Sky News host Liz Storer says it is “not that hard” to teach a child to read and write. New data shows that a third of students in Australian schools are struggling to read. Ms Storer said children are smart and “pick it up quickly”. “These state schools are making stupid people. “That should make every parent do a double take.”

Sky News host James Morrow says Australia is the only country in the world that “can’t have a celebration about anything”. Every year in Australia, protests take place across the country to oppose Australia Day celebrations. Mr Morrow told Sky News host Paul Murray that children are being taught that Australia is a “horrible country built on genocide”. “That’s what they teach. “We should simply go and buy the curriculum off the shelf from a place like Singapore and just simply run a curriculum that works.”

Sky News host James Morrow says there needs to be a “bigger talk” about the Australian curriculum. Mr Morrow’s comments come after a third of students in Australian schools are struggling to read. The Australian curriculum is a “vehicle for propaganda”, he told Sky News host Paul Murray. “Anybody out there who's got kids or grandkids knows what they teach about Australia. “We know that it’s not positive.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says the world needs “guys like Elon Musk” to help face organisations trying to crack down on “misinformation”. “The World Economic Forum saying this is the single biggest issue that we’re tackling this year,” Ms Storer said. “Misinformation and disinformation. “It is not a coincidence that they are all on the same page. “We need guys like Musk because only someone with pockets that deep and an attitude that sharp can we stick it to these people who are in power.”

The Australian’s National Editor Dennis Shanahan says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was “attacking the Greens” during Question Time in relation to negative gearing changes. Mr Shanahan told Sky News host Peta Credlin that Labor is fighting the Coalition but also the Greens on their stance on negative gearing. “The Coalition is coming from the right, saying ‘rule out changes to negative gearing, we are not going to change negative gearing, just rule it out’,” he said. “We’ve seen some pretty wishy-washy attempts to refuse to rule it out. “The Greens are demanding they get rid of negative gearing. “The Prime Minister today has become more and more aggressive towards the Greens.”

The Right to Disconnect legislation is a “massive upheaval” as businesses are likely to become less flexible for their employees, Sky News host Chris Kenny says. “This is a massive upheaval, and one of the things that a lot of business leaders are starting to point out is that if you want this right to disconnect from work ... then workplaces are going to be a lot less flexible,” Mr Kenny said. Under the law, workers will obtain the legal right to ignore phone calls and emails made by their employers outside of working hours. The company is able to be penalised if contact is deemed unreasonable and initiated on unpaid time. Business groups have criticised the reform, arguing it would impede the growth of organisations in what was an already uncertain economic period and further bind them in red tape.

The head of NATO blasts Donald Trump over a recent rally where he put the “lives of US and allied troops at risk”, Sky News host Peta Credlin says. “A speech Donald Trump gave to a weekend rally in South Carolina where he recalled a conversation he had with an unnamed NATO member and what he would let Russia do to them,” Ms Credlin said. “The response from NATO has been swift. “The head of NATO saying Trump is putting the lives of US and allied troops at risk. “Regardless of your views about Trump – this is a worrying sign perhaps of a new American isolationism though if Trump is to win.”

Queensland Premier Steven Miles thinks achieving net zero is more important than providing Queenslanders with cheap, reliable energy, Sky News host Rita Panahi says. The Premier is set to introduce new laws to raise the state’s emissions reduction target and decriminalise sex work, according to The Australian. Mr Miles will introduce legislation to lock in a new carbon emissions reduction target of 75 per cent below 2005 levels by 2035 and net zero by 2050. “Queensland lives off coal royalties – it’s the biggest export,” Ms Panahi said. “It employs tens of thousands of Queenslanders and coal royalties are expected to provide $9.2 billion in revenue in 2023-24 financial year.”

The world should be “extremely worried” about Donald Trump’s recent words at a rally indicating he “fully intends to betray” NATO’s article five, ASPI Senior Analyst Malcolm Davis says. “What you have seen over the weekend is Donald Trump essentially indicating that he fully intends to betray NATO’s most important element of its charter,” Mr Davis told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “Article five, which says an attack on one, is an attack on all. “And at the same time, he has indicated that he fully supports Russia attacking NATO states. “That to me is a gross betrayal of NATO’s trust and it should be sending warning signals flashing bright scarlet red around the world about Donald Trump’s intentions.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced Israel’s war with Hamas is near and “victory is within reach”. During an interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister said Hamas forces have been pushed to their final Gaza stronghold. Netanyahu insisted on continuing the war to achieve a complete defeat of Hamas and deliver a decisive blow. “We have already destroyed three-quarters of Hamas' organized terrorist battalions. Three-quarters, 18 out of 24 – we're not going to leave the other six,” he said. “That would be like you leaving a quarter of ISIS in Iraq in place and you say, 'Well they can have their little territory. It's OK,” he said.

