Entertainment commentator Shane A. Bassett has heaped praise on the “legacy” of Kung Fu Panda as he predicted the fourth instalment of the franchise to be the “big hit of the Easter season”. “It has been going for about 20 years now, this legacy of Kung Fu Panda,” Mr Bassett told Sky News Australia. “We are on the fourth movie, and there has been a television show. “I think it is going to be the big hit of the Easter season.” Mr Bassett gave the movie a rating of four out of five stars.

Tropical Cyclone Gamane has battered Madagascar and left 18 people dead with thousands more displaced. The weather system struck the country with gale-force winds and heavy rain. The impact destroyed several bridges and inundated homes with water. There are fears the death toll could rise further in the aftermath of the cyclone. Authorities have reported four people are still missing.

Officials estimate it could take one month for the Port of Baltimore to reopen. Recovery operations remain on hold as a large crane attempts to clear debris following this week's incident in the US. The spread of debris comes from the Baltimore bridge which collapsed after a cargo ship crashed into one of its pillars. Maryland's Governor warns the recovery and salvage operation will be difficult as President Joe Biden commits to federal support to rebuild the bridge. The port is one of the biggest and busiest ports in the US.

Budget airline Bonza has launched the first-ever direct flight from the Sunshine Coast to Tasmania. The low-cost carrier is using the busy Easter long weekend to launch its latest domestic connection. The flight path takes it between the Noosa and Launceston. Bonza will operate two flights on the path per week. This will reportedly allow more than 38,000 passengers to travel between the two destinations annually.

Republican strategist Colin Reed says the scene of the Baltimore bridge collapsing after being crashed into by a cargo ship was “jarring to many”. “Lives were lost which is most important,” Mr Reed told Sky News Australia. “I’m sure those who were driving the ship have questions to answer about their role. “It is going to be a big, expensive job and I think infrastructure is one of those things that used to be a bipartisan issue – we will see if it is now. “Somehow, President Biden has said the federal government is going to pick up the tab for the whole thing.”

Joe Biden has raised more than $39 million for his re-election campaign during a fundraiser with Bill Clinton and Barack Obama as age parallels were drawn between the current and former presidents. Republican strategist Colin Reed pointed out the three key Democrat figures were “setting up a nice contrast” while Republican candidate and former US president Donald Trump attended the funeral of a fallen NY police officer. “It was a nice split-screen for the two challengers,” he commented. Mr Reed also called into question the age of 81-year-old Joe Biden after he took the stage with 77-year-old Bill Clinton who was elected 30 years ago. “Father Time undefeated, not going to change, no one gets any younger so it is just something Biden has got to live with and the only chance they really have is to make Trump so untenable, so unpalatable, just unelectable.”

The commander of Operation Sovereign Borders has re-positioned personnel over fears of an increase in illegal boats attempting to arrive in Australia. Authorities have ordered an enhanced posture after several people smuggling attempts through fast fishing boats. The Coalition has also warned of more breaches to Operation Sovereign Borders. The extra warnings followed the discovery of asylum seekers near Broome in February. Rear Admiral Brett Sonter insists 1,200 staff are on duty every day under the task force.

Sky News host James Morrow reacts to a man admitting he almost became a “millionaire” following his “unbeaten system” in betting on transgender athletes. Tiny went before the Irving (Texas) City Council to call for them to legalise sports betting. The video showed Tiny revealing to the council that he had an “unbeaten system” for making money. “I also got a sports betting angle that’s foolproof since y’all want to let all these transgenders up in the league,” he said. “I became almost a millionaire betting on Lia Thomas.”

Author Rob Henderson discusses his experience growing up in the foster care system and the “massive disconnect” between the elites and everyone else. Mr Henderson is the author of ‘Troubled’, which delves into his life in foster care. “I don’t know who coined this phrase, but it captures it quite nicely that what I call the luxury belief class – they walk the 50s and talk the 60s,” he told Sky News host James Morrow. “They abide by conventional bourgeois norms – if you look at who’s the most likely to get married, the least likely to get divorced, the most likely to work hard in their personal lives and prioritise education. “These are people with college degrees who are upper middle class. “But then if you ask people about their opinions about the importance of marriage, 75 per cent of people with college degrees say it’s not important if you have a child that the child should be raised by two married parents.”

France has revealed that it will be escalating its terror alert warning to the highest level. The decision comes in response to a devastating attack in Moscow where more than 130 people were killed. The announcement comes just three months before Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Deakin University terrorism expert Professor Greg Barton joined Sky News host Steve Price to discuss the ISIS-K attack in Moscow and the possible fallout. “They’ve tried attacks in Europe, France has just put their security level on the highest rating three months out from the Olympics because there have been attempts of ISIS-K to launch attacks in France,” Mr Barton said.

Former ITN Royal Editor Tim Ewart has weighed in on whether or not Prince William and Prince Harry‘s relationship is beyond repair. It comes as speculation grows that the pair could mend their relationship in light of King Charles and Princess Catherine’s illness. Prince Harry reportedly learned of the Princess of Wales' cancer diagnosis at the same time as the public. "It's no surprise they didn’t tell him, he is now treated as a member of the public in that sense," Mr Ewart said. Mr Ewart said the Duke of Sussex is expected to visit Britain again soon raising questions on whether he will meet up with his brother during the visit. "Will there be a making-up or will they bury the hatchet, personally I doubt it," he said.

