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Rishi Sunak tries to 'calm down’ and 'wind back' country’s climate response
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- Rishi Sunak tries to 'calm down’ and 'wind back' country’s climate response
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- 43 minutes ago
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- United Kingdom Prime Minister is “trying to calm down” and “wind back” his country’s climate and energy response, says Sky News host Chris Kenny.
Mr Kenny said the UK Prime Minister has realised the “reckless attempts” to get to net zero by 2050 should “not be allowed” to wreck the economy and the living standards of Britons.
“Instead of appeasing the climate gods – he’s gonna try to appease common sense,” Mr Kenny said.
Mr Kenny criticised the media for working ‘hand in glove’ with most politicians creating ‘hysteria’ to ‘heighten fears over weather, climate and global warming.”
“No wonder our kids are anxious.”
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- Desire to 'save the planet' not matched by willingness to pay
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- 57 minutes ago
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- The Australian's Environment Editor Graham Lloyd says while many claim they "want to save the planet", focus groups reveal that the majority are only willing to "pay a very small amount of money to actually affect change".
He references the UK's "enthusiastic embraces of the net zero" as a case in point.
"Politicians survive on public mandate," Mr Lloyd told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
"So there's two routes: one is you give way to what public sentiment and the other is you have an authoritarian bent.
"Thankfully, (Rishi) Sunak seems to be going down the 'look, let's concede'."
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- Activists are trying to ‘re-racialise’ Australian public with Voice debate
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- 1 hour ago
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- Sky News host James Macpherson says activists are trying to re-racialise Australia, which is a “post-racial country”.
Mr Macpherson sat down with Sky News host Andrew Bolt and Writer and Podcast Host Evelyn Rae to discuss the Voice to Parliament and racism in Australia.
“I think we are a post-racial country that activists are trying to re-racialise,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
“There’s racists everywhere, but Australia is overwhelmingly a post-racial country.
“I’ve spent my life trying to protect my boys not from the odd incidents of racism but to protect them from activists who want to convince them that they’re victims.”
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- Andrew Bolt slams Cathy Freeman’s Voice to Parliament advertisement
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- 1 hour ago
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- Sky News host Andrew Bolt says there is something about Cathy Freeman’s new advertisement which keeps “bothering” him.
Olympian Cathy Freeman’s advertisement about the Voice to Parliament is a call to unite Australia as part of a moment bringing people together.
“It’s where she says vote yes to this Voice, that divides us by race in the constitution, so we’ll then unite,” Mr Bolt said.
“That bothers me because when you look at Freeman’s own ancestry, including her mother and stepfather, it really shows the strings of all races have been coming together more and more for generations.
“And without a voice.”
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- Chris Bowen has had a ‘shocker of a week’: Peta Credlin
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- 1 hour ago
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- Sky News host Peta Credlin says Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has had a “shocker of a week”.
“Made a fool of himself, of course on QandA, where a highschool student really outsmarted him on nuclear power,” said Ms Credlin.
17-year-old Nuclear for Australia founder Will Shackel took the Energy Minister to task on the topic of nuclear energy during Tuesday’s QandA panel.
“He’s been criticised about this massive offshore wind farm off Port Stephens.
“Chris Bowen – the gift that keeps on giving if you’re on the opposite side of politics.”
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- Record enrolment ahead of Voice referendum
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- 1 hour ago
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- A greater share of Australians than ever before have enrolled to vote in next month’s Voice referendum.
A record 97.7 per cent of eligible voters are on the role – that’s more than 17 and a half million people.
The latest batch of data from the Australian Electoral Commission shows 1.2 million Australians have applied for postal votes.
According to the AEC, there have already been 200,000 more applications for postal votes than were cast in the 2022 federal election.
Australians will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14, with polls suggesting it could be heading for defeat.
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- Claims wind farms are 'cheaper' but taxpayers see no relief
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- 1 hour ago
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- The Australian's Environment Editor Graham Lloyd says despite people having "invested in this sort of stuff" like wind farms, it's largely government money at play.
While proponents claim it's "going to be cheaper," costs for the taxpayer haven't been showing a decrease.
"You can say you've got this massive amount of megawatt hours installed," Mr Lloyd told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
"But the amount of power that comes out of it is only a fraction of that, and you can't actually determine with any precision how much it's going to be.
"So this is the difficulty for the planners of the electricity system."
