The Albanese Labor government has committed to introducing a social media age limit. The world-leading legislation will mean Australians under the age of 16 will be banned from using social media apps. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a special cabinet meeting on Friday to ask states and territories to support the proposal. It will come into effect 12 months after passage of the legislation and will be reviewed following its commencement.

ASPI Senior Fellow Mark Watson claims Donald Trump’s consistent messaging and ability to “tap into” majority voter issues contributed to his emphatic election victory. Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States after winning over crucial battleground states such as Pennsylvania and historically Democrat areas. “Donald Trump was able to tap into the issues that mattered to the majority of people,” Mr Watson told Sky News Australia. “He [Trump] got that message and hammered it time and time again.”

Radio host Ray Hadley has publicly announced his retirement. The 2BG morning host will step away from full-time radio after 43 years. The Hall of Fame inductee will walk away from the industry after his final show on December 13 this year.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called out the Greens for continuing to demonstrate their “irresponsibility” following Greens Leader Adam Bandt’s comments on Donald Trump’s victory. Bandt has described Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election as “terrifying” and he has called on the Albanese government to tear up the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed Donald Trump’s presidential election win noting Australia and the United States are “bound by history”. “Australia and the United States are old allies and true friends,” Mr Albanese said. “Our nations are bound by history and shared sacrifice, a commitment to common values and above all, enduring respect and affection between our peoples. “I look forward to talking with President Trump and working with him in the interest of both our nations.”

Sky News host Paul Murray has criticised US Vice President Kamala Harris’ “word salad” concession speech. “That was sort of the word salad was there at the end, and it was a bit rotten,” Mr Murray said. “This was over last night in terms of what the campaigns knew at 10 o’clock.”

Shadow Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister James Paterson has urged the importance of the Albanese government working collectively with the new US administration. Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States and will be inaugurated on January 20, 2025. “It is very important that the Albanese government demonstrate that they can work in Australia’s national interest with the US administration,” Mr Paterson told Sky News Australia.

Former Australian ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey says the Democrats are in a position where they need to seriously reflect on what they believe in. Speaking to Sky News host Paul Murray, Mr Hockey believes the Democrats will have to change their strategy going forward. “We have now found the Trump Democrats, the Trump democrats have now emerged and it's driving the Democrats into a position where they need to seriously reflect on what they believe in,” Mr Hockey said. “And it can’t be just we’re opposed to Trump because this is the end of Trump’s re-election, that’s it, it’s done.”

Donald Trump’s economic policies are expected to keep Australia's interest rates higher for longer. Investors and Treasury Officials predict a sustained period of market volatility under Trump's Presidency. Donald Trump's projected victory caused a nearly two-cent drop in the Australian dollar against the US dollar.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has offered his congratulations to Donald Trump on being elected as the 47th President of the United States. “On behalf of the Federal Coalition, I congratulate Donald Trump on being elected by the American people as the 47th President of the United States,” Mr Dutton said. “He says may the years ahead be some of the most defining for our alliance in which, driven by tests of our times, the necessity of deterrence and the cause of securing peace through strength, we unleash the defence industrial and economic opportunities of AUKUS at speed and scale.”

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood reports Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's wealth “jumped” overnight. The stock market greeted Donald Trump’s presidency with record prices and an increase in his wealth. “His Trump media and technology business … it’s risen … Donald Trump’s own personal wealth is up around $US100 million,” Mr Greenwood said. “The biggest winner of all … Elon Musk. “Tesla shares have jumped by some 15 per cent on the stock market … Elon Musk’s own personal wealth … is up by $US15.4 billion. Mr Greenwood continued, breaking down Trump’s tariff proposal and the potential ramifications for consumers. “Interest rates have risen, and the expectation is because if you suddenly raise these tariffs, you raise the price of goods in America, you increase inflation, so you don’t get the big interest rate cuts that many Americans right now are riding on,” he concluded.

At least 30 people have been killed in a deadly Israeli strike on an apartment building south of Beirut, according to Lebanon’s Civil Defence agency. Local media reports seven women and three children were killed in the attack. Hezbollah claims it is open to ceasefire talks if Israel stops its attacks on Lebanon.

Sky News host Rita Panahi has mocked MSNBC host Joy Reid over her comments following Kamala Harris’ election loss.

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly received a 50 percent increase in support among Jewish voters in New York compared to the last presidential election in 2020. The Jewish community overwhelmingly has previously backed the Democratic however the New York Post claimed Kamala Harris only got 55 per cent of the Jewish vote in New York compared to President Biden, who got 69 per cent just four years ago. Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer joined Sky News host Rita Panahi to discuss Trump’s boost in support.

Wrong Speak Publishing Founder Adam B Coleman says former United States president Barack Obama’s “scolding” of people to not vote for Donald Trump did not help “whatsoever”. “I don’t think it helped whatsoever, I saw a lot of online backlash to his scolding,” Mr Coleman said. “What was very amazing about it is, in any other campaign situation you would say oh that was a misquote or he should not have said that but he does not speak for everybody else.”

Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer has reacted to the 2024 US election results as Donald Trump is projected to become the 47th president of America. “The Donald Trump comeback story, my God, I mean, if Hollywood were not as uniformly left wing as it was, you know, Paramount, Sony, all the major studios will be going to a bidding war right now to get the intellectual property rights to produce this documentary,” Mr Hammer told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “What an incredible story. They have done everything to get this guy going at least as far back as the spying on the campaign back in 2016.”

Sky News host James Morrow lambasted Kamala Harris after she failed to address her supporters at the Democrat headquarters, where she faced an election loss. Instead, the vice president’s supporters were addressed by Harris’ campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond. “I mean, this was just a shocking performance by the Vice President this evening. I mean, truly, she was like school on... Sunday, no class,” Mr Morrow told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “If she doesn't this morning, I think call publicly Donald Trump to graciously concede and publicly address her followers. I think this will condemn her legacy, whatever legacy she had, as just ending out of this complete fizzle.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi has discussed Donald Trump’s “astonishing” comeback as he is projected to become the 47th president of the United States. “This is a most astonishing victory there, the greatest triumph in modern political history, and I'll tell you why. Donald Trump risked everything to run again," Ms Panahi said. “They came for his family, they came for his allies, they used lawfare to try and bankrupt him, to try to imprison him on sham charges, they outspent him by a huge margin, and he had the overwhelming majority of the media against him, relentlessly running negative stories. “He withstood it all to win and win big.”

CNN’s Jake Tapper was shocked during a segment on air after preliminary analysis showed that Kamala Harris had failed to outperform Joe Biden in any state. 'Holy smokes, literally nothing?' Mr Tapper exclaimed on air. Sky News host James Macpherson, Caleb Bond and Liz Storer have reacted to Mr Tapper's reaction to Harris performance during the US election.

Sky News host Rita Panahi questions where Kamala Harris is following her election defeat against Donald Trump. “Well, this is extraordinary, where is Kamala Harris,” Ms Panahi said. “How does she not concede defeat, what is she hoping for?”