The Daily Mirror’s Royal Editor Russell Myers has slammed the “cascade of conspiracy theories” about Princess Catherine, which were peddled by people who have “absolutely no information”. Following weeks of rampant rumours and speculation, Princess Catherine over the weekend released a video message where she revealed her cancer diagnosis, which sent shockwaves internationally. It prompted celebrities to issue an apology over jokes they made about the Princess of Wales – actress Blake Lively being one of them. “It’s been hurtful, we’ve seen celebrities getting involved in the act,” Mr Myers told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “We really need to take a look at ourselves as a society.”

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor are “enthusiastic champions” of low-paid workers. The Albanese government is pushing to raise the minimum wage in line with inflation for a third straight year. Labor is expected to make its submission to the Fair Work Commission on Thursday this week. “We’ll make a submission on Thursday that the wages of Australia’s lowest paid workers don’t go backwards,” Mr Chalmers told Sky News Australia. “We are enthusiastic champions of the low-paid in our country, and our submission will reflect that. “But our focus this week – indeed every week – is ensuring that Australians can earn more and keep more of what they earn, and our submission will reflect that.”

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says last week the US markets saw some of the “best performances” in recent months. “We saw some of the best performances in recent months from US markets as far as last week was concerned,” Mr Piotrowski told Sky News Australia. “The Nasdaq rose by almost three per cent; the S&P 500 was up by 2.3 per cent. “So, the point to make here is that those gains come in a week where the US Federal Reserve essentially told us that we can expect considerable rate cuts in the near term – as many as three.” Presented by CommSec.

King Charles’ nephew Peter Phillips has thanked the public for their ongoing support after the shock cancer diagnosis of both King Charles and now the Princess of Wales. Mr Phillips told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo in an exclusive interview on Sunday that the public response has been “hugely heartening”. “Well wishes for the both of them to recover quickly has been hugely heartening,” he said. “She’s remarkable in herself ... her and William make a fantastic team together.” Mr Phillips also praised his mother Princess Anne’s “remarkable” work ethic.

King Charles met the Princess of Wales for lunch hours before she revealed her cancer diagnosis to the public on Saturday. It’s reported Princess Catherine wanted to speak to the King about his own ongoing battle with the disease. A source claims it’s “highly unusual” for the two of them to sit down together in a meeting like this. It’s understood that the pair discussed Princess Catherine’s video message during their meeting at Windsor Castle. The Princess’ shock cancer diagnosis reveal comes after rampant rumours and speculation about her health and whereabouts following her absence from the public eye after her abdominal surgery in January.

The latest Newspoll suggests Labor is heading towards a minority government in the next election. Labor’s primary vote has fallen a point to 32 per cent while the Coalition’s increased by a point to 37 per cent. More than 30 per cent say they’d vote for anyone other than the major parties. It’s the Albanese government’s worst result since November following the failed Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. The Coalition is sitting at almost two points higher than its 2022 election result, but it’s also not enough to form a majority government.

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Marine biologist and ocean conservationist Lauren Sandeman says shark culling is not the answer to reduce the number of shark attacks in Australia. Ms Sandeman said there was no evidence a cull would make the sea any safer. “If your objective is to reduce a shark bite occurring culling isn’t going to achieve that objective simply because that is what decades of research in evidence of shark bite mitigation tells us,” she said. “A shark bite isn’t determined by the size of a local shark population.” “The rise in shark bites that were seeing in Australia and around the world is predominately determined by the drastic increase in the number of people were seeing in the ocean. “More people is leading to more interactions.

Sky News host Paul Murray says the Royal Family should consider doing annual physical checks similar to the US President amid following health issues. “No part of me wants to be ghoulish about this conversation, but in the same way we should know what’s going on with the King, we should know what’s going on with everyone in the real line of succession,” Mr Murray said. “There's a model for this in the United States they do a yearly physical of the President … theoretically they do a medical test of the President. “The point is I think this is where maybe the Royal Family have to start thinking about this as an option into the future. “Whether it starts with the King and it's only for the King okay, whether it's for the King and the immediate air maybe.”

News Corp Columnist Louise Roberts says she finds it “staggering” the celebrities who have come out to apologise to the Princess of Wales even “engaged” in such behaviour in the first place. Since the Princess of Wales revealed she is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy celebrities including Kim Kardashian have apologised for jokes they made about her disappearance prior to the announcement. “Beggars belief these celebrities would join the pile on for Kate,” Ms Roberts told Sky News Australia host Caroline Di Russo. “Kim Kardashian making jokes about her car, going out to find Kate, of course, Blake Lively doing a very clumsy photoshop. “I find it staggering that these celebrities would even engage in this sort of terrible behaviour towards a woman that was already unwell.”

