The Australian’s Media Writer Sophie Elsworth says James Carville makes a “pretty good point” about the Democrats having too many ‘preachy females’. Ms Elsworth told Sky News host Rita Panahi that it is really important coming up to the election that there isn’t “preachy females that are telling us how to live our life”. “I think there’s some pretty valid points there.” American political assistant and author released a statement saying ‘A suspicion of mine is that there are too may preachy females’. The statement also stated that ‘the message is too feminine’.

Rebecca White resigns as Tasmanian Labor leader, former Victorian Liberal director Sam McQuestin fined for breaches of the electoral act, Victoria’s Ombudsman delivers a parting shot to the agency that regulates her office, the London High Court is set to rule on Julian Assange’s appeal tonight, net overseas migration is set to surpass the government’s targets, New Zealand confirms a Chinese cyber attack on parliament, and Florida restricts social media for minors. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Rennie Co-Chief Executive Matt Rennie says “there hasn’t” been a country that has been “run on renewable energy”. Dick Smith told 2GB, “Look, I can tell you, this claim by the CSIRO that you can run a whole country on solar and wind is simply a lie … It is not true. They are telling lies. No country has ever been able to run entirely on renewables – that’s impossible.” “It’s one of those situations where I think the question probably bears a little bit of interrogation,” Mr Rennie told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “Yes, there are situations where, say, Germany, for example, does have a day where it runs completely on renewable energy. “The conversation about whether or not there ever has been one that’s been run on renewable energy, I think the answer is no there hasn’t.”

Westpac senior economist Matthew Hassan reveals consumers are increasingly pessimistic about their finances, and the state of the economy. His remarks are in light of a key consumer confidence measure by Westpac and the Melbourne Institute published on Tuesday which showed an ongoing weakness in consumer sentiment. “Pessimism is the dominant theme,” Mr Hassan told Sky News Australia Business Editor Ross Greenwood. “And really, it’s the cost-of-living crisis that is dominating consumers. “The sentiment measures are telling us there are concerns around family finances. “Pessimists dominate optimists by a huge margin at the moment.”

Sky News host Chris Kenny says the Albanese government is turning out “just as many of us feared” following its many backflips and failures. “It was like the Olympic gymnastics had started a few months early today – the Albanese Labor to government has been twisting and turning and backflipping away, but it's hardly stuck a landing,” Mr Kenny said. “First up, let's look at the ridiculous attack on the driving choices of Australia's motorists. “For months, Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been arguing that increasing the cost of petrol and diesel utes and the like to try to force us into EVs and hybrids was all about saving the planet, and get this, giving us more choice, and even about saving us money." Mr Kenny said after pushing this “nonsense” for months and after attacking all of their critics, the Labor government has backflipped. “It's going to slow down the emissions standards regime; it’s going to go easier on utes and SUVs.”

Sky News host Chris Kenny says Australia is “being left behind” as our governments refuse to embrace the “obvious energy source of modernity”. “The nuclear debate continues to be low brow as the Albanese Labor government attempts to dumb down the debate and create a fear campaign about safety and costs,” Mr Kenny said. “At the very same time it actually spends more than four billion of our dollars purchasing small nuclear reactors from Rolls-Royce in the UK to power nuclear propelled submarines for our navy.” Mr Kenny said the hypocrisy was a “focus” in parliament on Tuesday. “Rolls-Royce nuclear reactors for Australian-built submarines are good and safe and cost-effective, apparently, but Rolls-Royce small modular reactors or large fixed reactors for secure, clean Australian domestic electricity would be bad and too expensive.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government’s Energy Price Relief Plan has made a “substantial difference”. Mr Albanese said his government is “getting on with the job” of making a difference. “Our intervention into the gas and the coal market, in an unprecedented way to be fair," he said. “It wasn’t something that was anticipated. “Because Australia, like the rest of the world, was not anticipating the biggest energy crisis since the 1970s.”

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says the government’s proposed ban on citizens from Iran and Iraq entering Australia is a “drastic measure” because it is “effectively shutting the borders” to those countries. It was reported earlier today that the Albanese government is looking to potentially ban citizens from Iran and Iraq from coming to Australia, except in exceptional circumstances. “It is the government’s belief the Opposition will have to support this legislation, and they expect it to go through the Senate tomorrow,” Mr Clennell said. “It is extraordinary legislation – it provides that those who won’t willingly go home when the government wants to remove them will face a mandatory minimum jail sentence of one year, up to five years. “It also allows the government to declare countries where people can no longer get visas from … if they’re from those countries. “It’s a drastic measure – I know during COVID, the borders were shut full stop, but what the government is proposing here is effectively shutting the borders to those countries unless those governments change their stance when it comes to removing detainees.”

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has slammed the Opposition for “voting for higher inflation” in Australia when they voted against the government’s cost-of-living package. “Our cost-of-living policies are designed to put downward pressure on inflation,” Mr Chalmers said during Question Time on Tuesday. “Since the middle of last year, electricity prices have gone up about 3.5 per cent. “If they had their way … electricity prices would’ve gone up more than 18 per cent. “When they voted against our cost-of-living help, they voted for higher inflation in our economy.”

