Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has hit out at American rapper Cardi B for a now-deleted post targeting hurricane-prone states which voted for Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland discussed the government’s decision to ban social media use for under 16-year-olds. Mr Albanese was questioned on the effectiveness of the ban considering how tech-savvy younger generations are becoming. “We think these laws will make a real positive difference,” Mr Albanese said. “That’s what we are doing here – making sure that we put in place laws that will make a difference.” The National Cabinet has agreed to the proposal and legislation is set to be introduced.

US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had a meltdown following Donald Trump being elected the 47th US President. In a video posted to Instagram, AOC warns America will enter an era of “fascism” with Trump as America’s next president. “This is going to be a very, very, very, challenging difficult time… for millions of people in this country. This is going to be a very scary time,” she said. In the leadup to the 2024 presidential election, Cortez campaigned across the country for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s campaign. Despite her efforts, Trump still won the election in a landslide, with much of his support coming from working-class Americans. “It’s an enormous setback because the fascist won a lot of working-class support, which has happened in history,” she said.

Germany's ruling coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner just hours after Donald Trump's US election win. The coalition collapsed due to disagreements over budget policy, with Lindner opposing tax hikes and debt increases. Scholz plans a parliamentary confidence vote on January 15, potentially leading to a snap election by March 2025. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said there's "absolutely no reason" to wait that long. "There is absolutely no reason to wait until January of next year to ask for a vote of confidence," he said. "The traffic light coalition no longer has a majority in the German Bundestag. "And so we have to call on the Chancellor, with a joint resolution of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, to call a vote of confidence immediately, by the beginning of next week at the latest."

Emergency crews are responding to a grass fire at Sydney Airport after an explosion on a Qantas flight during take-off. Aerial footage from the airport showed smoke billowing into the sky near a runway. The plane has landed safely.

Donald Trump’s victory has caused a mass leftie meltdown. The latest manifestation of that has been droves of unhinged women shaving their heads and posting the footage to social media, claiming they are protesting the patriarchy.

Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French says the American people have voted Donald Trump back into the White House because “things were so much better for everybody” under his first term. Donald Trump has won a decisive victory in the US Presidential Election over Kamala Harris, becoming only the second president in history to secure two non-consecutive terms. “They have just completely woken up and are like ‘man, were we wrong’,” Mr French told Sky News host Gabriella Power.

US President Joe Biden was seen smiling as he addressed the nation following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Biden was cheerfully greeted by staff at the White House Rose Garden as he made his way to the podium to congratulate Trump. During his speech, the 81-year-old spoke about his legacy as president and called for Americans to come together. Despite Biden’s vice president, Kamala Harris, having lost the election to Trump, the president did not appear upset about the defeat. Social media users reacted to President Biden’s speech, with many claiming he was “happy” that Harris lost the election. “Joe Biden is the happiest man in America today,” wrote political commentator Ben Shapiro.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles to be his White House chief of staff. Ms Wiles was Donald Trump’s campaign chair for the 2024 presidential election and will be the first female White House chief of staff in US history. Sky News Washington correspondent Annelise Nielsen broke down the latest appointment of Ms Wiles and her new role.

Judo Bank Chief Economic Advisor Warren Hogan claims Donald Trump’s election victory should see a better world economy in the “short term”. However, Mr Hogan warned increased inflation could be on the cards which could “complicate” rate cuts. “It’s a net positive in the short term,” Mr Hogan told Sky News Australia. “Obviously, there's these question marks about tariffs … but in the short term we’ve seen a very strong, positive reaction from the market. “The main impact for us [Australia] is we’re going to have a better world economy in the short term, probably a little bit more inflation … this does complicate the rate cut story. “I don’t think the implications are all that strong … we are going to continue to face our own domestic inflation and economic activity challenges.”

Griffith University Adjunct Professor Liam Hennessy says SEC chairman Gary Gensler is “on the way out” and will be replaced with someone more in favour of digital assets. Crypto companies spent more than $200 million on the US election campaigns of Democrats and Republicans – more than the total money put forward by Elon Musk to help Donald Trump. “Part of what that brief will look like is clarifying the regulatory landscape for those digital assets companies, specifically what is and isn’t a financial product over in the US,” Mr Hennessy told Sky News Australia.

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski examines the new US Federal Reserve announcement and the overnight shift in the markets since Trump’s monumental election win. Mr Piotrowski’s analysis comes after the central bank announced a rate cut of 0.25 per cent. “This is important because it was an expected outcome,” Mr Piotrowski told Sky News Australia. Mr Piotrowski continued, analysing the change in the market’s trajectory overnight. “We continue to see US equity markets hit new record highs adding to the muscular improvements we saw a day earlier,” he said. Presented by CommSec.

Seattle University Political Scientist Patrick Schoettmer claims the nomination process is not what “drove” the US election. Joe Biden has faced criticism for not stepping down from the presidential race sooner. The president contacted Donald Trump to congratulate him and to ensure the Democrats would assist with a peaceful transfer of power. “For Americans more broadly, I don’t think necessarily the ins and outs of the American nomination process is ultimately what drove this election,” Mr Schoettmer told Sky News Australia. “It was more about lingering dissatisfaction with the state of the economy.”

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed inflation and monetary policies during a press conference. Mr Powell’s comments come after the US Federal Reserve announced a rate cut of 0.25 per cent. Inflation and the state of the economy were prominent voter issues in the presidential election.

Sky News Australia Meteorologist Rob Sharpe examined anticipated heat waves and showers across parts of Australia. “For today, northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland will see showers and thunderstorms coming through,” Mr Sharpe said. “Heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail – all a threat. “Some pockets are in an extreme heatwave so it’s already feeling hot this November.”

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood examined the latest market trends following Donald Trump’s emphatic presidential election win. Mr Greenwood’s comments follow the US Federal Reserve cutting rates by 0.25 per cent. “Many people think the tariffs he [Trump] has talked about imposing on foreign imported goods to America will add to inflation in the future,” Mr Greenwood said. “The interest rate cuts many Americans are expecting, might not come to pass.”

'The Megyn Kelly Show' host Megyn Kelly claimed Kamala Harris's “disgusting and destructive” policies set her up to “fail” in the 2024 US election. “She started off hobbled to begin with because of the circumstances she helped create and the same is true on immigration,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “The policies were so disgusting and destructive that even an Obama-like politician would have had a serious uphill climb, but she's absolutely talentless as a politician and that was on full display for the past 108 days.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond has reacted to celebrities "losing the plot" after Kamala Harris’s decisive election loss. "The celebrities, of course, who got behind Kamala Harris. Well, they're all losing the plot now, can you believe it? The woman we backed, we thought that we as celebrities would be able to tell everyone what to do and they would just fall into line," Mr Bond said. "Well, of course, that is not what happened and in particular, it seems to be rappers who are having a bit of a meltdown."

Sky News contributor Megyn Kelly has commented on the “big head fake” pushed by the Democratic party about Donald Trump’s abortion position. “I've been so distressed over the gaslighting of the American people and of American women on the core issues that I know we care about,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “I mean, the Democrats define us entirely by our wombs and our ability to kill our unborn children. That is all they think we care about. “Abortion rights, which by the way, as we've discussed, is a state's right issue. It is not a federal issue. That's all been one big head fake.”

Newsweek Deputy Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon says the Democrat’s “immense contempt” for the working class helped give Donald Trump an edge in the election. “Their immense contempt for the working class the backbone of this country has been made so clear,” Ms Ungar-Sargon said. “As they continue to blame voters for Donald Trump’s win instead of saying he won because he gave dignity back to the American working class.”