Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand has criticised Anthony Albanese for the “most high-risk gamble” he has taken as prime minister, which may mean the public “won’t trust you on anything ever again”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has broken his promise to deliver the stage-three tax cuts in full and will change them so anyone earning over $150,000 will miss out on the tax cuts. “I was publicly, privately, to anyone who listened … do not backflip on this, because not only will they not trust you on taxes, but they won’t trust you on anything ever again,” Mr Hildebrand told Sky News host Paul Murray. “I still think that it is the most high-risk gamble that the PM has ever taken in his brief prime ministership. “The political consequences will be enormous.”

Jetstar is being threatened with legal action after a Jewish passenger claims he was yelled at in front of his children after he complained about a staff member wearing a ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’ badge. The allegations follow several other incidents involving pro-Palestinian activism by Australian airline staff. Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus says Jetstar has been sent a legal letter from the family’s lawyer, claiming the incident amounts to a “breach of an implied fundamental term of service” and a “violation of their client's rights”. The Perth man, who is Jewish and a dual Australian-Israeli citizen, flew with the budget airline from Perth to Bali with his wife and three children on January 3. The man took a photo of the Jetstar staff member who was wearing the pro-Palestine badge and he made a complaint to the cabin manager. However, the man claims the cabin manager “aggressively yelled” at him for taking the photograph and demanded he delete it as a condition of entry onto the aircraft. Jetstar has been contacted for a response.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to face a “double whammy” as stage three tax changes will not address the cost-of-living, Former New South Wales Labor treasurer Michael Costa says. “There’s no doubt it’s a broken promise,” Mr Costa told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “What I think is more significant is we’re seeing Albanese go back to the ‘eat the rich’ placards that he used to run around with when he was a young left-winger in the Labor Party. “Yes, it is a broken promise, but it also doesn’t address – the cost-of-living.” Mr Costa sat down with Mr Bolt to discuss the stage three tax cuts.

The Australian’s Media Writer Sophie Elsworth says incoming ABC Chair Kim Williams is a “polarising figure” who will have an “almighty challenge on his hands” when he joins the broadcaster. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced former New Limited Chief Executive Kim Williams will replace Ita Buttrose at the end of her term in March. He was appointed to a five-year term after being nominated by an independent panel. “Let’s be frank, he has an almighty challenge on his hands with the ABC,” Ms Elsworth told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “Ita Buttrose has a month to go in her tenure, and a reflection is always made on what was done under the chair’s tenure, and people would argue not a lot of change from Ita Buttrose. “Kim Williams has definitely been a polarising figure by some quarters in his roles over the years. He has extensive media experience, as we know. “It will be interesting to see if he listens to those who he deals with because a lot of people today have said sometimes Mr Williams thinks he’s the smartest man in the room; he thinks he knows best.”

Donald Trump will win the 2024 election with his “common sense politics” says One Nation Chief of Staff James Ashby. Mr Ashby’s comments come as Mr Trump secured a victory in the Republican New Hampshire primary, defeating his only notable rival, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley. “It’s called common sense politics, and that’s why Trump is getting the support of the Americans," he told Sky News Australia host Peta Credlin. “He will win later on this year – 2025 is going to be a massive year for Trump. “The Americans are being smothered by illegal migrants. He [Donald Trump] wants to apply tariffs – who can blame him when China and other nations are undermining the American dream.”

Broadcaster and wordsmith Kel Richards discusses the origin of the word “Australia” with Sky News host Peta Credlin. “Originally, there were two names. The left-hand part was called New Holland, because it was discovered by the Dutch in the 1600s, and the right-hand part was News South Wales,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin. Mr Richards went on to explain that it was English explorer Matthew Flinders who suggested the name Australia after discovering the west and the east met in the middle. “The name that was written on the old maps was a Latin phrase Terra Australis Incognita, the Unknown South Land - he put those words together, and he coined the word Australia.” “Lachlan Macquarie, when he was governor, took it up and promoted it, and by the 1820s, that was it.”

