NYPD officers have moved in on anti-Israel activists on Monday following days of protests across the city. In a tweet by NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry, he stated NYU requested police help to remove individuals who did not leave. “There is a pattern of behaviour occurring on campuses across our nation, in which individuals attempt to occupy a space in defiance of school policy,” he wrote. “Rest assured, in NYC the NYPD stands ready to address these prohibited and subsequently illegal actions whenever we are called upon.” As police made their way through the large crowd of activists, some formed a human chain to prevent others from being arrested. Those who were detained were placed into police buses and vans and removed from the area.

Aviation Expert Geoffrey Thomas says Qantas is “late to the game” offering free Wi-Fi on international flights. Mr Thomas said there is a reason for its late introduction. “Wi-Fi internationally is a little bit hit and miss – or it has been up until now,” he told Sky News Australia. “That’s what Qantas wanted to avoid. “They wanted to have something that was robust that would deliver to every single passenger the ability to livestream.”

16 artists and music figures have been inducted into this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ozzy Osbourne, Cher and Mary J. Blige are just some who were added to the exclusive list. The Black Sabbath frontman had already been inducted with the band in 2006. However, he is now being recognised for his solo career. Businesswoman and producer Suzanne de Passe is also being recognised for paving the way for women in music as one of the first leading female executives.

Rugby League immortal Wally Lewis is calling on the government to fund an education campaign so school children can learn about the dangers of concussion. The Maroons great has been diagnosed with probable CTE, a form of dementia, from multiple head knocks from his playing days. Neurologist Dr Rowena Mobbs explains the dangers of concussions. “We have a plan in place, and I think that the government now need to step up and provide this $18 million worth of funding to ensure that our children have opportunities for safer sport,” Dr Mobbs told Sky News Australia. “Part of the initiative is educating our kids in schools through sport with the leadership of people like Wally to say, how can we reduce head injury. “People who should be considering their risk of CTE are those who have played at least ten years of contact collision sports at the higher level or had other repeated head injury exposure.”

Former Labor Senator Stephen Conroy says the ACTU has a “long and tragic history”. Mr Conroy told Sky News Australia that the ACTU’s reputation is particularly bad “when it comes to the Middle East”. “Of being outrageously … anti-Israeli. “A statement that refuses to address, which they put out yesterday, refuses to address Hamas’ atrocities that commenced this war. “No accountability, no questions.”

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has slammed the behaviour of X owner Elon Musk as “appalling”. This follows his refusal to remove videos of the recent Sydney stabbing attacks at Bondi Junction Westfield and Wakeley Church from the platform. Ms Hanson-Young has labelled Mr Musk as a “narcissistic cowboy” who carries on like he’s in the “wild west”. The Senator has called for an “overhaul of the regulation of these big tech platforms”. “The community expects the government to do more than ask politely. “We have to dismantle their business model.”

The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the Kokoda Track has “tremendously important” significance to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Mr Albanese is in Papua New Guinea ahead of his historic trek along the Kokoda Trail in the lead-up to ANZAC Day. The Prime Minister touched down just a day after China’s Foreign Minister flew out of Port Moresby. “The Kokoda Track is tremendously important to Australia symbolically,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “It’s tremendously important to Papua New Guinea. “It’s a site where Papua New Guineans helped Australian servicemen, and I think the Prime Minister is doing 100 per cent the right thing by spending time in Papua New Guinea and spending time with the PNG Prime Minister.”

US President Joe Biden has condemned anti-Semitism at US universities but also supported the pro-Palestine protesters. Biden’s comments came on Monday during an event in Virginia for Earth Day, joined by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I condemn the antisemitic protests, that’s why I’ve set up a program to deal with that,” he said. “I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.” A Jewish professor at Columbia University, Shai Davidai, has called the protests at the school a “hostile takeover”. “It's a showdown of support for Hamas on one hand and Western civilization on the other hand. The showdown is happening on Columbia's campus,” he said.

The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan has given Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “full marks” for his trip to Papua New Guinea. Mr Albanese is in Papua New Guinea ahead of his historic trek along the Kokoda Trail in the lead-up to ANZAC Day. The Prime Minister touched down just a day after China’s Foreign Minister flew out of Port Moresby. “Full marks to Prime Minister Albanese for this,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “The South Pacific requires constant attention. “You can’t succeed in the South Pacific unless you show up.”

The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says university campuses across the United States are facing the “very serious situation” of “vile anti-Semitic pogroms”. New York’s Columbia University has cancelled in-person classes due to rising tensions over pro-Palestinian demonstrations. More than a hundred people have been arrested on campus since the rallies began. “I think it’s a very serious situation for America,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “It’s part of the breakdown of civility and basic willingness to abide by the law in America. “It’s a complex situation. “What you’ve got now in campuses across America is a situation of vile anti-Semitic pogroms which are reminiscent of Europe in the 19th century.”

