Stepmates Studios Founder Mark Nicholson has raised concerns with Macquarie Bank going cashless as Australia “used to be the envy of the world” for its bank notes. The bank plans to ditch the use of cash this month. “We used to be the pride of the world,” Mr Nicholson told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “It was plastic, it didn’t rip – you could put them in the wash. “I’m kind of sad to see them go – hands off my money, Macquarie.”

Former US army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane says sources reveal Hamas leader Yahywa Sinwar is protecting himself and his family with multiple Israeli hostages. Mr Keane joined Sky News host Andrew Bolt to discuss Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. “My sources tell me that Sinwar, who is the number one leader in Gaza of the Hamas organization, has 15-20 hostages protecting him and his family,” Mr Keane said. “That’s why they have these hostages to guarantee their survival. “Israel is absolutely right in putting military pressure on them to force the release of the hostages."

Sky News host Chris Kenny has compared Macquarie Bank going completely cashless to a “pub with no beer”. “This is the first bank now that’s telling us it’s going completely cashless,” Mr Kenny said. “This is hard to get your head around. “It’s a bit like a pub with no beer. “Surely, a bank with no cash?”

This week on Power Hour, the person more "unpopular" than Meghan Markle revealed, chaos erupts across US college campuses amid anti-Israel protests, Hamas uses TikTok to fund terrorism, and US president Joe Biden's staggering gaffe count this year.

Sky News host Chris Kenny says it seems like none of our personal information is “private” anymore. Mr Kenny said data breaches are happening “almost every day”. “Yesterday it was Qantas, with some frequent flyers able to view strangers' account details. “And today, up to a million people who visited and signed into clubs in NSW have had some of their details shared online.” 17 venues around the state are believed to have been impacted by the breach.

News Corp Columnist Angela Mollard says the loathing for Meghan Markle in the UK is “palpable”. Ms Mollard joined Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power to discuss the latest news with the royals. “I was over there last year and everybody I spoke to … they just cannot tolerate her,” Ms Mollard said. “There is no love for her – I don’t know how you win that PR exercise. “Newspapers have been speculating on what the PR message should be for Meghan – one of which was I amusedly noted is ‘be less American’.”

Sky News host Chris Kenny says the government spending a “billion dollars” for a quantum computing project is a “hell of a worry”. “Another issue … this Future Made in Australia,” Mr Kenny said. “A pot of gold the government has come up with, where they are picking winners in industries they like, or projects they like, a lot of them, green energy. “But a billion dollars, for a quantum computing project in Queensland, just out of the blue. “This is a hell of a worry, isn’t it?”

Nationals MP Keith Pitt says it is a “miracle” the Grattan Institute identified national electricity market instability. “It is a miracle,” he told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “I read through some of that, and it identifies things like, guess what, the national electricity market has a building reliability problem. “Well, who knew? “Well, we did … this is what happens when you fill it with things which are intermittent.”

Sky News host Chris Kenny says Grattan Institute have “finally woken up” to renewables being unreliable. “On this Grattan Institute report, now they are a green-left think tank,” Mr Kenny said. “They have been full on for the renewables transition for decades. “Yet they have finally come out with a report saying, hang on a second. “We are headed for disaster, we are not going to have enough power, we are not going to build enough transmission in time.”

Anti-Israel student protesters at the University of California have made a long list of requests as they seemingly prepare for battle. The protesters sent out the requests on Wednesday as they clashed with counter-protesters on UCLA’s grounds. The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) requested skater helmets, shields, wood for barriers and elbow and knee pads. Headlamps, airsoft goggles, gas masks, flashlights with strobe and utility gloves, adding the gloves are required, “especially for small hands” were also listed. On Wednesday, UCLA announced all classes were cancelled following the clash between anti-Israel and pro-Israel protesters. SJP alleged the group attacked the UCLA encampment with pepper spray and bricks, which they explain is why they’ve requested shields and gas masks.

Assistant Charities, Competition and Treasury Minister Andrew Leigh discusses another “Labor competition reform”. The announcement was about consumers and small business advocates to have powers as a designated complainant. “Providing a fast-tracked process for small business advocates and consumer advocates to have their views heard,” Mr Leigh told Sky News Australia. “They can bring it to the attention of the competition watchdog. “Have it dealt with in 90 days.”

Australian Jewish Association’s Dr David Adler says the Australian government is “missing in action” when it comes to calling out anti-Semitism. Mr Adler joined Sky News host Chris Kenny to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism being seen on university campuses. “Our government is missing in action,” Mr Adler said. “I think the minister for university campuses is the Minister of Education, Jason Clare. “We have heard almost nothing from him.”

