Sky News host Peta Credlin has questioned why there isn’t a “proper medical inquiry” into puberty blockers for children experiencing gender dysphoria in Australia. Ms Credlin’s remarks come after NHS England’s landmark decision to stop prescribing puberty blockers to children experiencing gender dysphoria. “Why can’t we have an inquiry?” she said. “When we’ve got medicos, we’ve got psychiatrists and others coming out who are saying, if you’re so sure you’re right, let’s have a proper inquiry and defend that position. “Why are we not even able to have a proper medical expert inquiry?”

Menzies Research Centre's Nick Cater says Chris Bowen’s plan was meant to be “tripling the amount” of renewable energy but investment has decreased by 80 per cent. Mr Cater told Sky News host Peta Credlin that the government is in “real trouble” with their renewable energy targets. “They’re impossible to meet anyway technically. “It can’t be done and it’s time they look for a plan B.” Mr Cater joined Peta Credlin to discuss the decrease in renewable energy investment.

Sky News host Paul Murray says Coles supermarkets are testing placing security tags on “high value” items like meat. “Meat is now coming with a security tag on it as if it was a tee shirt,” Mr Murray said. “As if it was a high value item that somebody does not want stolen from their shop. “Coles are the people who are actually doing this, and they are doing it not just on that one piece but an entire batch of meat. “Statement from a Coles spokesperson said the measure was part of a ‘very small trial’ which is being rolled out in Victoria.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2021 pregnancy photo has come under scrutiny for also being doctored amid Princess Catherine's Mother’s Day photo blunder. Sources close to the couple have said Harry and Meghan would have been “annihilated” if they made the same mistake and that Meghan would not have even made it due to “freakish attention to detail”. However The Sun has revealed their pregnancy photo was heavily doctored, including a tree photoshopped into the background. “It’s interesting though, isn’t it, that no one really made a fuss about that,” said Sky News host Rita Panahi. “But with this, possibly because Kate hasn’t been seen for months, it is a big issue.”

Sky News host Sharri Markson says the relationship between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “fracturing”. “There’s been rare public criticism that’s just becoming stronger and stronger,” Ms Markson said. “Israel needs the United States to be its ally. “And if there is criticism, for it to be said in private. “But that’s not what we’re seeing here.”

Katter’s Australian Party Bob Katter says Nationals Senator Ross Cadell was “screaming” every time he tried to speak at a supermarket probe. An altercation between Independent MP Bob Katter and Nationals Senator Ross Cadell broke out outside a Senate Inquiry into supermarket prices in the New South Wales town of Orange. Member for Kennedy Bob Katter was about to speak to local media; however, took issue with Mr Cadell, who was accusing him and former National Andrew Gee of being more interested in political stunts than helping consumers. Mr Katter told Sky News host Chris Kenny that all he was trying to do was hold up a picture of potato prices at Woolworths when he was yelled at. “It was a stunt, of course, it was a stunt – within three hours, 400 items in Woolworths were reduced in price.”

Gender Clinic News’ Bernard Lane discusses NHS England’s landmark decision to stop prescribing puberty blockers to children with gender dysphoria. Mr Lane said an independent expert review found the evidence for puberty blockers was “very weak” and “uncertain”. “We don’t know if they’re safe – we don’t know what effect they have,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “Also … the spike in patient numbers and the change in the patient profile. “So, the National Health Service England has decided that the puberty blockers should no longer be offered as a routine treatment to young people who are distressed about their gender.”

Sky News host James Morrow has slammed the Albanese government for their stance on nuclear power, saying that is “not how you build a country”. Shadow Energy Minister Ted O’Brien appeared on the ABC on Tuesday night to speak on nuclear but was interrupted consistently by host Sarah Ferguson. “This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen,” Mr Morrow told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “Ted O’Brien was going in there with a good faith interview, and he’s just getting absolutely lectured to about nuclear power. “There’s a real timidity around this Australian debate around nuclear – the left side of politics, Albanese, all these guys, their first default idea is we can’t do it. “Well, sorry, that’s not how you build a country. “There’s plenty of evidence that we can.”

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Bestselling author Alex Epstein reveals the reason behind the 2050 net zero obsession. Mr Epstein’s comments come as Energy Minister Chris Bowen has claimed Australia's transition to net zero energy –which it plans to do by 2050, will only cost $120 billion. The Coalition meanwhile are pushing for more green energy investments by talking up nuclear energy reactors. “The reason they are so obsessed with eliminating our impact on climate is they believe that human impact on earth is a bad thing,” Mr Epstein told Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi. “It’s this immoral thing, and we should eliminate it at all costs, and that mentality is what leads net zero to have such catastrophic costs. “And the advocates don’t care.”