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has “welcomed” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to Papua New Guinea as it “drives those relationships forward”. Mr Albanese is in Papua New Guinea ahead of his historic trek along the Kokoda Trail in the lead-up to ANZAC Day. The Prime Minister touched down just a day after China’s Foreign Minister flew out of Port Moresby. “It’s welcomed that the Prime Minister is in Papua New Guinea,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “The visit just before Prime Minister Albanese’s of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is well and truly a reminder that the battle for the relationships and positions of different countries across our region is a constant one. “There will be a consistent attempt to try to shape and frame those relationships by others … in different ways, and we need to make sure that Australia, together with all our other friends and partners, are there driving those relationships forward in ways that underpin respect for the sovereignty of those countries.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has discussed the “very important” relationship Australia has with Papua New Guinea. Mr Albanese is in Papua New Guinea ahead of his historic trek along the Kokoda Trail in the lead-up to ANZAC Day. The Prime Minister touched down just a day after China’s Foreign Minister flew out of Port Moresby. “The relationship with Papua New Guinea is very important and we signed an upgraded defence agreement when he was in Australia last December,” Mr Albanese told Sky News Australia. “Prime Minister Marape was the first Pacific leader to address our Parliament in February. “I was the first foreign leader to address the Parliament here in Port Moresby last year. “We are less than 1,000 kilometres from the mainland of Australia from Cape York, and so it’s a very important and close relationship that we have. “It was certainly forged during World War Two, and ever since then, we’ve been mates, and we will continue to be so into the future.”

Israel’s military intelligence chief has taken responsibility for officials’ failures leading up to the October 7 attack and has resigned. Major General Aharon Haliva is the first senior figure to quit over Hamas’ attack. Israeli military and intelligence officials missed or ignored multiple warnings leading up to Hamas’ attack on October 7. Haliva says that he ‘will carry the horrible pain of the war with him forever’. He will retire once a successor is selected.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has slammed Elon Musk as “dead wrong” after he failed to comply with a request from the eSafety Commissioner. Billionaire Elon Musk has mocked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s social media crackdown hours after his platform was again ordered to remove graphic content. “He’s dead wrong,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “We all support legitimate free speech, but, ultimately, these freedoms do have limits when it comes to content and information that can be harmful. “In this type of case, what we know is images … are not only disturbing in and of themselves but they are frequently used by people to stir up trouble in communities. “Elon Musk’s arguments run completely counter to the facts and the evidence as to how this type of information is used in a dangerous way that drives disharmony and discord within our community.”

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has called on social media companies to use their “immense technological power” to “remove” violent content from their platforms. Billionaire Elon Musk has mocked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s social media crackdown hours after his platform was again ordered to remove graphic content. “I think there’s a pretty clear message for social media companies, and that there’s one law in Australia, everybody should comply with the law in Australia and the law has been built on the basis of Australian values and Australian standards,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “We don’t want our children or other Australians exposed to dangerous, violent online content, and we do expect social media platforms to be able to use their immense technological power … to be able to remove such content. “They definitely have the capabilities and power to remove this stuff and to do so much faster and more comprehensively than they chose to do so at present.”

Opening statements have been heard in the criminal trial of former US president Donald Trump. Mr Trump has left court after an early finish to day one. He is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to keep an affair secret. Mr Trump denies the allegations and rejected claims of wrongdoing in other cases against him. “Everyone knows … I did nothing wrong,” he said. “This is a Biden witch hunt to keep me off the campaign trail.”

There are plans to ban Lake Eyre from the general public unless people get permission from the local Indigenous community to enter the area due to its cultural significance. Sky News host James Macpherson joined Sky News hosts Caleb Bond and Liz Storer to discuss the plan to limit the public from visiting the area. “The latest place to now be banned from public without permission is Lake Eyre, where the local Indigenous community have claimed that it’s sacred and has cultural significance,” says Mr Macpherson. “The National Parks and Wildlife services have agreed and so they’ve made a draft management plan that would require all visitors to Lake Eyre to get permission from the local Indigenous community before entering the lake or setting foot on it. “Helpfully, the National Parks and Wildlife services have said you will be allowed to fly over it without permission.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond says a push for increased penalties for knife crime is a “knee jerk reaction”. NSW Police have called for tougher knife crime penalties, including penalties for parents who allow their children to carry them. NSW Premier Chris Minns has considered looking at existing legislation to see if potential changes could prevent attacks. “How are they going to decide whether or not parents have allowed children to carry a knife?” Mr Bond said. “What is this achieving except to be a knee jerk reaction to a tragic but rare event that we saw in Sydney last week?”

Questions have been raised over who former US president Donald Trump may choose to be his vice president ahead of the nation’s election. Sky News contributor Kosha Gada says Mr Trump is “notorious” for being unpredictable in politics and that it’s “anybody’s guess” for who would be chosen. “I would think of it in a few categories – so there are some of these moderate Republicans that have sort of come home to him or come in his direction, people like Nancy Mace, Elise Stefanik, JD Vance … who are all sort of critical or even moderate to him years ago but over the course of the past three to four years have really actually come out as strong supporters of him. “The other category is the conservative firebrands like Vivek Ramaswamy who made a name for himself in the primary Kari Lake from Arizona. “Tucker Carlson’s name has been floated out there – you know the former Fox News host who has a huge audience.”

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