REA Group Senior Economist Eleanor Creagh says auction volumes are remaining “unseasonably strong”. Ms Creagh said property selling activity remains “pretty robust”. “We’re seeing that clearance rates are remaining pretty strong also. “So probably incentivising this continued strength in auction activity around the country.” In partnership with realestate.com.au

The ASX 200 broke a three-day losing streak on Friday after it rose 0.96 per cent. Telix Pharmaceuticals rose 15.31 per cent, and Alumina lifted 4.41 per cent. Goodman Group fell 1.84 per cent, and IDP Education was down 1.79 per cent.

Former Trump senior advisor Christian Whiton has blasted the “kangaroo court” which convicted Donald Trump for an “ill-defined” crime. Former US president Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York hush money case. Sentencing is set for July 11. “The verdict’s an outrage, I think,” Mr Whiton told Sky News host James Morrow. “It was a crime that was ill-defined; it looked all along as if it were a kangaroo court. “The outcome was pre-ordained.”

Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite reacts to former US president Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. “The alliance that Australia has with the United States is fundamental to our own security going back to World War Two, and the alliance is much bigger than any one personality,” Mr Thistlethwaite told Sky News Australia. “I’m confident, and the government is confident, that regardless of who is in the White House post-November, the alliance between our nations … will go from strength to strength in the future.”

Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen says Donald Trump is “not going anywhere” for the Republicans and jailing him would “just inflame supporters” of him even more. Former US president Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York hush money case. Sentencing is set for July 11. “Donald Trump is not going anywhere for the Republicans,” Ms Nielsen told Sky News host James Morrow. “This case doesn’t mean he’s going anywhere for this upcoming election. “When we’re talking about the theoretical prospect of him being in a jail cell, it would take an extraordinary read of sentencing guidelines to put him in a jail cell – I think that would have a real chance of just inflaming supporters of Donald Trump even more than they already are.”

Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen says senior Republicans are “backing” Donald Trump following the former president being found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York hush money case. Sentencing is set for July 11. “What we have seen in senior Republicans backing Donald Trump in,” Ms Nielsen told Sky News host James Morrow. “We’ve seen Mike Johnson immediately put out a statement criticising this entire case and calling it an abuse of power; we’ve seen Tim Scott … who’s widely touted as being one of his top picks for Vice-President, putting a very fierce statement out criticising this.”

Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen says Alvin Bragg had to use a law which “hasn’t been used before” to “get this done”. Former US president Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York hush money case. Sentencing is set for July 11. “Don’t forget as well, before this, his [Alvin Bragg] predecessor wouldn’t this case, and they had to pick up a bit of novel law that hasn’t been used before. “It’s a bit of an interpretation there to say they just followed the law. No, they really worked at getting this done. “They had to try something new to get this done.”

Australian homeowners may need to wait until the end of next year for a rate cut. This comes as inflation remains stubbornly high, lifting to 3.6 per cent in the month of April. Sky News Australia was joined by AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver to discuss inflation.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says "the jury has spoken" after former US president Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in a bombshell verdict. The Manhattan jurors spent about 11 hours deliberating in total across two days. Mr Bragg has spoken out about former US President Donald Trump’s charges. "The only voice that matters is the voice of the jury," Mr Bragg said. "And the jury has spoken." Donald Trump spoke to the media shortly after the verdict was handed down and remained defiant in the face of being found guilty.

Former US president Donald Trump has been found guilty in 34 counts of falsifying business documents and is set to face sentencing in July. There will be an appeal to the state-level appeals court and possibly could go to the Supreme Court. According to sentencing guidelines, without a previous conviction, former US president Donald Trump would qualify for a Class E felony, which is a low class, meaning he should not be getting any jail time, says Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen. "It is up to the discretion of the judge in the end," she said.

Sky News host Paul Murray says there are “no surprises” that former US President Donald Trump has been “found guilty” in his hush money trial. The former US President has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business documents. Mr Murray said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ran on a “get Trump” and he “got him”.

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has slammed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as “weak”. Mr Joyce’s comments come after the Coalition accused Mr Albanese of putting his relationship with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden above the safety of Australians. A 2022 department submission has shown the main risks identified in direction 99 were concerns over how the policy would be received by New Zealand. “He hasn’t had the capacity to come in as the boss and to say, mate, I’m dealing with this,” Mr Joyce said.

Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records. Former US Federal Prosecutor Scott Tenley says this means “the jury bought what the prosecution’s theory was”. “That Donald Trump was involved in paying Stormy Daniels money to cover up his affair with her.”

Rock superstar Jon Bon Jovi has confirmed the wedding between his son Jacob Bongiovi and British actress Millie Bobby Brown. The singer responded to media speculation, saying on a UK TV show “they’re absolutely fantastic together". He added that the event was low-key. The couple confirmed their relationship on Instagram on November 1, 2021.

There are reports a Jetstar plane has veered off the runway at Christchurch Airport in New Zealand. There are no reports of injuries at this stage. Sky News understands the incident happened as flight JQ225 landed in Christchurch from Auckland.

The Olympic torch passed through the Normandy American Cemetery to embody a message of bringing nations together. The Olympic torch arrived from the sea as part of the Olympic Torch relay. It was passed along by several French athletes. 1,300 school children gathered near the memorial to watch the torch.

United States President Joe Biden has secretly given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with American weapons. They have been given permission to strike solely near the area of Kharkiv. Sky News UK US Correspondent Mark Stone says “what this is I think … it is adapting to a fast-changing situation on the ground it is now approaching the height of summer in Ukraine, that is the best time for Russia to be able to advance.”

Former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger claims the ABC ratings have gone down "successively" due to the network's lack of impartiality. “No one who watches politics seriously thinks of the ABC as anything like impartial or independent,” Mr Kroger told Sky News host Paul Murray. “The bottom line is the ABC is not impartial, everybody knows that. That’s one of the reasons their ratings have gone down successively.”

Former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger has hit out at ABC managing director David Anderson after he appeared before a Senate committee following controversial comments made by high-profile journalist Laura Tingle. Mr Kroger labelled the ABC boss a “cork in the ocean”. “David Anderson just proved once again in the senate today he's not up to the job of being managing director,” Mr Kroger told Sky News host Paul Murray.

ATA consulting Peter Kerr has discussed whether nuclear power should be part of Australians future energy mix in the move to net zero. “In Australia, I don’t see it financially stacking up given the advantages we have around renewable energy and gas,” Mr Kerr told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “And we’ve not got a big market. “I think the challenge is it’s a little bit of a distraction in Australia, it will take at least 20 years from the start to get something up so. “So look I don’t disagree with the premise I guess, what’s the harm in at least planning for maybe plan C, if you need it in 2050, well let's at least start now having those conversations.”