Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Heiress Paris Hilton claims to be ‘self-made’. Despite her family's vast wealth, influencer-turned-businesswoman Paris Hilton insists: "no one's ever given me anything in my entire life".... michaelwest.com.au/heiress-pari...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Coalition outlines climate plan after ditching net zero. Unlocking gas supply and opening the door to new coal-fired power stations are among the key pillars of the federal opposition's climate and energy ... michaelwest.com.au/coalition-ou...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Wages data could force RBA to turn page on rates cut. Unlikely to receive another rate cut in the next six months, borrowers will at least see the big four banks face parliamentary scrutiny in Canberra ... michaelwest.com.au/wages-data-c...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Britain announces massive asylum policy overhaul. Sweeping changes have been announced to Britain's controversial asylum system as polls show immigration has overtaken the economy as voters' top con... michaelwest.com.au/britain-anno...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Trump spending millions buying up big in bonds. Donald Trump's recent multi-million dollar bond investments span several industries, including sectors that are benefiting from his policies, docume... michaelwest.com.au/trump-spendi...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Australia hopes for a final hour backdown over COP role. Australia is making a last-ditch attempt to host the world's biggest climate conference and bring a years-long deadlock to an end.... michaelwest.com.au/australia-ho...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Pothole ahead: AI, the new eyes on US roads. Cities and states in the US are turning to artificial intelligence to improve road safety and combat fatalities.... michaelwest.com.au/pothole-ahea...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Climate protesters march on UN climate talks. Demonstrators are marching in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks....

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Foodies fret as Trump moves to make pasta great again. The US Commerce Department has launched an anti-dumping review targeting Italian pasta, claiming it is sold below market prices... michaelwest.com.au/foodies-fret...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Trump removes tariffs on Australian beef exports. Australian beef will no longer be slapped with tariffs when it is exported to the US, in a move that has been celebrated by farmers.... michaelwest.com.au/trump-remove...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Australia to make eleventh-hour bid to seal COP31 deal. With just days before the next host of the world's biggest climate conference must be decided, Australia is doing all it can to secure its bid.... michaelwest.com.au/australia-to...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Switzerland wins US tariff reduction to 15 per cent. US tariffs on Swiss goods will be reduced from 39 per cent to 15 per cent after a deal between the two countries under which Swiss firms will invest... michaelwest.com.au/switzerland-...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Secret report on cronyism comes back to bite Labor. The key finding of a major investigation into "jobs for the boys" across federal politics can be revealed after being kept secret for more than two ... michaelwest.com.au/secret-repor...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Spanner thrown as retail giant battles worker abuse. Violence and aggression towards Bunnings staff has exploded in one state more than any other, with a company leader blaming its laws and the fallout... michaelwest.com.au/spanner-thro...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Conservatives zero in on migration after climate coup. The opposition's fight over Australia's climate targets might have been run and won, but MPs are now gearing up for a fresh battle on migration poli... michaelwest.com.au/conservative...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules. BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled.... michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Hamas reasserts Gaza control, post-war talks grind on. There are signs that Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza, raising doubts over whether it will cede authority as promised.... michaelwest.com.au/hamas-reasse...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol China warns Japan against Taiwan intervention. Japan will suffer a "crushing defeat" by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, the country's defence ministry warn... michaelwest.com.au/china-warns-...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Lendlease has secured $3b in new construction work. Lendlease's business momentum continues to build, chief executive has told shareholders, with $3 billion in new construction projects for the slimme... michaelwest.com.au/lendlease-ha...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Asbestos fears prompt state, territory school closures. Two dozen schools have temporarily closed over concerns coloured sand used in craft and sensory play could be contaminated with asbestos.... michaelwest.com.au/asbestos-fea...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Stocks crumble as hopes fade for imminent Fed rate cut. Nikkei slides 1.7 per cent, South Korea drops 2.2 per cent; Wall St tumbled overnight, bonds retreat; Investors see Fed rate cut next month as a tos... michaelwest.com.au/stocks-crumb...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Tide turning on Reserve Bank rate cut expectations. More economists are predicting the interest rate-cutting cycle is over following surprise jobs data, but youth employment figures could tell a diffe...

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Businesses thunderstruck as AC/DC shows boost spending. Australians are opening their wallets as major music acts including Lady Gaga, Metallica and AC/DC help energise the economy....

