Not unusual for Queensland to blame Canberra for fiscal woes10/05/2021|3min
Sky News host Peter Gleeson says it’s not unusual for Queensland to blame Canberra for the state’s fiscal woes after Treasurer Cameron Dick called on the government to increase funding in Tuesday’s budget.
“He’s blaming the vaccine rollout now for some of Queensland’s dramas with the economy which is another example of Queensland using the old ‘let’s blame Canberra’ card,” Mr Gleeson said.
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Ahead of Budget night Treasurer Josh Frydenberg joins Kieran Gilbert on
Sunday Agenda today.
The Treasurer has granted unprecedented access to his home in Melbourne. Former Prime Minister John Howard also joins for his insight into Frydenberg’s Budget blueprint and political ascendancy.
Further coverage and analysis begins on SKY News on Tuesday.
Then on Tuesday 11 May, the countdown to the Treasurer’s Budget address begins at 5:30am with Peter Stefanovic on First Edition.
From 9:00am, Laura Jayes will be joined by leading economists to discuss the potential market and economic impact of the Government’s package during AM Agenda.
NSW government once again proving it is the gold standard 06/05/2021|4min
Sky News host Peter Gleeson says the Berejiklian government has once again abstained from locking NSW down, choosing to trust its contact tracing system, proving it is the gold standard .
A new COVID-19 variant that circulated undetected in Sydney mysteriously spread via a quarantine hotel, forcing the state government to reintroduce mandatory masks and caps on household gatherings.
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Australian agriculture sector rapidly diversifying away from China06/05/2021|4min
Sky News host Peter Gleeson says the Australian agricultural sector is diversifying away from China in a very rapid fashion as economic relations halt between the two countries.
China has taken the first formal step towards severing government ties with Australia after more than a year of incremental trade strikes, veiled threats from the Chinese embassy, and escalating attacks from state-based Chinese media.
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Alleged kidnap of Australian cricketer had all the makings of a true crime story 05/05/2021|4min
Sky News contributor Caleb Bond says the alleged kidnapping of former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill had all the makings of a true crime story.
The remarks come after NSW Police reported that former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped and held at gunpoint in Sydney last month. It s got all the makings of a great true crime story, he told Sky News host Peter Gleeson. In fact if this stuff didn t happen you d have to write it as fiction it s just so good.