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- ‘Trial by media’: Russell Brand goes through ‘cancelling’ without conviction
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- 1 hour ago
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- Broadcaster and commentator Emily Carver says Russell Brand is going through a “trial by media” despite no charges being put against him.
Four women have come forward with accusations of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse towards Mr Brand – with a further two women speaking out about their experiences.
In the wake of these allegations, YouTube suspended the comedian from making money from adverts - while the BBC has also removed all of its content relating to Brand.
“It is all over the papers, his reputation is tarnished – he's being dropped from his agency,” Ms Carver told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“He is going through, what you’d call, a cancelling.”
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- Russell Brand dumped from Aussie festival amid fresh allegations
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- 1 hour ago
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- It has been revealed Russell Brand has been dumped from the Australian wellness event 'Wanderlust Festival', an event which was scheduled to bring him down in February.
Russell Brand is facing further blowback in the wake of mounting sexual assault allegations, which he denies, with streaming service Paramount Plus removing his stand-up comedy special from its platform.
It comes a day after YouTube suspended the comedian from making money from adverts - while the BBC has also removed all of its content relating to Brand.
Several clips have emerged of Brand acting inappropriately during past interviews with Australian journalists Samantha Armytage, Fifi Box and Liz Hayes.
Four women have come forward with sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse allegations toward Brand – with a further two women speaking out about their experiences.
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- ‘A pity’ for Josh Frydenberg to leave politics
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- 1 hour ago
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- The Australian’s Columnist Chris Mitchell says it’s “a pity” for former treasurer Josh Frydenberg to leave politics.
The former treasurer announced he would not be returning to politics for the next election.
“I think Josh did do a good job as treasurer during that difficult pandemic period - we came out of that period with a triple-A credit rating and the lowest unemployment we’ve had in 50 years,” Mr Mitchell told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
“Perhaps Josh overspent, perhaps the government did overspend, that might be why we’ve got so much inflation now.
“I think for the Liberal Party, it raises some pretty serious concerns if the most senior Liberal south of the Murray is John Pesutto, then I do think you have a problem.”
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- Victorian government’s new 7.5 per cent levy on Airbnb is a ‘terrible decision’
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- 1 hour ago
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- The Victorian government’s new 7.5 per cent levy on Airbnb and other short-term accommodation is a “terrible decision”, according to Shadow Housing and Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews defended his government’s decision to implement a 7.5 per cent levy on short-term accommodation from platforms like Airbnb and Stayz.
“It’s the 50th new tax that Daniel Andrews and the state Labor government have imposed on Victorians,” Mr Sukkar told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“50 new or increased taxes, when he said he wouldn’t impose any new taxes at all.
“I think most Australians understand this, if you want less of something you tax it more – if you want less investment in housing, you want less availability of rental stock, you tax it more.”
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- Australians urged to listen to Jacinta Price on violence in Aboriginal communities
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- 1 hour ago
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- Sky News host Andrew Bolt has paid tribute to Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Jacinta Price, someone who’s been “under more pressure than just about anyone” in Australia.
“There’s something you need to know about her, what’s been going on in the background … while she’s criss-crossing the country crusading against the Voice, she thinks is a disaster,” Mr Bolt said.
Three Aboriginal men pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Ms Price’s nephew in Alice Springs, stabbing him to death.
The court was told the three killers were part of a group armed with axes, knives, machetes, nulla-nullas, and iron bars and had went to get Ms Pricie’s nephew.
Ms Price has campaigned against violence and urged Aboriginal men to take responsibility for their actions.
“I mention this not just to say to her critics on the Left – please, just listen to Jacinta Price, she is talking about a real problem,” Mr Bolt...
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- ‘Only as good as the underlying dataset’: Generative AI
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- 2 hours ago
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- Dynatrace CEO Rick McConnell says generative AI is a significant driver of productivity improvement.
He highlights its capabilities and mentions it "can write software" and even "write term papers."
Moreover, it can assist in "sales and marketing" and other support areas.
However, he emphasises a caveat.
“The thing to remember about generative AI is it is only as good as the underlying dataset it accesses,” Mr McConnell told Sky News Australia.
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- Government bringing in 'record numbers' of migrants, making housing crisis 'worse'
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- 2 hours ago
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- Sky News host Peta Credlin says the government is making the housing crisis in Australia worse by bringing in "record numbers" of migrants.