Sky News host Caleb Bond weighs into this week’s RMIT ABC Fact Check debacle after the ABC was forced to issue an apology to entrepreneur Dick Smith over a fact-check on nuclear energy. Mr Smith previously stated no country had been able to run entirely on renewable energy, but the RMIT ABC Fat-Check unit claimed that multiple countries including Nepal run solely on renewable energy. “Except, of course, that they don't run entirely on renewable energy. Their energy grids, the stuff that keeps the lights on, may well be powered by solar and wind but their entire energy systems are not entirely renewable,” Mr Bond said. “And this is where Mr Smith and the ABC diverged. Mr Smith never referred only to the energy grid – he was talking about the energy mix. “And he noted in his complaint to the ABC, the countries such as Nepal mentioned by the ABC were ‘very poor countries where the people mainly rely on firewood for heating and cooking, and all use large amounts of fossil fuels for transport’.” In response, Mr Smith told Sky News host Chris Kenny he would sue unless the ABC corrected the record and the ABC later corrected the record. “It’s a bit embarrassing when the public broadcaster sets itself up as the arbiter of truth and turns out to be unable to arbitrate said truth,” Mr Bond said.

Sky News contributor Emily Carver has questioned whether British taxpayers should have to pay “huge sums of money” for Prince Harry’s security court case. Ms Carver joined Sky News host Danica De Giorgio to discuss the royal’s court case which has cost British taxpayers more than £500,000. “You couldn’t it make it up,” Ms Carver said. “I do think there is a question over whether the Royal Family should be able to take legal action against the government in this way and whether it should be costing the taxpayer huge sums of money. “Of course, we’re just hearing this, but he’s been left with an estimated legal bill of about a million pounds himself so there really aren’t any winners here at all.”

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says Joe Lieberman will be “sorely missed” because he was “one of the nicest men you were ever going to meet”. Former US senator Joe Lieberman has died aged 82. “This was a really nice guy – he just was,” Mr Mulvaney told Sky News host James Morrow. “He was a Democrat, one of the nicest men you were ever going to meet. “Everybody sort of liked Joe Lieberman because he’s such a good guy and a great sort of example of disagreeing with people without being disagreeable. “He will be sorely missed.”

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney believes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “could change the outcome” of the 2024 US election. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named Silicon Valley attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan his running mate at a campaign rally on Tuesday. “Third parties in this country – they typically don’t get a lot of traction,” Mr Mulvaney told Sky News host James Morrow. “In an election that’s going to be as close as this one … it could change the outcome of the election. “You’ve got a situation now where just a couple thousand votes in Michigan could cost Joe Biden the election. “Democrats are slightly more concerned about Kennedy than the Trump team.”

Australia Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Joel Burnie says Israel is “very upset” with the UN’s ceasefire resolution as there was no condemnation of Hamas’ October 7 attacks. Mr Burnie joined Sky News host Danica De Giorgio to discuss the UN’s demands for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. “It also calls for an immediate ceasefire but doesn’t really suggest that there could be a potential temporary truce that was already on the table,” he said. “Now if Hamas is praising you publicly or praising a government for doing something, it might be an indication that you might have got this wrong. “But in saying that, I wouldn’t want to overestimate the impact that this has had on the Israel-United States relationship.”

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has criticised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate Nicole Shanahan as a “hardcore progressive left-winger”. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named Silicon Valley attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan his running mate at a campaign rally on Tuesday. “Here’s the issue it’s creating for him right now: yes, she brings a lot of money, but the only way he’s going to get on the ballot in a considerable number of states is by running as a Libertarian,” Mr Mulvaney told Sky News host James Morrow. “He’s got some Libertarian sort of tendencies … but she’s not – she’s a hardcore progressive left-winger. “I was talking this week to the Chairman of the Libertarian Party in this country … and what she said was they’re kind of okay with Kennedy, but they really do not like this Shanahan woman.”

Climate Council Chief Executive Amanda McKenzie says Australia is at “40 per cent renewable power” and can get to “94 per cent” by the end of the decade. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $1 billion investment to boost the manufacturing of solar panels in Australia. It comes amid the release of the Climate Council’s ‘Seize the Decade’ report. “What our report has found is opportunities right across the Australian economy to slash climate pollution and build a 21st-century economy powered by clean energy,” Ms McKenzie told Sky News Australia. “We found that we are already powered by 40 per cent renewable power … and we can get to a bigger energy grid at 94 per cent renewables by the end of the decade.”

Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson speaks with Sky News host Sharri Markson about “credible” sources’ claims that the CIA planned to kidnap and assassinate Assange. “This is an outrageous story but one that is support by a Yahoo News investigation, supported by more than 30 government sources, that the Trump administration had in fact planned to kidnap and kill Julian Assange in London,” Ms Robinson told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “We have been trying to adduce this evidence in the extradition proceedings showing that this shows the broader persecution of Julian Assange that he’s been targeted because of his political opinions. “And about our concerns about what will happen to him once extradited to the United States. “When you have a government that is planning to plot and kill a journalist – an Australian journalist –how can we have any faith in the way they’re going to be treated within the legal system?”

Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson speaks about a UK court’s decision to delay Assange’s appeal on his extradition. “I spent yesterday afternoon in prison with him after the judgement came down, going over the decision, and of course it’s disappointing,” Mr Robinson told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “We are in a position where the court has in fact validated the concerns we’ve long had about this case, about the risk to free speech, if he's extradited, about the risk he’d be exposed to the death penalty, about the discrimination he’ll face as an Australian citizen in receiving constitutional protections. “And yet the court yesterday decided, even though these are problems we’re going to offer the US the opportunity to remedy these fundamental fatal flaws in their case by mere political promises. “And this is unacceptable, this is an award winning Australian citizen and journalist who is facing life in prison in the United States.”