New laws passed in an overnight parliament sitting have made it harder for young people in New South Wales to be released on bail if they commit a serious offence, Sky News political reporter Julia Bradley explains. Sixty organisations had written to the Premier to oppose the reforms, which they say will not address the youth crime issue. NSW Premier Chris Minns maintained he did not want to see a “cycle of crime, arrest, bail, repeat” in his state. New legislation also targets youth who film their crimes and post them online, authorising a two-year jail term. Experts fear the laws may do more damage than good.

Up to 40 people have died and dozens more are injured after a shooting in Moscow. The attack took place at Crocus City Music Hall where several people dressed in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives. The building is on fire and part of the roof has reportedly collapsed. The riot squad and around 50 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene. Moscow's mayor has called the incident a "great tragedy."

Australian Border Force officials are investigating fresh evidence asylum seekers might have reached our shores. A photograph of abandoned clothes and food had the ABF scrambling but was then dismissed by Home Affairs. The items were found near the last two asylum seeker boats drop-off points, north of Broome, WA. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assured Australians Operation Border Force was still operational. “Those people are not in Australia, they are on Nauru,” he told media.

The Princess of Wales has announced she is receiving treatment for cancer as she admitted the diagnosis has come as a “huge shock”. She says the abdominal surgery received in January was successful and at the time her condition was believed to be non-cancerous. However, tests carried out after the operation have revealed the presence of cancer. The Princess started a course of preventative chemotherapy in February. A personal statement was released this morning from Princess Kate, thanking everyone for their support.

Media Research Centre Contributing Writer Stephanie Hamill discusses researchers' discovery of 41 instances of election "interference" by Google since 2008. "There's algorithms that seem to be in favour of the left," Ms Hamill told Sky News host James Morrow. "And this report found that not only are they typically in favour of the left but they’re in favour of the most liberal candidate. "So this goes as far back to 2008 and the researchers are saying that actually, Google may have interfered in the 2008 primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in support of Barack Obama. “It’s a manipulation of the algorithm and they’re saying that it’s actually escalating and increasing as we go into 2024 in support of Joe Biden.”

Sky News Australia host James Morrow has created and recited a new Irish blessing while sledging Joe Biden. It comes as popularity for the current US President continues to plummet as the election draws nearer. “Here’s an Irish blessing,” Mr Morrow said. “May the wind be always at your back. “And may you not have a son, Hunter, who films himself smoking crack.”

Gender Clinic News’ Bernard Lane discusses his concerns with the new ACT law allowing teenagers aged 14 and above to change their gender. ACT teenagers will now be able to apply to change their gender and given name legally without the need for consent from a parent or guardian. “I don’t think that a 14-year-old can understand the potential of this decision to change a name or gender, to put them on a one-way medical path,” Mr Lane told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “The other thing I think is concerning about it is they’re able to do this without parental consent. “The evidence does show that for young people who are struggling, perhaps questioning their gender, it’s very important that they have parental support.”

Footage has emerged of a float in a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Wisconsin featuring a man dressed as a disgruntled Joe Biden. The video features audio playing in the background of Joe Biden talking about his love for ice cream. “Well we’re a week past St. Patrick’s Day now – some of you may have gotten blind drunk,” says Sky News Australia host James Morrow. ”Chicago turned its river green. “In this town of Wisconsin, well they had a special appearance from the President himself, Joe Biden.”

Sky News host James Morrow says the left’s commentary about Donald Trump’s ‘bloodbath’ comment was the “most unfair beat-up” in a long time. The former president said there would be a ‘bloodbath’ for the car industry if he loses the 2024 election, but a number of media outlets took his remark out of context. “The left went nuts and went crazy, taking out of context the story that Trump said there was going to be a bloodbath in the American auto industry if he wasn’t re-elected,” Mr Morrow said. “After being hounded for the deceptive coverage of this, our friends at The View still refused to accept reality. “This is the most unfair beat-up I think they’ve done in a long time.”

New York Post Texas Reporter Jennie Taer says there seems to be a “renewed surge” of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border as Texas’ immigration law “doesn’t seem to be deterring people from coming”. According to US Customs and Border Protection data, 68,260 migrants crossed the border in Texas in January – a drop from the 149,806 who entered in December. A court of appeal has reversed the Supreme Court’s decision on Texas’ immigration law, which would allow the state to detain and prosecute illegal immigrants on criminal charges while also granting state judges the power to require migrants to return to Mexico as an alternative to prosecution. “It feels like whiplash at this point, and we’re seeing this bounce back and forth in the courts,” Ms Taer told Sky News host James Morrow. “It really hasn’t gone into effect at all here. “It doesn’t seem to be deterring any people from coming … maybe it’s showing that the confusion is allowing people to come. “It sure seems like there is a renewed surge here.”

Shadow Government Services Minister Paul Fletcher says the former Coalition government “got the balance right” in “advancing Australia’s national interests” with the Chinese government. Former prime minister Paul Keating has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a closed-door meeting at the Chinese consulate in Sydney. “The relationship with China is very important. “We want to have a mutually respectful relationship with China, but at the same time, there are differences in values between Australia, as a democracy, and China. “I think what’s becoming clear with every passing day is the Coalition government got the balance right, and it is important to be advancing Australia’s national interest in engagement with the Chinese government.”