Ms Credlin’s comments come after AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver called for Australia’s net migration to be reduced from more than 500,000 to 200,000 a year.
"From 500,000 a year to 200,000 a year,” Ms Credlin said.
“He said this is the only hope Australia has to ease the chronic lack of suitable housing.”
Ms Credlin was joined by Victorian Independent Liberal MP Moira Deeming and The Australian Media Writer Sophie Elsworth to discuss the housing crisis.
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- UK government's 'massive U-turn' on net zero policies due to 'popular revolt'
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- 2 hours ago
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- The UK government’s rethink on net zero policies is a “massive victory for common sense,” according to Sky News host Peta Credlin.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said as he announced the changes that previous governments had failed to “look people in the eye and explain what’s really involved”.
“What’s turned the tide in Britain isn’t a rethink from political leaders because they want to, but a rethink because they have to,” Ms Credlin said.
“Driven in large part by a popular revolt, from ordinary householders to British bans on normal cars and gas domestic heating.
“It’s people power that’s got this massive U-turn, nothing else.”
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- ‘Smoke and mirrors’: Call for further reduction burns
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- 2 hours ago
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- Back to the Bush Founder Armen Arakelian says hazard reduction burns are “not being done” and the current ones are “just for show”.
Mr Arakelian sat down with Sky News host Peta Credlin to discuss how the burns are a way of showing the public they are being done but criticises them as “micro burns”.
“There are not enough hazard reduction burns being done,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
“Hazard reduction burns are being conducted across the state as a way of showing the public that burns are being done.
“These burns are just literally … for show, to produce smoke and mirrors.”
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- Liberal MP ‘absolutely wanted’ Josh Frydenberg to return
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- 2 hours ago
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- Shadow Housing and Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar says he "absolutely wanted" former treasurer Josh Frydenberg to return to politics.
The former treasurer announced he would not return to politics for the next election.
“I was the assistant treasurer when he was treasurer during COVID, and I can tell you nobody worked harder for this country,” he told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“Josh has an incredible mind, but he’s also a big heart for Australians. He deserves a huge amount of credit for making sure Australia came out of COVID-19 with one of the strongest economies in the world.
“So I’m torn; on one hand, I’m happy for Josh. On the other hand, I’m sad at a personal level because I would have loved him to have been back.”
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- Influx of 'cheap imports from China': Graham Lloyd
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- 2 hours ago
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- The Australian's Environment Editor Graham Lloyd says there's a "disconnect between political promises and local expectations" regarding energy policies.
"There's been a sort of growing civil disobedience around the cost of living pressures of higher energy prices," Mr Lloyd told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
"It's significant that the actions centred on two things.
"One is this controversial issue of gas boilers in people's homes where people were told that they have to use more expensive and less efficient ways to heat the houses when they can't afford to do it anyway.
"The second is that they'll push back the mandate that people have to shift to electric battery cars.
"They're about to be inundated with cheap imports from China."
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- ‘Defining issue of the summer’: Credlin on the ongoing fires in Australia
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- 2 hours ago
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- Sky News host Peta Credlin says the ongoing fires in Australia may well be the defining issue of the summer.
Ms Credlin sat down with veteran firefighter and Back to the Bush Founder Armen Arakelian to discuss hazard reduction burns, and the state of the current fire trails.
“I want to turn now to what may well be the defining issue of the summer,” she said.
“Bushfires.
“I’m hearing from firefighters on the ground there has not been enough hazard reduction burns.”
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- ‘It’s a joke’: Bronwyn Bishop slams Albanese government’s COVID-19 inquiry
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- 2 hours ago
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- Former Speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop has slammed Anthony Albanese’s probe into COVID-19 calling it a "joke".
“Look there're things we need to have answers to like why were those medical people given so much power in the states? Was the national cabinet productive or not … was closing the borders between states necessary or not, were they politically motivated," Ms Bishop told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“All those questions will be totally ignored.
“Why waste the money, this is just an attempt at diverting the attention to something else from the Voice.
“It’s pathetic.”
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- ASX 200 finished the day down on Thursday
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- 2 hours ago
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- Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the ASX 200 finished the day down 1.37 per cent on Thursday.
The market dropped sharply this morning with all sectors in the red.
Energy stocks, banks and health care companies were the worst of the bunch.
Gold miner St Barbara did well today along with mining company South 32 and machine learning stock Appen lifting.
