GB News Presenter Patrick Christys says the late Queen will be “turning in her grave” over Omid Scobie’s claims about recently revealed revelations about Harry and Meghan. A new book by Robert Hardman says Harry and Meghan’s claim they named their daughter Lilibet – the pet name of the Queen – in honour of her and with her approval is false. Omid Scobie has tweeted in protest, saying none of these Lilibet revelations are doing the late Queen Elizabeth II any favours as they contradict details shared by the Palace with a cooperatively written biography in 2022. “The Queen obviously – arguably the greatest ever living Brit in the world, best ever monarch – will no doubt will be turning in her grave over what Omid Scobie has to say,” Mr Christys told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “That guy lied about his age; he appears to have lied about the vast majority of his physical appearance as well … he’s had a very difficult relationship with the truth.”

IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild says big corporations are preoccupied with "devis woke issues". Mr Wild's comments come after Woolworths and Aldi announced they won’t sell Australia Day products this year. "There is no longer any diversity of opinion in corporate Australia anymore," he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. "We've seen that with the Voice to Parliament, we’ve seen it with Australia Day, we've seen it with climate issues as well. "Secondly, big business has all but given up advocating for policies which are in the national interest. "Now they are preoccupied with these divisive woke issues and it's no wonder why trust and confidence in big business and corporations like Woolworths is at an all-time low."

Sky News host Paul Murray says many towns in the Northern Territory with significant Indigenous populations are still celebrating Australia Day. “Alice Springs, and Darwin, now in Alice Springs on their website right now you can see the celebrations that are planned for that day,” Mr Murray said. “Most important thing that happens on that day, which is we honour the great volunteers amongst us with citizenship awards and there are people who become Australian citizens. “There’s also events paid for by the council, not dripping in Australian flags but just something fun to do.” Mr Murray discussed the Northern Territory towns and regions still celebrating Australia Day while having a close relationship with the Indigenous population.

Andrew Carswell from the Headline Advisory Director says Donald Trump’s refusal to take part in Republican debates is “another master stroke” by the former US president. Mr Carswell’s comments come as Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she will no longer step on to the debate stage unless Donald Trump participates. “Another master stroke by Trump here,” he told Sky News Australia host Sharri Markson. “The last thing that Trump wants his sum equivalence between is candidates that he sees as deeply inferior, particularly as a former president himself. “He does not want to lower himself to a stage with minor players, particularly when the polls are substantially his way.”

Anthony Albanese is reaching into the Rudd playbook with his supermarket probe, Sonny Bill Williams in trouble over his comments on October 7 attacks. Plus, the feud between Nikki Haley and Donald Trump escalates. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Sky News host Steve Price says it has been revealed the Albanese government has “refused to fast-track” a review into claims of “price-gouging by supermarkets”. “Labor made plenty of promises to tackle the cost of living during the last election,” Mr Price said. “The Prime Minister saying he’ll do ‘whatever is necessary’ to bring down the price of groceries. “It’s been revealed the government refused to fast-track a review into claims of price-gouging by supermarkets. Mr Price was joined by Nationals Leader David Littleproud to discuss the government’s refusal.

The timing of the Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian’s rare speech is “hard to overlook”, says Sky News political reporter Cameron Reddin. China’s Ambassador to Australia addressed a press conference at the Chinese Embassy in Canberra on Wednesday. “The timing of this speech is quite hard to overlook,” Mr Reddin told Sky News Australia contributor Steve Price. “Just four days after Taiwan’s presidential election. “While China and the ambassador are willing to compromise on a whole range of different issues … the issue of Taiwan is not one that China is willing to compromise on.” Beijing continues to recognise self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of China, and have not ruled out the use of force to achieve their aim.

Sky News host Steve Price has blasted the AFL’s “ridiculous” decision to not publish weights in the annual players’ guide over body image concerns. Mr Price labelled the AFL the “most woke sporting body in the country”. “I once did a realty TV show where one of the segments was we had to all publicly weigh ourselves,” he said. “Then we had to try and prove we were going to lose weight over the next few weeks. “I was the fattest bloke there and it didn’t concern me one iota that my weight was known – this is ridiculous.”

Monash University Cyber Security Professor Dr Nigel Phair says it is becoming “tougher” to detect phishing scams after recent large businesses were hit by cyber-attacks. “It is becoming a pretty typical hack, we’re hearing about it almost day in and day out,” Dr Phair told Sky News contributor Steve Price. “This one is a little bit different because this is an attack on the individual account holder, not the organisation itself. Dr Phair said it is getting “tougher all the time” to detect legitimate calls and emails over phishing scams. Dr Phair sat down with Mr Price to discuss recent cyber-attacks.

There is “great enthusiasm” from Australia that Chinese tariffs on Australian wine, lobster and meat products will be removed by the end of 2024, Sky News Political Reporter Cameron Reddin has revealed. The Chinese Ambassador to Australia made a rare address to the Chinese Embassy in Canberra. “There was no additional progress on the trade tariffs announced today but certainly a degree of enthusiasm from both China and Australia to have the issues resolved,” Mr Reddin who was at the press conference Wednesday revealed to Sky News Australia contributor Steve Price. “A review is under way into the sanction on Australian wine with a view to having them removed within the next few months. “Great enthusiasm on the Australian side that those tariffs will be removed by the end of 2024.”