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Labor makes hay as coalition abandon net zero pledge. As the Liberals declare more coal and gas is needed in the nation's energy grid to drive down power prices, Labor hopes to capitalise on the net-zer... michaelwest.com.au/labor-makes-...

Get our stories direct to your inbox. Subscribe to one of our (free) newsletters. michaelwest.com.au/subscribe-to...

What's the fuss all about? @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social asks why the Toddler King should bother to meet with Albo. The US already owns us. michaelwest.com.au/the-albo-and...

Been a while since I last voted in Norwegian elections, but yesterday's vote led to some interesting comparisons with Australia... michaelwest.com.au/norway-votes...

Jim Chalmers saying there's agreement coming out of the roundtable to view tax reform thru an 'intergenerational lens'. Um... I raised the 🚩🚩🚩 way back in 2019. How Franking Credits delivered victory to Boomers over own kids, via @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social share.google/x4H0HqJqVD8B...

We're in our tenth year and are looking to the next stage. Our content will remain free, but it is not free to produce and distribute, nor is it free to grow our business and increase our reach. Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can! michaelwest.com.au/nine-years-a...

Courtesy Alan Moir...

A rare win for battered, bruised and brave LendLease whistleblower, Tony Watson, who saved Australian taxpayers $300 million, yet was relentlessly pursued for years. michaelwest.com.au/whistleblowe...

In contrast to Defence Minister Richard Marles’ bluster, here’s some insight into Australia’s strategic circumstances from one of Australia’s deeper national security thinkers, Prof Hugh White. A dose of realism is needed, not #AUKUS fantasy. #auspol

Mythbuster @harrychemay.bsky.social on the hysteria of the super changes impacting only those who can well and truly afford it (or afford a tax accountant) michaelwest.com.au/busting-the-...

Yet another example of how power corrupts. Murray Watt joins the patheon of Labor politicans who leaves their principles and convictions at the door when they enter positions of power...

Murray Watt - forever now the "4.3 billion tonnes" man, being his legacy... michaelwest.com.au/environment-...

ASX expands into IT services. #whatsthescam with 'colo on demand' @kimwingerei.bsky.social #auspol michaelwest.com.au/asx-to-offer...

The travesty of justice continues unabated as McBride appeal dismissed... michaelwest.com.au/news/war-cri...

Energy company admits Carbon offsets are nonsensical. Just like the ridiculously named 'Safeguard Mechanism', designed to safeguard emitters, not the planet.

Pleading guilty to being a whistleblower, Richard Boyle is a superhero whose actions changed laws, yet he may still face jail! michaelwest.com.au/superhero-ri...

Looks like Littleproud just realised the Liberal Party would get the LNP in a custody battle... www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzK...

Ben Roberts-Smith pulled the trigger, but a two-year investigation by MWM revealed he was closely watched, and the generals knew, too! michaelwest.com.au/who-knew-hig...

A temporary separation or a divorce? Time will tell what happens next as the Nats break up with the Libs. michaelwest.com.au/news/nationa...

We sanction a token handful of West Bank settlers but ignore the perpetrators of catastrophic crime. michaelwest.com.au/labors-got-a...

Jewish group strongly refutes claims NSW universities are hotbeds of antisemitism and that such claims ‘rest on a fallacious definition of antisemitism and misrepresented data’. #zionism #asupol michaelwest.com.au/facts-and-ev...

Not just asbestos risk, explorative mining in the Manning Valley ignores the huge risk to the water supply and contamination. Miner off scot free... michaelwest.com.au/manning-vall...

She's a step up from Brendan Nelson, and probably the best choice the Libs have, but like Brendan, I doubt she'll be in charge for long... #libspill #auspol michaelwest.com.au/news/first-w...

Rowland, who was too afraid of big tech and telcos to do anything as Comms Minister, is now AG, taking over from Mark Dreyfus, who was so afraid of changes he didn't make any. Doesn't bode well for reform, does it... michaelwest.com.au/news/albanes...

Will Labor now go harder on achieving net zero? The Safeguard Mechanism may not be all it's cracked up to be... michaelwest.com.au/sinners-are-...

Albo's instinct to hold the middle has worked as Libs go right, get routed. What it means for Australia's democracy. A @kimwingerei.bsky.social oped #Election2025 michaelwest.com.au/democracy-sa...

🎶"Imagine there is no Dutton, it's easy if you vote."🎶 michaelwest.com.au/ali-france-v...