Toll road operator Transurban fell after the ACCC blocked it from buying the East Link toll road in Melbourne.
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- King Charles' touching reference to late Queen in heartfelt speech
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- 2 hours ago
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- King Charles delivered a touching tribute in French to honour his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and her strong bonds with France during a grand state banquet at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday evening.
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a star-studded black-tie dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on the first day of their three-day state visit to the country.
Notable figures, including Sir Mick Jagger and Hugh Grant, were among the 160 guests attending the dinner, celebrating their contributions to UK-France relations.
The visit to Paris and Bordeaux occurred six months later than initially planned due to widespread rioting in France.
In his speech, Charles conveyed in French the family's appreciation for the tributes offered in France on the first anniversary of the late Queen's funeral.
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- Judo Bank's $73m profit overshadowed by share price drop
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- 3 hours ago
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- Since its inception in 2019, small and medium-sized business lender Judo Bank has expanded its loan book to approximately $9.5 billion.
However, despite its growth, the neobank faced challenges in the stock market.
Last month, following the release of its profit results, the market response was less than favourable.
The bank's share price saw a significant drop of about 20 per cent in just one day.
This stark contrast highlights the bank's operational achievements and market dynamics.
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- ‘Budget has deficits projected out forever’: Morrow
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- 3 hours ago
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- Sky News host James Morrow says it's "disingenuous" to solely attribute budgetary concerns to commodities prices in the Budget papers.
He notes that this budget has "deficits projected out forever," highlighting a lack of optimism for long-term surplus.
Mr Morrow adds that even if commodity prices for oil and gas decrease, it doesn't relieve Australians.
He laments that electricity power prices persistently rise.
This narrative contrasts with any temporary respite from fluctuating commodity values.
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- Limited resources remarks ignite conversation on regional bushfire preparations
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- 3 hours ago
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- Mallacoota resident Jann Gilbert says the town's limited resources hinder full bushfire preparations.
With only two fire trucks, the remote area heavily relies on external aid.
"So there's only a certain amount that the community can do," Ms Gilbert told Sky News Australia.
"And after that, we need help.
"We're a town of a little over 1000 people, and two-thirds of the residents here are over 60."
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- Albanese grilled over budget surplus on the back of commodity prices
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- 3 hours ago
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- Sky News host Sharri Markson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was interviewed on the radio discussing the budget surplus.
Mr Albanese remarked his government turned a projected $78 billion deficit into a $20 billion surplus, with host David Penberthy stating commodities have helped in that aspect.
“The Prime Minister was today interviewed by David Penberthy on radio in Adelaide,” Ms Markson said.
“Penberthy states, as a matter of fact, that Albanese and the government owes its budget surplus to commodity prices.
“Is the Prime Minister right here?”
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- Voice is a ‘soft entry point’ to ‘arm up’ Aboriginal activists with constitutional powers
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- 3 hours ago
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- The Voice is the “soft entry point” for Australians with goodwill to “arm up” Aboriginal activists with constitutional powers, according to Sky News host Peta Credlin.
“Voice, Treaty, Truth, never forget, that’s the activists’ mantra – that’s what the people pushing this referendum want,” Ms Credlin said.
“The Voice is just the soft entry point for Australians with a lot of goodwill to arm up Aboriginal activists with constitutional rights and powers, to then go after the main game, and that main game is treaty.
“From the PM down, they’re just desperately hoping you won’t remember what they’ve said or what Labor has already funded, until after the vote on the Voice.”
Australians will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14, with polls suggesting it could be heading for defeat.
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- ‘Defies common sense’: Public losing trust in Anthony Albanese
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- 3 hours ago
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- Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says a lot of people are losing trust in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the current cost-of-living concerns.
Mr Canavan slammed the budget surplus spending and remarked the Australian public only voted for Mr Albanese because he wasn’t Scott Morrison.
“The spin just keeps coming here from the PM today; a lot of people are losing trust with Anthony Albanese,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“They sort of voted for him because he wasn’t Scott Morrison.
“Now they’re only just working out how he operated; it just defies any common sense here.”
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- Australia consistently a top ten ‘global destination for capital’
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- 3 hours ago
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- Australia is consistently a top ten “global destination for capital”, according to Colliers APAC Capital Markets Managing Director Chris Pilgrim.
Australia ranks at number 12 for the largest economies in the world.
“We’ve been looking at a lot of different capital sources really from around the world,” he told Sky News Australia.
