Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie says Australia must be “smart” about the use of technology. “More than two hours of technology for entertainment today – the academic performance goes off,” Ms McKenzie told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “We need to be honest about the effect too much entertainment technology is having on young people’s lives as well."

Manager of Opposition Business Paul Fletcher has accused the Albanese government of taking “as few questions” from the Opposition as possible during Question Time. "It clearly suits Mr Albanese and Labor to take as few questions from the Opposition as they possibly can,” Mr Fletcher told Sky News Australia. “We have the same number of people in the Opposition as Labor had from 2013 to 2016, but we are getting many fewer questions than Labor routinely received during that period.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond has criticised Time Magazine for publishing a “gushing” cover story on Vice President Kamala Harris despite her declining an interview with the publication. “I’ve been a journalist for most of my working life, and generally the rule has been that if you ask someone for an interview and they say no, you blackball them because they have something to hide," Mr Bond said. “But Time Magazine nevertheless has come out with a gushing front page … this is what they are putting out about Kamala even though she won't even cooperate with them. “I think the headline on the front of the magazine says it's her time, I mean. For heaven's sake, you could not be more gushing, could you?”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been exposed praising a Muslim cleric who celebrated the October 7 attack on Israel. In the video unearthed by The Washington Examiner, Walz labelled Imam Asad Zaman as a “master teacher”. “I am a teacher, so when I see a master teacher, I know it. Over the time we’ve spent together, one of the things I’ve had the privilege of is seeing the things in life through the eye of a master teacher, to try and get the understanding,” Walz said in 2018. Over the past few years, Zaman shared Hamas press releases, anti-Semitic blog posts and a link to a pro-Hitler film on his Facebook page. Following the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Zaman posted he and his organisation “stands in solidarity with Palestinians against Israeli attacks”. Despite Walz admitting he had spent time with Zaman, the Harris-Walz campaign has denied any relationship between the two.

Manager of Opposition Business Paul Fletcher highlights the “serious national security implications” of allowing Gazans to enter Australia. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called for a total ban on people coming in from Gaza as the Albanese government prepares to grant visas to Palestinians fleeing the Israel-Hamas war. “The leader of the Opposition has been very clear in his statement today about people coming into Australia from the current warzone in Gaza,” Mr Fletcher told Sky News Australia.

Sky News host Liz Storer has reacted to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's embarrassing moment during a press conference on Monday. Ms Jean-Pierre appeared to struggle when asked by a reporter to highlight any of the Vice President's policy achievements. “Of course, she couldn't name any, could she? Because there are none,” Ms Storer said. “Kamala Harris has been touted as the most useless VP in the world in the history of American politics.”

Sky News host Paul Murray breaks down the social media numbers for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris ahead of the presidential election. Donald Trump led Kamala Harris in followers on social media platforms X, Instagram and Facebook. The former president also led Ms Harris on TikTok; however, the Kamala HQ page was followed more than the Trump campaign team.

Sky News contributor Kristin Tate has called out the media for making the US presidential election about “personality and not policy”. “This is all about vibes and Kamala Harris being this new, exciting candidate, the first female of colour,” Ms Tate told Sky News host Chris Kenny. She said voters are buying into “a lot of the garbage” being fed to them by the mainstream media.

Thousands of Palestinians fleeing the conflict in Gaza have been refused visas to Australia, Sky News can reveal. New figures obtained by Sky News show there have been 10,033 applications by holders of a Palestinian Authority travel document for visas into Australia since the October 7 attacks. Of those, 7,111 applications have been refused.

US Vice President and Democrat nominee Kamala Harris is being slammed for a resurfaced clip on illegal immigration. A clip from 2019 went viral when Kamala Harris was talking about the southern border when she was campaigning to be the 2020 Democrat Presidential nominee. The footage showed an attendee asking Harris if she becomes president, would she "close the immigration detention centers?" Harris responded "Absolutely, on day one." Republicans attacked Kamala Harris over her management of the border and her comments made in the resurfaced clip. Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance slammed Harris in a post on X, accusing her of opening “the border by design” from “day one.” “Kamala Harris opened the border by design,” he said. “She said she wanted to do it, she ran on doing it, and she governed from 'day one' to do it.”

A new artwork appearing on the shutters of the London Zoo has been confirmed as the latest piece from infamous street artist Banksy. The artwork depicting a gorilla, seal and birds marks his ninth instalment in as many days and has left many fans confused as to what it means. The other animal depictions include a goat, elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans, a cat, piranhas and a rhinoceros.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given a ‘welcome home’ address at a special ceremony in Sydney for Australian Olympic athletes. This comes as Australia’s best athletes have been given a hero’s welcome home after making the country proud during their history-making performance at the Olympics. “Not everyone had a medal around their neck, but every single one of them was worth their weight in gold. Every single one of them has done our country proud,” Mr Albanese said. “We want you to know that what you have done is inspire us, is give us joy, give us excitement, and lifted up our whole nation due to your performance.”

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called for a total ban on people coming in from Gaza as the Albanese government prepares to grant visas to Palestinians fleeing the Israel-Hamas war. “I don’t think people should be coming in from that war zone at all at the moment,” Mr Dutton told Sky News Australia. “I think it puts our national security at risk.”

Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has reflected on her success at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. “Couldn’t get much better with the atmosphere that they had in Paris; never been in something like that before,” Ms McKeown told Sky News Australia. “So it’s pretty cool to just, you know, basically be like a little ant on pool deck swimming my little heart out.”

NSW Premier Chris Minns says Australian Olympians are “coming back as heroes” following the country’s best-ever Olympic campaign in Paris. “They’ve just given the whole state, the whole country a lift over the last couple of weeks after a tough year,” he told Sky News Australia. Australia’s best athletes have been given a hero’s welcome home after making the country proud during their history-making performance at the Olympics.

Australian athletes have arrived to a hero’s welcome at Sydney Airport following the country’s most successful Olympics. The Olympic athletes were greeted by loved ones and special guests upon arrival in a special ceremony.

Sky News host Liz Storer discusses former US president Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk which was broadcast on X (formerly Twitter). “It was a bit late going to air on X because they had a massive cyberattack against their servers,” Ms Storer said. “Someone didn’t want this conversation going live.”

Sky News host James Macpherson says Time Magazine has described Kamala Harris as a cross between “Beyonce” and “Obama”. “You could not pay me to read Time Magazine although because we are talking about it tonight, I guess I was paid to read it and I did so you do not have to,” Mr Macpherson said. “Vibe, TikTok, and vibe, they describe Kamala Harris as a cross between Beyonce and Obama.”

Sky News host Liz Storer discusses the Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate, who is facing disciplinary action for calling a fellow councillor a “Ranga”. The Gold Coast Mayor is facing disciplinary action after he jokingly called fellow councillor Joe Wilkinson a “Ranga”. Mr Wilkinson did not make the complaint, it was made anonymously. “What kind of nonsense are you spending our money on during a cost-of-living crisis, no less,” Ms Storer said. “I would be proud as heck to be a Ranga, and that is exactly what the councillor in question said.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond discusses Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate who is facing disciplinary action after he jokingly called fellow councillor Joe Wilkinson a "Ranga”. Reportedly, Mr Wilkinson did not make the complaint, it was made anonymously. "Can you believe it? You can't even call someone a Ranga anymore," Mr Bond said. "It is worth noting that the councillor Joe Wilkinson himself has said that he is a 'proud Ranga’, he was never contacted by the office of the independent assessor about this complaint; it was an anonymous complaint."