Legalise Cannabis MP Jeremy Buckingham has argued in favour of legalising pill testing centres claiming they “reduce” the amount of drugs people take. “If you want to stop people taking drugs, if you want to reduce the number of drugs people take, provide a service for them to have them tested. “They make an informed decision talking to a health practitioner about the risks. “Reasonable people discard the drugs. “Pill testing actually reduces the amount of drugs people take.”

Sky News host Paul Murray says candidates for the Jacqui Lambie Network “literally went door to door” to show they were there for the vibe and admitted on television they “have no ideas”. “Jacqui Lambie … her candidates literally went door to door,” he said. “The Lambie candidates, actually admitted on television, no policies. “Literally no policies, no idea, no policies, they just were going to be there for the vibe. “She is a politician in Canberra and then these people that may well be elected in her name … admitting they have no ideas.”

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says claims of ABC bias were “catapulted back into the headlines” after a controversial Four Corners documentary. The ABC has copped criticism for its documentary ‘Ukraine’s War: The Other Side’, which offered a “human perspective on life on the Russian frontline”. Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko described it as “pro-Putin and pro-violence propaganda” as he labelled the program the “journalistic equivalent of a bowl of vomit” in a scathing statement. Ms De Giorgio said the ABC was once a “respected and trusted voice”. “But these allegations of bias have again prompted the question, do we really need a public broadcaster?”

Former ABC Chairman Maurice Newman says the ABC is “supposed to inform and to entertain”. Mr Newman told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that there’s “nothing about the ABC which is distinctive”. “There’s nothing about the ABC which goes to Australia’s culture. “It is a contrived culture which goes to the green left. “And it is totally uncountable, there are no consequences.”

Former ABC Chairman Maurice Newman says he was “concerned about the level of bias” when working at the ABC. Mr Newman told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio that he gave a speech to the top 200 people at the ABC which “brought the roof down”. “Because I said they need to be more curious, particularly on questions like climate change. “I was shunned from that moment on. “There was never another one of those meetings.”

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says ABC’s Managing Director David Anderson has “rejected suggestions” that the public broadcaster has been “compromised by any left-wing prejudice”. The ABC has copped criticism for its documentary ‘Ukraine’s War: The Other Side’, which offered a “human perspective on life on the Russian frontline”. Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko described it as “pro-Putin and pro-violence propaganda” as he labelled the program the “journalistic equivalent of a bowl of vomit” in a scathing statement. He said the ABC should be “ashamed” of itself after it aired “such total garbage” about the Ukraine-Russia war. Ms De Giorgio said many conservatives believe the ABC’s bias is “making a mockery” of its obligation to be neutral.

Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips says King Charles is ready to get back to a “form of normality” as he discusses his uncle’s eagerness to return to royal duties. King Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer while undergoing a separate procedure to treat an enlarged prostate in January. The King has cut back on royal duties while he receives outpatient treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. “He is in good spirits, I think, ultimately, he's hugely frustrated,” Mr Phillips told Sky News Australia host Caroline Di Russo. “He's frustrated that he can't get on and do everything that he wants to be able to do.”

Royal Family member Peter Phillips spruiks his charity work as he visits Australia to represent the IFAC for the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Mr Phillips has been working with Dr Handa for nearly 12 years, starting with the International Sports Promotion Society Handa. He said they have taken huge strides over the past decade in creating the all-abilities championship as part of the Australian Open, where all-abilities men are playing on the same course at the same time as the men's professionals. “I think that Handa’s support of golf in Australia generally and the Australian mindset of being able to actually, ‘you know what we'll try something’, it's proved such a success here that it's now being adopted by the DP World Tour and other tours, including the PGA Tour,” he told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “It has been a long, long journey, long road to get to get to the point, but there was real momentum behind having a full inclusion of all abilities and men and women playing at the same level.”

Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips has praised King Charles’ “remarkable” transition from prince to king since Queen Elizabeth’s tragic death. Mr Phillips said his uncle did not “rip up the rulebook” that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip put in place over their reign. “He has kept the core of what they stood for and he has put his own mark on it and I think that's probably the greatest testament to both of them,” he told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo. “He is he's doing things his way but very much with a nod to the way they always did it and the core of what they taught us and what they left us.” He added that change is “inevitable”, but the “fingerprints” are left on members of the Royal Family and on everything they do.

Author Douglas Murray says Hamas is facing the “consequences” of starting its war with Israel as he calls for the IDF to destroy the terrorist organisation. Western nations, including the United States, are putting pressure on Israel to reach a ceasefire deal with Hamas amid the rising civilian death toll in Gaza. “As one of the members of the war cabinet in Israel the other day said, Benny Gantz, there is no point in putting out three-quarters of a fire,” Mr Murray said. “You either put the fire out or you don't. You don't put out a bit of the fire and then leave it burning. “Extinguish the whole thing or there's no point and in the case of Gaza, extinguishing the whole thing is destroying Hamas completely, making sure they are never again operationally capable.”