“What we’re seeing at the moment with the Japanese capital is really looking at those long-term thematics about Australia – population growth, economic growth.
“I think really looking at that as a market for long-term growth.”
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- Coalition is ‘serious’ about climate change with nuclear energy push
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- 3 hours ago
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- Liberal MP Keith Wolahan says the Coalition government’s push for nuclear energy in Australia shows the party is “serious” about climate change.
The Coalition has advocated the adoption of small modular nuclear reactors as part of its energy policy to reduce carbon emissions going forward.
“If you are serious about climate change, then every energy source will be on the table,” Mr Wolahan told Sky News Australia.
“We don’t understand why one energy source that other countries … why they have that on the table and we can’t even consider it.
“We’re asking for the ban to be reviewed and then we can see that the business case can be put forward.”
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- Josh Frydenberg rules himself out of returning to politics at the next election
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- 3 hours ago
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- Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has ruled himself out of returning to politics at the next election.
Mr Frydenberg’s decision comes after he was appointed chairman of investment bank Goldman Sachs’s Australia and New Zealand business.
Mr Frydenberg sent a letter to Liberal Party members based in his old seat of Kooyong on Thursday, confirming he would not be nominated for the upcoming preselection.
The former treasurer joined Goldman Sachs last year after the Coalition lost the May 2022 federal election.
His move sparked discussions about the growing trend of politicians transitioning to high-profile corporate roles post their political careers.
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- Democrats 'wilfully blind' about President Biden
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- 3 hours ago
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- Sky News contributor Megyn Kelly has accused Democrats of “wilful blindness” regarding the Biden family.
It’s “wilful blindness” to say there is no evidence against Hunter Biden, Ms Kelly said.
“There’s a ton of evidence if only they would care to look into it, and they don’t,” she told Sky News host Paul Murray.
Special Counsel David Weiss has indicted Hunter Biden in connection with lying about his drug use when he purchased a handgun in 2018.
The three charges include making false statements on a federal firearm form and possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.
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- ‘Very rapid growth’: High levels of immigration in Australia post pandemic
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- 3 hours ago
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- AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver says Australia has had “very high levels of immigration” post the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Such that we’re seeing population growth on my calculations, now for the last financial year, only surpassed back in the 1950s,” he told Sky News Australia.
Mr Oliver’s comments come after concerns were raised about the impact of high immigration levels on Australia’s current housing crisis.
He said he believes the growing population is already making a “difficult situation even worse”.
The Albanese government passed its Housing Australia Future Fund to help combat the housing crisis. This fund will see the construction of 30,000 affordable homes over five years.
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- Josh Frydenberg confirms he won't run in 2025
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- 3 hours ago
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- Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced he won't be returning to politics.
He’s been appointed as the chairman of investment bank Goldman Sachs Australia.
Mr Frydenberg released a statement confirming his career move and said it was a difficult decision to make.
“I am writing to let you know that I will not be nominated for the upcoming Kooyong preselection. It is a difficult decision and one I have been weighing up for some time,” he said in the statement.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has thanked Mr Frydenberg for contributing to the Liberal Party.
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- Car bomb explosion kills at least two people in Colombia
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- 4 hours ago
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- A car bomb explosion has left at least two people dead and two injured in southwestern Colombia on Wednesday.
According to National Police Deputy Chief General Tito Castellanos, the police in the area are under siege and have requested air support from the military.
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- ‘Appalling’: Labor accused of protecting premiers following COVID inquiry announcement
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- 4 hours ago
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- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of a broken promise over his government’s pledge to hold a royal commission into the pandemic response.
Mr Albanese announced an inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.
Sky News host Sharri Markson has had a look at exactly what the Prime Minister promised before the election and in the months afterwards.
“Not including decisions made by the states, just to protect them for political reasons, is appalling,” Ms Markson said.
“It says more about Albanese’s own political judgement than anything else.
“This will, once again, cost him and the entire Labor government.”
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- Peter Dutton would make an ‘excellent’ prime minister: Keith Wolahan
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- 4 hours ago
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- Liberal MP Keith Wolahan says Opposition leader Peter Dutton is a really decent person and would make an “excellent” prime minister.
Mr Wolahan sat down with Sky News Australia to discuss Josh Frydenberg, Peter Dutton and the Voice to Parliament.
“I’ve got to know Peter Dutton very well as a member of parliament but also before that,” Mr Wolahan said.