More than 350 people have been flown to Darwin after severe flooding affected a remote Northern Territory community. Many residents from Borroloola say they have never seen the McArthur River reach the heights it did yesterday. The weather bureau has been unable to gauge the official level because of broken equipment, but it was expected to peak at between 15.5 and 16.5 metres. Evacuation operations have been underway for several days, the first plans being to evacuate people from Borroloola on Monday. Those evacuations were then called off due to the wild weather in the area brought on by now ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has announced the Labor government and the United Kingdom are establishing a Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement. Mr Marles spoke at a press conference on Friday to make the latest announcement with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong. “We have long had strong people-to-people ties, strong cultural relationships, but what is emerging now is a strategic and security dimension to this relationship,” he said. “We have all reflected on how close our reflexes and our instincts are around a range of matters and how much intent there is on the part of all four of us to see a greater degree of action between our two countries on top of what is already a very, very solid base of activity. “Over the last two days we have announced the establishment of a Defence and Security Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and Australia. “Which is a status of forces agreement which contains within them a commitment to consult with each other where there are contingencies which engage our sovereignty and our national security.”

Sky News host Erin Molan has called out the “nasty” reaction from some in the media after it was revealed a function to farewell Scott Morrison had been postponed. Many were quick to report it was because there weren't enough RSVPs. “Now I don't know the reason – I don't really care, to be honest – but what I will say about it all is the reaction from some in the media was surprising, to say the least,” Ms Molan said. “Programs and people who wax lyrical about mental health and being inclusive were nasty – downright mocking him mercilessly.” “Regardless of how you feel about the individual, he is a former prime minister and served this nation.”

Sky News Political Reporter Cam Reddin discusses the latest major announcement regarding the AUKUS deal. Australia is set to pay the UK nearly $5 billion to build the nuclear reactor part of the submarines. Mr Reddin said it’s “important” to remember the context behind the move. “In recent weeks the United States has made a decision to scale back its big picture production of submarines,” he told Sky News host Erin Molan. “It’s still a little bit unclear exactly what that will mean for the long-term vision of Australia acquiring submarines.”

Author Douglas Murray has been praised online after accusing a South African journalist of "misinforming" her viewers over the Israel-Gaza conflict. During a recent visit to South Africa, Murray spoke with Eyewitness News anchor Jane Dutton to challenge accusations of Israeli genocide in Gaza and South Africa's case against Israel at the International Criminal Court. Murray challenged the claim put to him by Dutton that Israel occupies Gaza and has the territory "completely" sealed in around the border. When Murray asked for clarification on who supposedly occupies Gaza, Dutton responded by stating it was Israel, aided by the US, who had sealed off the border. "I'm saying Israel has completely encircled Gaza, nothing goes in, nothing goes out, as you know," Dutton told Murray. Murray then countered that Gaza also borders Egypt, which has a "stronger fence" than Israel, to seal-in residents in the territory. "Well, as you know, if you've been, Gaza also has a border with Egypt, why do you not mention Egypt?" Social media users took to X to praise Murray's responses during the interview and to criticise Dutton. "The great @DouglasKMurray schools @janedutton of Eyewitness News in South Africa over the claim that Israel has been an "occupier" of Gaza," user Etana Hecht wrote on X.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia would be in a “deep recession” if you “took away immigration”. Australia’s unemployment rate in February dropped from 4.1 per cent to 3.7 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. “It’s not a soft landing if you’ve had a collapse in your standard of living,” Mr Taylor told Sky News Australia. “This is the problem – the only thing driving our economy right now is immigration. “If you took away immigration, the economy is in deep recession. “I don’t think there is any consolation in any of this for the average Australian family who’s working harder, saving less, with less purchasing power in their pay packets.”

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has called for “common sense” on immigration policy and says record levels of immigration during a housing crisis are “just not sustainable”. Australia’s unemployment rate in February dropped from 4.1 per cent to 3.7 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. “This is not about being against immigration – it’s about making sure that your immigration levels, and your housing levels, and the rest of the services and the infrastructure are aligned,” Mr Taylor told Sky News Australia. “We’re seeing a housing crisis where not enough new houses are being built at a time when we’ve got record levels of immigration – well, that’s just not sustainable. “It’s common sense this stuff; it’s not complicated.”

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, almost 767,000 people arrived in the year to September 2023. Combined with falling departure numbers, the net migration reached 548,000 in the same period – 60 per cent higher than the year before. Based on these trends, the total net migration will reach approximately 530,000 in the 2023-24 financial year, 215,000 more than the federal government's forecast budget. Some Sydney mayors have criticised both the state and federal governments for the lack of investment in infrastructure and unprecedented levels of migration. The state's net overseas migration increased by four times the number of homes built in 2023.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australians are “experiencing a recession”, which is a “remarkably bad situation” for the country. Australia’s unemployment rate in February dropped from 4.1 per cent to 3.7 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. “We’ve seen a population increase of over a million, so you would expect some jobs to along with that kind of population increase,” Mr Taylor told Sky News Australia. “This is part of the problem – part of the reason our standard of living has collapsed is our economy has stagnated. “GDP per capita recession. What does that mean in practice? Australians are experiencing a recession – the economy is going backwards for them. “That’s a remarkably bad situation that most Australians are facing.”