An aid ship organised by a Spanish-based charity is expected to arrive in Gaza in the coming days. The ship will dock at a temporary pier currently under construction in a separate initiative to a plan announced by US President Joe Biden. Leaving Cyprus, the vessel is carrying almost 200 tonnes of food supplies – including rice, beans and lentils. The United Nations estimates a quarter of the population in Gaza is at risk of starvation. According to Gazan Health Authorities, more than 30,000 have been killed in Israeli attacks on the region since October 7.

A Russian military transport plane has crashed northeast of Moscow. According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, eight crew members and seven passengers were on board. One of the engines reportedly caught fire during take-off. The plane crashed shortly after. The Ministry did not confirm if there were any casualties.

Victoria’s government is blaming ‘dodgy questions’ for a damning new report on its signature rail project. It is facing another cost blowout, worth $16 billion. The Independent Parliamentary Budget Office was asked by the Opposition leader to update its estimate on the cost of delivering the first two stages of the rail line. Two years ago, the figure, including operating costs, was $200.3 billion; it has now increased to $216.7 billion. “Don’t sign us up to a mortgage we can’t afford,” Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto said. “They’re trying to buy a house that is well out of our league to buy.”

Shadow Government Services Minister Paul Fletcher has called out the Albanese government for having “a lot of talk, not much action” on combatting scammers. Australians lost more than $470 million to scams last year, according to new ACCC figures. Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has labelled Meta as the "biggest part of the biggest problem" and said their failure to crackdown on scammers on their platforms is "not good enough". “They only got around to issuing a paper with their proposals on this late last year … so, a lot of talk, not much action. “These big digital platforms don’t want to incur any greater expenses than they’re required to in complying with the law in Australia and frankly anywhere else they operate.”

Sky News host Andrew Bolt has questioned why prominent spokespeople all the way to the President of the United States would trust the casualty numbers being released from the Gaza Health Ministry. “Why does even Biden repeat Hamas’ claims without question?” Mr Bolt asked. The Sky News host pointed to casualty figures rising in “an almost straight line” even during periods of “less-intensive” combat. “How could 70 per cent of the dead be women and children – that is a huge propaganda point for Hamas and its useful idiots in the Western media. “These figures lie – Hamas lies.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced there will be an increased presence of ADF personnel and assets in the northern parts of Australia. “That was part of the defence strategic review,” Mr Albanese said during a press conference on Wednesday. “It is in Australia’s interest to have a defence of our nation that is appropriate. “It is an important part of my government’s commitment to serving the national interests. “Serving the defence of Australia.”

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer claims China was more “defensive” when engaging with former president Donald Trump compared with President Joe Biden. Donald Trump’s former chief of staff General John Kelly claimed in a new book that the former president regarded Vladimir Putin as an “OK guy and Kim as an OK guy”. Mr Spicer defended the former president’s handling of Mr Xi and Mr Putin, saying the Chinese President didn’t call out the Trump administration as they have done with Biden. “For four years we had a much better relationship with North Korea in terms of them releasing hostages, not being as provocative as they are now,” Mr Spicer told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “China was much more contained and in fact, I think President Xi was on his heels the entire time not wondering what Donald Trump would do.”

CNN Reporter Kristen Holmes claims the likely rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is one Americans “do not want”. Joe Biden has clinched the 2024 Democrat presidential nomination, while Donald Trump is poised for the Republican nomination. The President’s win in Georgia pushed his delegate count past the 1,968 needed to win the majority. Mr Trump is currently at 1,089 delegates and needs 1,215 to cross over the threshold. Ms Holmes said both candidates have effectively been operating as the presumptive nominee for several weeks. “Polling in America shows that most people don’t want either of them as their candidates – they think that they are too old, they are looking for alternatives,” he told Sky News Australia.

Sky News Australia has been given rare access to the protected operations area of the Australian Signals Directorate. Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert sat down with Australian Signals Directorate Cyber Security Centre Head Abigail Bradshaw and CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales to discuss cyber security. Mr Wales has revealed what they are most concerned about from a cyber security perspective. “The thing that we are most concerned about would be attacks against our critical infrastructure,” Mr Wales said. “The infrastructure that enables our economy, our way of life, our security, and we know that they are nation states today that are targeting our critical infrastructure.”

Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume says Labor’s opposition to nuclear energy seems to be “illogical but also incoherent and inconsistent”. “If you want that pathway to net zero by 2050 to make sure that we have a reliable energy grid, as well as a cleaner and greener energy grid, well, why would you not consider nuclear as part of the solution,” Ms Hume told Sky News Australia. “I say part of the solution intentionally – renewables are going to be fundamentally important to our energy mix in the future. “But why would you discount an emissions-free technology that could potentially deliver cleaner, greener, and cheaper energy in the long term.” Ms Hume’s remarks come as the Opposition prepares to announce its nuclear energy plan for Australia before the May budget.