“Of course, it’s not easy when you come off an election loss for a party licking its wounds and trying to pick itself up.
“Peter has united the team and he has put an excellent foot forward throughout the nation.”
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- Asia-Pacific offers a ‘real growth opportunity’ for Australia’s economy
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- 4 hours ago
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- Colliers APAC Capital Markets Managing Director Chris Pilgrim says the Asia-Pacific offers a “real growth opportunity” for the economy.
Mr Pilgrim says there are still emerging asset classes in real estate which is why foreign capital has pumped up to $4 billion into Australia’s property market.
“At the moment again, from a real estate perspective I mean there are various headwinds which are then all markets have faced,” he told Sky News Australia.
“On the relative basis, Asia-Pacific offers a real growth opportunity, both from an economic point of view – from a growth point of view, but also just in terms of asset class point of view.
“But I think what’s really being seen as not only the strength of equity sitting in the Asia-Pacific region, but also just the huge amount of opportunity to seek return and long-term investment as well.”
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- Origin energy’s largest shareholder increases stake in company
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- 4 hours ago
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- Origin Energy’s largest shareholder AustralianSuper has increased its stake in the power company and indicated the $18.7 billion takeover deal offered by Brookfield undervalues the business.
AustralianSuper today announced it had upped its stake in Origin by a further 1.02 per cent – bringing its total shareholding to 13.68 per cent.
A spokesperson for Australia’s largest super fund said, “Origin’s current share price is substantially below our estimate of its long-term value, and this is why we have increased our holding in the company.”
“Origin has a unique portfolio of market-leading energy assets and an advantaged position to capture value from the energy transition.”
The decision by AustralianSuper will put pressure on Brookfield and its consortium partner EIG to increase its takeover offer for Origin.
The move by AustralianSuper comes after fund manager Perpetual said earlier this month that Origin i...
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- Richard Goyder refuse to step down as Qantas chairman
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- 4 hours ago
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- Qantas chairman Richard Goyder confirmed on ABC radio that he will not be stepping down from his position.
He stated that he continues to have the support of the company's shareholders.
This announcement comes amid mounting pressure for Mr Goyder to resign.
The pressure intensified after the ACCC initiated a federal court action against Qantas earlier this month.
Despite the legal challenges, Mr Goyder remains steadfast in his role.
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- Generative AI emerges as the next big trend in tech
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- 4 hours ago
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- Every day, people interact with applications that utilise artificial intelligence, according to Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd.
Examples include Google's search function and Netflix's movie recommendation system.
However, a novel trend in the tech world is the rise of generative AI.
This advanced technology aids users in producing words, images, videos, and text.
The shift indicates a move from AI as a passive tool to a more active creative assistant.
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- 'Time for action': Donald Trump calls on Republicans to stop border 'nightmare'
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- 4 hours ago
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- Former US president Donald Trump has called on congressional Republicans to stop President Joe Biden from "releasing and resettling" illegal immigrants crossing the southern border.
The 77-year-old told supporters at an Iowa rally it's "time for action".
"The time for talk is over now is the time for action. We need action," he said.
Mr Trump also said they "cannot wait until 2025" to stop the President's nightmare on the border.
"That's why I'm calling on congressional Republicans to ban Joe Biden from using a single taxpayer dollar to release or resettle illegal aliens into the United States effective September 30."
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- 'This partnership must end': Dove faces boycott for hiring 'deeply problematic' BLM activist
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- 5 hours ago
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- Dove has partnered with Black Lives Matter activist Zyahna Bryant for its “fat liberation” initiative.
The Megyn Kelly Show host Megyn Kelly says apparently Dove doesn’t have access to Google because a simple search would show that Ms Bryant is a “deeply problematic” person.
“This is the person who tried to ruin the life of a white student at the University of Virginia,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“Tried to get her expelled from the college by falsely claiming that this young, white woman had made comments about black people being ‘speedbumps’ at a BLM riot or protest in the face of police.
“It wasn’t true, she lied repeatedly about it.
“This partnership must end.”
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- Mallacoota to face another fire season
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- 5 hours ago
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- Mallacoota resident Jann Gilbert has experienced the terrifying impact of bushfires firsthand.
As a marine ecologist in Mallacoota, located in the eastern part of Victoria, she witnessed devastating scenes of the 2019-2020 Black Summer Bushfires.