Onslow Beach Resort General Manager Nathan McGill says near 50 degree temperatures have only been recorded over the past few days in his area as opposed to the whole summer as expected. Mr McGill’s comments come as it was forecast to reach 50.7 degrees in Mardie in the West Australian Pilbara region Tuesday afternoon which would have broken the record for Australia's hottest temperature. "It didn't quite get to the record heat but battling through temperatures of nearly 50 degrees has almost become a point of pride for locals in some of the region's hottest towns," he told Sky News Australia. “It’s a beautiful 48 degrees out here. “Thankfully in our area that’s quite normal. “We were expecting a hot season like that the whole way through the summer but its actually it’s just been the last few days since the past weekend."

Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the ASX 200 finished up 0.06 per cent on Wednesday, with miners bouncing back thanks to some better-than-expected quarterly results. Mineral sands mining company Iluka jumped 8.45 per cent after a broker upgraded its earnings per share guidance, a day after the company’s quarterly results were released to the market. Pilbara Minerals - which is Australia’s largest lithium miner - lifted 5.81 per cent after its quarterly production numbers and gold miner Northern Star jumped 6.04 per cent after saying it was on track to meet its gold production guidance in the current financial year. Other top performers included buy now pay later company Zip, which was up 1.41 per cent, commercial real estate manager Cromwell, which lifted 4.00 per cent, and tech stock Appen, which roared back after getting smashed earlier in the week, jumping 17.54 per cent. Healthcare company Nanosonics had its worst day on record, plunging 33.41 per cent after it was forced to revise its earnings guidance for this financial year, and supply chain and logistics software company Wisetech was the worst-performing tech stock of the day, falling 1.98 per cent.

Outkick host Tomi Lahren says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still living out their “15 minutes of fame”. “As much as I hate to say this, Hollywood can have Harry and Meghan,” she told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan. “That’s probably the only place they’re useful at this point. “They’re still living out their 15 minutes of fame – I think it’s going to dwindle. “We should just stop talking about them.”

Donald Trump has defeated his Republican rival Nikki Haley in New Hampshire’s GOP Primary. The former US President said Nikki Haley had a “very bad night” during his victory speech. Mr Trump also took aim at President Joe Biden saying: “the man can’t put two sentences together, he can’t find the stairs off the stage”. “We’ve won almost every single poll in the last three months against crooked Joe Biden,” Mr Trump said. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley congratulated Donald Trump but insisted the “fight is not over, because we have a country to save”.

Podcaster and comedian James Barr says the director of Barbie, Greta Gerwig, missing out on a nod in the Best Director category in the Oscars nominations is a “huge snub”. Barbie actress Margot Robbie won’t be clutching her first Oscar in March. The Academy Award nominations were unveiled on Tuesday and revealed the Aussie star of 2023’s highest-grossing film was snubbed in the Best Actress category. However, Barbie did manage to earn eight nods, including for Best Picture and for Ms Robbie’s co-stars America Ferrera and Ryan Gosling for Best Supporting Actress and Actor. “The worst thing about this is that it’s a huge snub for Greta, and it’s like the Oscars looked at Will Smith and went ‘who can we slap in the face this year?’,” Mr Barr told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan.

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News.com.au Entertainment Reporter Bronte Coy says it’s “no surprise” Oppenheimer is sweeping through the Academy Awards. “It’s been doing so well across awards season so far,” Ms Coy told Sky News Australia. “There was so much buzz going into this. “We knew that it was going to be nominated across the board – 13 nominations is pretty impressive. “I think we’re going to see it deliver on a lot of those nominations, particularly for ‘Best Director’ and also for ‘Best Actor’ with Cillian Murphy.”

Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan says Ken is having the “last laugh” after Ryan Gosling was given an Oscar nomination while Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed from the list. “Barbie is the box office smash of the year – grossing over a billion pounds worldwide,” Mr Morgan said. “It’s a movie about female empowerment and dismantling the patriarchy – you’d expect its star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig to be recognised at the Oscars, but the leading ladies missed out. “So the patriarchy wins, and Ken has the last laugh.” Ryan Gosling reacted to his co-star missing out on an Oscar nod, saying that him being disappointed by the snub is an “understatement”.

