The Federalist Elections Correspondent Brianna Lyman has hit out at Google for its “monopoly” on the information shared and spread across its platform. According to Quiver Quantitative, Google and Microsoft are supposedly the top two donors to the Harris campaign in the 2024 election cycle as of September 2024. “We don’t necessarily need this data to confirm what we know,” Ms Lyman told Sky News host Caleb Bond. “Google has had this huge monopoly on information that is shared and spread.”

The Federalist Elections Correspondent Brianna Lyman warns Kamala Harris has thrown herself under a bus after the Vice President and President Joe Biden told two different stories on policy. “She’s not only throwing herself under the bus, but Biden and his Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre have consistently made sure to remind the American public that Kamala Harris is, of course, tethered to the Biden-Harris administration,” Ms Lyman told Sky News host Caleb Bond. “I think Kamala finds herself between a rock and a hard place. “She was delegated responsibilities … and she failed.”

A 10-pound cinnamon roll named ‘The Bear Roll’ has recently gone viral with the video receiving 9.6 million views on TikTok. The Bear Roll can be purchased from a restaurant in Longview, Washington and the sweet treat must be pre-ordered. The cinnamon roll must be eaten in 75 minutes with no toilet breaks allowed and if the challenge is completed, participants receive a free shirt or hat and their meal for free.

Former Labor senator Graham Richardson says nobody is prepared to take the negative gearing “fight on”. “Those who are benefitting from it … aren’t going to let it go without a fight,” Mr Richardson told Sky News Australia. “Personally, I think it’ll be around for a while yet.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is committed to supporting infrastructure in the battleground state of Victoria. This is despite a nearly $1 billion blowout for a major project. Sky News Victoria political reporter Simon Love says there’s a “settlement with the tunnel builder that has forced the project to increase in price”.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says Treasurer Jim Chalmers “should be raising” Australia’s bilateral considerations while in China. “I think transparency in terms of compliance with safety and other regional factors are always important to reinforce,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “Jim Chalmers should, of course, be raising Australia’s bilateral considerations.”

Former US President Donald Trump has reacted to the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The former president spoke to reporters at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday after he was asked about the indictment. Mayor Adams was indicted on Wednesday on federal criminal charges following an investigation into campaign corruption. Trump was asked about the war in Ukraine, Iran and eventually Adams’ charges and if he thought the mayor would receive a fair trial. The former president admitted he was unsure and did not know the mayor well but acknowledged Adam’s fair treatment towards him in past statements. “I will say this. I watched about a year ago when [Adams] talked about how the illegal migrants are hurting our city, and the federal government should pay us and we shouldn’t have to take them. I said, ‘You know what? He’ll be indicted within a year.’ And I was exactly right because that’s what we have,” he said. “We have people that use the Justice Department and the FBI at levels that have never been seen before.”

Donald Trump says Russia would have “never ever” attacked Ukraine if he had been US president. “President Putin would have never attacked,” Mr Trump said during a media conference on Thursday, local time. “When I look at the horror show that has gone on – and the level of death is far greater than what is being reported – when you look at those cities, they’re all knocked down.”

Sky News US Analyst Michael Ware says Israel is clearly trying to cause “some kind of disruption” within Hezbollah to “gain a broader strategic advantage”. “In the worst-case scenario, this is the Israeli government, I would say less so than the Israeli defence force, just being knee-jerk reactive,” Mr Ware told Sky News Australia. “They’re already fighting one war on their southern border; they’re fighting a second smaller scale war on their eastern border with the West Bank … now all of a sudden, they want to start posturing for a massive ground invasion into Lebanon against a much larger force. “As one American military expert said here, the Israelis dropped 1,600 bombs in what 24 hours – if that was us, the Americans, we’d call that shock and awe just before we go in. “The Israelis don’t have the forces on the border yet to do it, but they’re clearly trying to cause some kind of disruption within Hezbollah to gain a broader strategic advantage.”

Airports on Australia's east coast are today expecting one of their busiest days of domestic travel this year. Almost 300,000 people are expected to pass through Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne Airport on Friday. Thousands of people are making their way to Melbourne for the AFL Grand Final. The NRL semi-finals in Sydney over the weekend will also see thousands of people in attendance.

Former first lady Melania Trump has granted a rare interview with Fox News telling them she blames Democrats and the mainstream media for the two assassination attempts against her husband Donald Trump. “Is it really shocking that all this egregious violence goes against my husband especially that we hear the leaders from the opposition party and mainstream media branding him as a threat to democracy, calling him vile names – they’re only fuelling a toxic atmosphere,” Ms Trump said. “Giving power to all of these people that they want to do harm to him – this needs to stop.”

Sky News US analyst Michael Ware says most Israelis are “very tired” of Hezbollah’s intrusion “into their lives”. Mr Ware’s comments come as Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Lebanon following their targeted strikes of the region. “While they’re all up there facing off on the border of Hezbollah, they’re simulating exercising for a ground invasion,” Mr Ware told Sky News Australia. “The leader of the Israeli army told those troops, go get em boys, keep it up – all these airstrikes are prepping for whether you guys go in or not. “Most Israelis are very, very tired of Hezbollah’s intrusion into their lives – 70,000 plus Israelis had to leave their northern villages. “That said, 100,000 plus Lebanese have had to leave their southern villages.”

Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe has examined the weather forecast for the weekend across Australia. Rain is set to impact parts of New South Wales on Friday.

Sky News host James Macpherson slams UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for blaming his son in the latest scandal against him. Mr Starmer is facing heat after it was revealed that a video he made during the pandemic urging people to stay at home was done from a penthouse owned by a Labour donor. “He’s done what every great politician would do – he’s blamed his kid,” Mr Macpherson said.

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses consumer group Choice’s report that shows Aldi ranked as having the cheapest groceries. This comes amid the ACCC launching legal action against supermarket giants, Coles and Woolworths. “Everyone’s feeling the cost-of-living pressures,” Mr Macpherson said. “No more so than at your local supermarket.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says Kamala Harris’ push to raise corporate taxes will be a difficult sell with a “divided government”. “Lady, if all the polls are correct you are looking at a pretty divided government even if you do make it to the White House,” Ms Storer said. “The question is what are you going to do if you do not have the support to raise said taxes?”

Sky News host Liz Storer calls for Kamala Harris to sit down and do “more interviews” as the people “want answers”. “Kamala Harris, we have been talking endlessly about the fact this woman needs to do more interviews,” Ms Storer said. “We want answers, you are running for the most important job in the world, can we please get some straight answers?”

'The Megyn Kelly Show' host Megyn Kelly says US presidential polls are up “almost across the board” for Donald Trump. “It is good news for Trump, it definitely shows there is more momentum on the GOP side,” Ms Kelly said. “Trump now, he is up … if you just look at where the polls have gone now versus where they were in August it is good news for Trump almost across the board.”

Former Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger says the Albanese government is “not supportive” of the Jewish community. Mr Kroger sat down with Sky News host Caleb Bond to discuss Israel’s response to Hezbollah and the Australian government’s reaction to the ongoing tension. Israel is going to “continue to bomb” Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, he said.

Libertarian commentator Chrysten Abraham says the ABC Chair’s recent comments were “laughable”. ABC Chair Kim Williams has warned young journalists against taking an ‘activist view’ in their roles as reporters, particularly on social media. “I thought his comment was laughable,” Ms Abraham said. “Because those young people from the ABC had to learn it from somewhere.”