The Duchess of Sussex has an extensive list of products she plans to sell through her new company. Meghan Markle will sell make-up and body lotion through her new brand American Riviera Orchard, according to The Daily Mail. The publication claims the items were revealed in a trademark application. The Duchess of Sussex will also reportedly sell yoga mats, lavender sachets and shampoo for pets. The former senior working royal announced the launch of American Riviera Orchard earlier this month.

O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary has praised the "adults" in the New York appeals court for reducing the bond owed by Donald Trump in his civil fraud lawsuit. The Shark Tank star told Fox News on Monday the initial result of Trump's fraud case had made foreign investors wary about putting their money into New York. "What was happening in New York was extremely scary," O'Leary said. "Thank goodness the adults came to the rescue." On Monday, the New York appeals court granted a delay in the collection of Trump's $US454 million civil fraud judgment. The former US president previously indicated he had a comparable amount in his bank account earmarked for his campaign. The appellate court permitted Trump to post a $175 million bond ten days after the deadline instead. On the same day, another New York Judge scheduled Donald Trump's hush money trial to commence on April 15.

Sky News contributor Kosha Gada says Donald Trump is trailing President Joe Biden by “just a few points” in the polls ahead of the upcoming US election. Ms Gada joined Sky News Australia host Sharri Markson to discuss the latest with US politics. “He’s pretty much close,” she said. “What’s more interesting is in those battleground states and specifically Michigan, the Biden campaign is really in trouble. “The thing with Michigan is there’s an immediate term effect that’s happening in the wake of October 7 – the Democrat voter base has really been this coalition of the fringes.”

Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis reveal was not a direct reaction to the rumours and speculation about her online, according to Talk TV Royal Editor Sarah Hewson. “It was that the Princess of Wales wanted to be upfront with the public,” she told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “She knew that after that photo editing misstep, there was a potential issue of trust. “She wanted to put it out there, she wanted to tell people what was going on, and she wanted to do it in her own time. “So, they say it wasn’t about the trolls.”

News Corp's Chief Communications Officer Jim Kennedy analyses how the presidential election is shaping up as Joe Biden and Donald Trump look set for an election rematch. Mr Kennedy served in the Clinton White House as the President's Deputy Assistant, Deputy Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to the White House Counsel. He later became Hilary Clinton's Head of Communications when she was a New York Senator and worked closely with Senator Clinton on her response to the 9/11 terror attacks as she successfully campaigned for billions in recovery and development funds. He also was a volunteer advisor in Hillary Clinton's 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns. Discussing upcoming tactics for both presidential candidates, Mr Kennedy encouraged Joe Biden to avoid the “basement strategy” again from 2020 and show he has the vitality and optimism to be a great president. “And don’t demonise all of the supporters of your opponent. You can criticise Donald Trump but don’t criticise the people who support him because you want to be president of all the people, I think it’s important for him to have that in mind,” he told Sky News Australia. “And don’t be afraid to take more of a conservative position on immigration. Maybe offend some on the left of the party but with every vote you may lose on the left you can gain a couple in the middle.”

New Zealand is latest country to confirm it has fallen victim to a Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attack. The historic attack occurred on the country’s parliament in 2021. It is understood information was stolen but was not of a “strategic or sensitive” nature, according to New Zealand’s spy agency. The Government Communications Security Bureau confirmed the group Advanced Persistent Threat 40 (APT 40) were responsible for the attack. The parliamentary council office along with the parliamentary service was hit for a very short time by these hackers before security experts acted on the threats.

Ancient construction tools uncovered at Pompeii have helped to shine a new light on ancient Roman infrastructure. Archaeologists found working tools, tiles, bricks and piles of lime and stones at a newly discovered building on the historical site. Concrete appeared to have been made through “hot mixing”, with water added just before walls were built. It is helping historians draw conclusions about how structures like the Colosseum and Pantheon were built. Italy’s culture ministry said the site of Pompeii was probably active until 79 AD – when volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has suffered an embarrassing moment after clapping to a Spanish song protesting against her. Ms Harris was unknowingly clapping along to a Puerto Rican protest song before stopping when she was told the lyrics were directed at her. During a visit to San Juan last week, Ms Harris visited a community centre where a group of local musicians was playing. Video footage captured her clapping to the music before stopping after an aide next to her translated the band’s lyrics. The Vice President was filmed folding her arms and nodding her head for the remainder of the song.

Julian Assange is about to learn his fate as to whether he will be extradited to the US. After five years of battling extradition to face 17 counts of espionage and a computer misuse charge for revealing hundreds of thousands of classified military documents. If the result goes his way the court will allow a further appeal in the High Court but he will most likely stay in London’s Belmarsh Prison. However, if the result goes against him, Mr Assange will almost immediately be escorted on a military plane to the US. If found guilty he would face a maximum term of 175 years.

A group of nuns have taken an unorthodox approach to preaching. The group served pints of beer at an ancient sanctuary in northern Spain. The sisters have taken over operations at the newly refurbished bar outside the city of Vitoria. They were dressed in bartender aprons for the opening of the venue. The event also coincided with the start of the holy week.

Farmers are driving tractors across the streets of central London. They are protesting against a lack of support for British food production. Organisers claim cheap food imports and unsupportive policies are putting local food security at risk. Similar protests have taken place throughout Europe in recent weeks. The incident comes after French farmers blocked routes in Paris earlier this year.