Sky News host Liz Storer says everyone knows Australia meeting its 2030 energy targets is a “pipe dream”. It’s been revealed Australia won’t be able to meet its 2030 energy targets. Australia will not be able to build and install enough renewable energy generation to meet its target by 2030, according to modelling from a NSW government body. “We can’t meet our targets for 2030 – tell us something we don’t know,” she said. “I just feel like every time we read one of these headlines, it’s deja vu. We’ve been saying the same thing. “We know they can’t meet the targets.”

Sky News Political Reporter Cameron Reddin says the Coalition’s reaction to Labor’s newest broken campaign promise is an “insight into the political combat” Australians are set to witness in the 2024 by-elections of Dunkley and Cook. The Albanese government promised Australians in the 2022 federal election they would deliver stage three tax cuts unblemished until a crisis cost-of-living caucus on Wednesday became a platform to propose alterations to the legislation. “A bit of an insight into the kind of political combat that we are in for on those by-election campaigns,” Mr Reddin told Sky News Australia. “Potentially a look ahead, even as far as the kind of combat we will expect in the next election campaign. “Cost-of-living and the truth and believability of the Prime Minister’s word is what the Coalition is targeting today – accusing him of breaking that bond of trust with the Australian people.”

Sky News host Laura Jayes has hit out at the Prime Minister as he looks set to break an election promise and make changes to the stage three tax cuts. As currently legislated, from July 1, the 37 per cent tax bracket for incomes between $120,001 and $180,000 would be removed and instead they would pay 30 cents in the dollar, meaning those earning between $45,0001 and $200,000 on the same rate. But under Labor's expected change, the 37 per cent bracket is set to stay for those making between $135,000 and $190,000, with the highest 45 per cent rate applied after the latter. The Prime Minister vowed multiple times in the leadup to the last election that he would keep the former Coalition government's stage three tax cuts. He is expected to provide further details about the changes at the National Press Club on Thursday. “In one fell swoop he has potentially destroyed his biggest asset – integrity,” Ms Jayes said. “For almost two years he promised, assured, guaranteed and confirmed time and time again that he wouldn’t touch stage three tax cuts, but now he will. “This is class warfare, this is the politics of envy on face value from the details we know so far and it’s the kind of gross politics he actually promised to stamp out.”

Sky News host James Macpherson has slammed Australian swimwear brand Moana Bikini after using a male to model a women’s swimsuit. “They’ve trashed the culture to make a buck, well done,” Mr Macpherson said. The company shared a video to social media of the male model in a white one-piece suit with the caption “obsessed with this look”. People took to social media criticising the brand's choice many saying they were done with the brand. One comment read “Is that a man? I thought you were about empowering women?”

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has questioned whether the Albanese government’s reworking of stage-three tax cuts is “worth the pain”. “I think the key question here is how much is coming off the top end?” Mr Clennell said. As currently legislated, from July 1, the 37 per cent tax bracket for incomes between $120,001 and $180,000 would be removed and instead they would pay 30 cents in the dollar, meaning those earning between $45,0001 and $200,000 on the same rate. But under Labor's expected change, the 37 per cent bracket is set to stay for those making between $135,000 and $190,000, with the highest 45 per cent rate applied after the latter. Those with an annual income of more than $200,000 are expected to have between $1000 to $3000 removed from their tax cut. “If it’s only $1,000, how much extra do the low to middle-income earners get anyway?" he said. “If it’s $3000, it’s a real problem – either way, I think the policy is the problem. “There’s a lot of Labor people I speak to who think it spells disaster for the PM.”

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has labelled potential changes to stage three tax cuts as “an egregious betrayal” of the Australian people. “The Prime Minister and Treasurer lied over 100 times to the Australian people about the stage three tax cuts,” Mr Taylor told Sky News Australia. “They said they were committed to them, they said they were going to stick to them, and over 100 times they lied to the Australian people. “If there was ever a breach of promise, that is the mother of all broken promises – this is it. “This Prime Minister’s word and this Treasurer’s word means absolutely nothing.”