Assistant Competition, Charities and Treasury Minister Andrew Leigh has discussed the beer "duopoly" with Australians paying "too much" for the alcohol. This comes amid the nation-wide increase in beer prices. “The beer industry in Australia is essentially a duopoly,” Mr Leigh told Sky News Australia. “The impact of that duopoly had been that Australians were paying too much for beer. “It's important to make sure that we get more competition into the economy.”

Australian Jewish Association’s Dr David Adler says the chanting of intifada at the University of Sydney “goes beyond political discussion”. Mr Adler joined Sky News host Chris Kenny to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism on university campuses. “Anyone with the remotest education would know intifada is a violent uprising,” Mr Adler said. “It involves suicide bombings and killing civilians in mass stabbings. “To be calling for that on the University of Sydney goes beyond political discussion.”

World Vision CEO Daniel Wordsworth says there has been a “lack of response” by the international community on the crisis in Sudan. Mr Wordsworth's comments come as a major crisis is unfolding in Sudan following a year of conflict that has left millions of children displaced and fleeing violence. “It’s a regional issue that’s kind of fuelling this,” Mr Wordsworth told Sky News Australia. “You have a lack of response by the international community because we’re very focused on things like Gaza and Ukraine and other parts of the world. “You have a lack of funding being dedicated to humanitarian relief inside Sudan.”

World Central Kitchen is resuming operations in Gaza after a number of its aid workers were killed by Israeli Defence Forces’ airstrikes. 44-year-old Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was one of seven World Central Kitchen workers killed when an Israeli airstrike struck their van returning from delivering food in Northern Gaza. “Can’t give up in the face of these things, and I do salute World Central Kitchen for starting again – Zomi was a special person, my heart goes out to her family still,” World Vision CEO Daniel Wordsworth told Sky News Australia. “In the face of these things, you have to act. We can’t sit here and not do something. “There’s hope because these things, even though they become in the news, they are so bright and they are so vivid and they are so appalling and they become so dominant in our imagination, but the truth is the world is much better than all of these things. “We have the ability to respond – there are people like Zomi that are ready to go and actually act, and so we can sort of throw ourselves into these environments and literally make the world better for these people.”

GB News host Darren Grimes has slammed Meghan Markle after she found a way to make the African nation of Nigeria “all about her”.  “At last year’s Invictus Games tournament, Harry and Meghan were given this commemorative plaque thing from Nigeria’s Chief of Defence, and it read – she was given a nickname ... they called her a ‘legendary warrior princess’,” Mr Grimes told Sky News host Rita Panahi.  “I hate to break it to Nigeria, but she ain’t a royal wife; she gave all that up because she thought it was too difficult – such a warrior princess she is.  “I mean, how utterly pathetic.   “It’s absurd because this is a D-list actress that decided she’s too good for charity galas and public duties now saying that she has some link to Nigeria in the same way that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, says he has a link to Ireland.”

World Vision CEO Daniel Wordsworth says half of Sudan’s population is in “dire need” of humanitarian assistance. Mr Wordsworth described it as an “incredibly difficult situation” that “seems to be getting worse”. “Sudan is just underneath Egypt, and it’s bordered with South Sudan and places like Chad, and it’s been in turmoil for really a number of years,” he told Sky News Australia.  “About five years ago, the sort of infamous Basheer, the dictator there, was overthrown, there was some tenuous years of civilian government, and then one year ago, two competing generals started fighting in the city of Khartoum,” he told Sky News Australia. “What we’re seeing is like a continual falling of dominos with the situation getting worse on a monthly basis. “Over the last 12 months, we’ve been hoping to see an improvement, but actually, it’s getting much worse. “You have half of the country … in dire need of humanitarian assistance. “Now they’re moving into countries like South Sudan for safety, and that’s really not a place you want to go to for safety.”

The number of students identifying as non-binary has increased by 20 per cent since the pandemic. The rise in non-binary identification among students comes as schools introduce gender-neutral uniforms and combined facilities. South Australian teachers are offering training sessions to support gender diversity. Teachers are encouraged to use inclusive language when communicating with students, faculty and parents. Data released by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and reporting Authority reveals that at least 2,560 students enrolled as non-binary last year, according to the Australian.

A group of Ukrainians have painted hundreds of traditional Easter eggs in a bid to have UNESCO recognise their craft in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements. The group painted more than 800 eggs during a seven-hour period. A painter at the event labelled the art form as an important cultural symbol as Ukraine continues to fight the Russian invasion. Ukraine also set the record for the largest mass painting of Easter eggs. The Easter eggs will be handed to the defenders on the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war.