During that time, Mallacoota residents, including Ms Gilbert, faced an apocalyptic view which included skies turning a deep shade of red, thick smoke obscuring the horizon, and ferocious fire walls threatening their community.
Ms Gilbert's residence was one of the over 100 households destroyed in those fires.
With the memories of the Black Summer Bushfires still fresh, she is now gearing up for the possibility of another scorching and difficult summer ahead.
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- Impact of Australia’s growing population on housing crisis remains in spotlight
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- 5 hours ago
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- Concerns have been raised about the impact of Australia's growing population on the housing crisis.
The population grew by more than 500,000 people over the year to June – driven predominantly by migration.
Last week, the government passed its Housing Australian Future Fund to build 30,000 affordable homes over five years.
Alongside the fund is the National Housing Accord, which aims to build 1.2 million new homes from July 2024.
AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver joined Sky News Australia to discuss the impact of the country’s growing population on the housing crisis.
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- Voice to Parliament is a ‘simple request’
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- 5 hours ago
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- Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australia Malarndirri McCarthy says the Voice to Parliament is quite a “simple request”.
Ms McCarthy called on Australians to be “respectful in our debate”.
“I love the fact that we’re a democracy and that we can agree to disagree,” Ms McCarthy told Sky News Australia.
“And we should do so in respectful ways.
“We must ensure respect as we go forward.”
- Title
- States ‘need to answer' if their power was in best interest of Australians during COVID
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- Shadow Health Minister Anne Ruston says Australia’s states and territories need to answer the questions around whether the power they wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic was in the best interest of Australians.
Ms Ruston’s comments come after the Albanese government announced an inquiry into the pandemic handling.
The Shadow Health Minister joined Sky News Australia to discuss the government’s announcement.
“The decisions that are made of states actually impact across the whole of the nation – many decisions that were made by one state had consequential impacts on other states in the whole nation,” Ms Ruston told Sky News Australia.
“You can’t shy away from that, and we need to understand what that is.”
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- 'Denial of due process': Megyn Kelly opposes YouTube's move to demonetise Russell Brand
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
- Description
- The Megyn Kelly Show host Megyn Kelly says she opposes YouTube taking away Russell Brand’s ability to make money and trying to sever the relationship between him and his fans.
“That is a denial of due process, that is trial by media,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“But those of us who are appalled by what we’ve heard so far and find reason to believe some portion or even all of what’s been reported have the right to click away and to have a changed opinion of this man.”
Ms Kelly’s remarks come after YouTube announced it has blocked the ability to monetise on Mr Brand’s channel following a series of sexual assault allegations made against the comedian and actor.
The BBC also removed some of Mr Brand’s material from its streaming services in a bid to distance itself from the allegations.
- Title
- Only one-third of US voters think Joe Biden will last a second term
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
- Description
- A recent CBS News/YouGov poll reveals US voters are concerned about President Joe Biden's age and doubt he'll make it through a second term if he wins the 2024 election.
Only 34 per cent of registered US voters believe Biden would complete a second term if re-elected, with 44 per cent thinking he'd leave before it ended, and 22 per cent remaining unsure.
In contrast, 55 per cent of respondents believe Trump would finish a full term if elected in 2024, while 16 per cent think he would leave before it ended, and 29 per cent are uncertain.
Regarding mental and cognitive health, only 26 per cent of those polled believe Biden is fit for the presidency, while 44 per cent said the same about Trump.
The poll, conducted from Sept. 12-15 with a margin of error of 2.1 per cent, suggests voters are more concerned about Biden's age and cognitive health than Trump's, despite only a three-year age difference.
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- Megyn Kelly slams those defending Russell Brand's relationship with a 16-year-old
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
- Description
- The Megyn Kelly Show host Megyn Kelly has slammed those defending Russell Brand after a series of sexual assault allegations were made against him.
One of Mr Brand’s accusers has spoken out publicly, alleging she was “groomed” as a schoolgirl and that when she was 16 years old, the actor used a BBC car to collect her from school and take her to his house.
“Before they rush to defend somebody like this, they need to pause and think about their own honour code and their daughters and their wives and their sisters,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“Where are my good fellow conservatives on the right or right-leaning independents – anybody who’s not a leftie to come out and say, ‘guys, this is wrong’."
“If any of this is true, it’s over, it’s over between us and Russell Brand, no matter what he says about the military-industrial complex, we don’t need him.”