The Albanese government’s ‘Help to Buy’ scheme is set to be debated in parliament this week. Sky News host Kieran Gilbert says the Greens have “unveiled one of their bargaining chips”. Mr Gilbert said the move by the Greens hopes to pressure the government to change the rules around negative gearing. The Greens have claimed the scheme would only raise housing prices and make it harder for renters and first-home buyers to enter the market. “The negative gearing numbers really show you don’t want to touch it with a barge pole,” Mr Gilbert said.

The disability sector is “very lucky” the Albanese Labor government developed a tax cut plan which greatly benefits them, says NDIS Minister Bill Shorten. “The award wage for a disability support worker level 2, which is one of the most common occupation categories, these people earn $35 an hour,” Mr Shorten said during parliamentary Question Time on Monday. “Thank goodness Labor got elected in 2022, they’ve had about 11.2 per cent movement in their award wages. “They earn about $63,000 a year. “Because of Labor’s bigger, better, fairer tax cuts, they’re going to get $1,290 extra in the next year.”

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government’s “one underlying principle” to combat online gambling addiction is “harm minimisation”. Ms Rowland said she had her department meet with a “broad range” of digital platforms, broadcasters, and academics to consult on minimising gambling addiction. “Like many Australians, the government is very concerned about the extent of gambling ads and their impacts which is one of the reasons why we established the House of Representatives inquiry into online gambling,” she said during Question Time on Monday. “Now since receiving the committee’s report, we have been consulting with key stakeholders on the committee’s recommendations, and there’s over 30 of them. “My department has met with a broad range of stakeholders including broadcasters, sporting codes, digital platforms, and I have met with a number of harm reduction advocates, public health experts, and academics.”

Former butler to King Charles Grant Harrold says Prince William is “more than capable” of taking over the throne. It comes after questions last week were raised on whether or not the Prince of Wales was ready to take over the throne following King Charles’ shock cancer diagnosis. “Prince William absolutely would be more than ready,” Mr Harrold told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “Interestingly, his quite a lot older than his grandmother when she became queen at 26; it’s a huge age difference. “So, he’d be more than ready.”

Daily Mirror Royal Editor Russell Myers has joined Sky News host Caroline Di Russo to discuss what King Charles' cancer diagnosis means for the royal family. Buckingham Palace last week announced that the monarch had been identified to have a form of cancer during a hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement. “It’s about keeping calm and carrying on, no doubt the queen is going to be talking on more duties,” Mr Myers told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “Prince William is coming back to work, he’s had his first couple of engagements last week … but he is going to have a lot on his shoulders. “So, whether his taking extra duties at home or abroad remains to be seen we still don’t know how it’s going to work out. “But I do think it's going to be a bit more of a sharing of those main jobs.”

Regional Development Minister Kristy McBain says the Albanese government is “getting on” and delivering what they said they were “going to do”. Ms McBain says the government’s tax changes have been “really clear”. “The amended stage three, the increased PRRT tax, taxing multi-nationals,” she told Sky News Australia. “We have not been talking about negative gearing. “The opposition is talking about it; the Greens have been talking about it. “We’re getting on and delivering what we’ve said we’re going to do and they’re the changes we’ve already outlined.”

Alcohol and Barnaby Joyce are a “bad mix”, says former Labor minister Graham Richardson. Mr Richardson’s remarks come after the former deputy prime minister was filmed swearing on the ground after drinks in Canberra last week. “It’s not the first time,” Mr Richardson told Sky News Australia. “This is a problem Barnaby has to watch. “You can’t just let it continue.”

Prince Harry’s “crusade” against the media doesn’t show any sign of ending soon, says News Corp columnist Louise Roberts. This comes after Prince Harry settled his case against Mirror Group Newspapers over the phone hacking scandal and is set to receive a substantial payout. "Despite settling the cases against Mirror Group, this is a crusade and it doesn’t show any sign of ending soon," Ms Roberts told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. Ms Roberts said Prince Harry is on a "mission" to be "at war with journalists" which so far hasn’t really worked well for him, despite the settlements. “Whereas William of course has found a way to work with the media.”

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says he reckons the Greens will get “increased votes” at the next election. Mr Clennell says it will be “including and especially with younger voters”. His comments come as the Greens are set to put pressure on the Labor government to reduce negative gearing. “A change with negative gearing is unpopular across the board but I would imagine it is popular with younger people,” Mr Clennell said. “Who are fed up with ridiculous house prices and ridiculous rents”.

Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite says the Albanese government’s Industrial Relations reforms will ensure people have a “reasonable right to disconnect” when they’re not at work. Mr Thistlethwaite says that increasingly people are “required to connect after hours” particularly through “emails and other forms of social media”. “What we’re trying to do here is make sure that people are having a reasonable result and a reasonable right to disconnect when they’re not at work,” he told Sky News Australia. “The distinction about when people are at work and when people are on family time at home has become so blurred over the last decade because of the ability of the boss to connect with their workers. “It should be reasonable that a person has the opportunity to disconnect and spend time with their family … without being asked to immediately get on to a particular task.”