China's Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has delivered a rare public address setting the scene for relations between the two countries in the new year. The address comes just days after the Taiwan election. Mr Xiao made strong references to a new chapter in Australia–China relations during his speech. There was also confirmation that there was not yet any further progress on tariffs. Mr Xiao commented on the Chinese naval ship incident in November, saying the ship in question “did not use” sonar pulse. It was reported at the time that Australian divers had been injured as a result of such a usage.

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is endorsing Donald Trump ahead of this year’s presidential election. Mr Ramaswamy spoke at a rally held by the former US president in New Hampshire ahead of next week's primary vote. “We are in the middle of a war in this country,” Mr Ramaswamy said. “It’s between the permanent state and the everyday citizen, between those who love the United States of America and a fringe minority who hates this country and what it stands for. “Right now, we need a commander-in-chief who will lead us to victory in this war.”

The US election is getting serious and with each party in the process of choosing their nominees, the heat is really on. Amongst all the polling, town hall’s and campaigning, the focus is well and truly on Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Polling indicates a tougher run for Joe Biden than Donald Trump, with the president struggling to maintain popularity in light of his cognitive and age-related issues. Sky News All Stars Joe Siracusa, James Macpherson and Piers morgan take a look at the current state of play in this crucial time of the US election.

An electric scooter battery is being blamed for a unit fire in Adelaide. The tragic blaze took the life of one man. The man, Trevor Fielden, is being remembered as a devoted husband who was often seen pushing his wife around their retirement village in her wheelchair. His wife Grace Fielden escaped the blaze with minor injuries. Reportedly, the fire is being blamed on an electric scooter battery which was charging overnight.

Mauritius is assessing flood damage after Cyclone Belal hit the Indian Ocean island nation. The population of Réunion – 860,000 – were ordered to shelter at home during the storms. One person has died in Mauritius and another in Réunion Island. The island's meteorological service upgraded the storm to a level four – the maximum level, on Monday. By Tuesday they announced the storm was moving away as flooding eased, but environmental risks remain.

Democratic senator Joe Manchin was swarmed on Tuesday by fossil fuel activists while at a New Hampshire diner. 'Climate Defiance' began yelling anti-fossil fuel chants at Manchin while he was delivering a speech. The senator seemed to have sparked the protest after he announced border security was his “greatest concern”. The group’s demonstration in the diner forced Manchin to leave through the kitchen while the activists were escorted outside by police. Manchin entered a black SUV as he exited the diner, but not before an activist attempted to leap in front of the vehicle. It is the second time the group have targeted the senator after he was subjected to protests last Friday while in Goffstown, New Hampshire. The group forced Manchin to hide inside a building during the New Hampshire Institute of Politics forum or “Politics & Eggs”.

The Australian’s Washington Correspondent Adam Creighton questions whether Republican donors will continue forking out millions of dollars for a “poor performance” by Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. “You can spend a lot of money, you can have a lot of debates and so forth, but at the end of the day – people made up their mind,” Mr Creighton told Sky News host Sharri Markson. The campaigns of Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley spent roughly US$35 million each in Iowa while Donald Trump’s campaign spent only about US$18 million in the state. “It’s been a very expensive business for the two losing candidates. “You have to ask – will this continue ... and the answer is probably no.”

Republican candidate Nikki Haley issues a warning over the “unholy alliance” between China, Russia and Iran, claiming they are bound together in their hatred for “freedom, democracy and the United States of America”. The former UN ambassador finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former president Donald Trump. Ms Haley reinforced that America must appear strong on the international stage. “There is a reason the Taiwanese want the US and the West to support Ukraine – because they know if Ukraine wins, China won’t invade Taiwan,” Ms Haley said. “There is a reason the Ukrainians want the US and the West to support Israel – because they know if Iran wins, Russia wins, and they don’t want that to happen.”

YourVoice America host Bill Mitchell has warned against making Donald Trump the Republican nominee despite the former president’s caucus win in Iowa. The former US president won the Iowa caucuses on January 16, solidifying himself as the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination in the upcoming election. “Trump is not going to escape 91 counts for indictments without any convictions,” Mr Mitchell told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan. “If we nominate Trump, we are going to put a Democrat in the White House, and we are also going to split the vote and lose the House and the Senate, and then we are going to get the Supreme Court in the Democrats' hands. “It is going to be a disaster, so we cannot nominate Donald Trump. It would be a disaster for America if we did that.”

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has announced $21 million in extra assistance for the humanitarian crisis stemming from the Israel and Hamas conflict in Gaza. The funding boost announced on Tuesday night in Jordan takes Australia’s total contribution since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7 to over $46 million. The subsequent conflict has seen the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, meaning the funds will go to humanitarian aid. Ms Wong in her tour of the Middle East has continued to advocate for peace, however, she is walking a diplomatic tightrope trying to reach a middle ground between both sides. The Foreign Affairs Minister has also received criticism from Australia for her decision to not visit the sites of the October 7 massacres.