It is going to be a big, expensive job and I think infrastructure is one of those things that used to be a bipartisan issue – we will see if it is now. “Somehow, President Biden has said the federal government is going to pick up the tab for the whole thing.”