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Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
‘Nonsense': Whoopi Goldberg blasted for US-Iran oppression comparison
Sky News host James Macpherson slams Whoopi Goldberg for her comments on The View, where she compares black oppression in the United States to Iran. 'She went from staring in the Ghost, to ghosting logic and reason on The View,' Mr Macpherson said. 'My dream is to become a millionaire victim, just like Whoopi Goldberg.'
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Penny Wong slammed for ‘naive' call for de-escalation between Israel and Iran
Sky News host James Macpherson discusses how Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been slammed for her call to de-escalate the war between Israel and Iran. 'Penny Wong's calls for de-escalation in the war between Israel and Iran have been described as naive,' Mr Macpherson said. 'Israel's ambassador to Australia slammed the foreign minister after she went on the ABC's Insiders this morning, calling for restraint on all sides.'
Sky News AU
12-06-2025
- Sky News AU
‘Dope of the day': UK cop banned from police force after faking work from home day
Sky News host James Macpherson has reacted to the 'dope of the day' – a UK cop who has been found guilty of 'gross misconduct' and banned for life from working in law enforcement after he faked hours of work. 'The police decided to do an audit of keystrokes for all those officers working from home, and what they found was ... his activity was significantly higher than all of his colleagues,' he said. 'So, they investigated, and they found what he had done is opened a blank Word document and then used a weight to depress the character Z, and he would do this for four to five hours every day to make it look like he was working. 'In fact, over the space of four months, he did this for 103 hours.'
Sky News AU
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
LA Mayor ‘blatantly encouraged' protesters in anti-ICE riots
Sky News host James Macpherson has accused Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of 'blatantly encouraging' protesters in the LA anti-ICE riots. 'Trump's had to send in the National Guard because the mayor of Los Angeles, she has blatantly encouraged this,' he said. This comes after US President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the streets of Los Angeles amid chaotic protests following a series of immigration raids."
Sky News AU
04-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Local council faces backlash for excluding Australian flag in pamphlets
Sky News host James Macpherson discusses the recent backlash from the Mornington Peninsula Shire which excluded the Australian flag in a kindergarten registration promotion. 'It's not the first time this has happened,' Mr Macpherson said. 'Why wouldn't you just say, no other flags, there's one flag that unites us all, the Australian flag, all other flags, fly them on your own time.'
