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1 week ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael West |Duncan Graham |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe
European shares have fallen, while the dollar rose as traders took some heart from trade talks between the US and Japan, and gold hit a record as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell added a note of caution about the growth outlook. With a long weekend ahead, investors were reluctant to double down too heavily on the broad-based decline in risk assets this week.
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1 week ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Duncan Graham |Michael West
While Dutton worries about fake reports of Russian planes based in Indonesia, our closest neighbour remains aggrieved about Australia’s unfair and racist treatment of Indonesians wanting to visit. Duncan Graham reports. From Indonesia with love against Australian suspicionPeter Dutton was clutching at straws when latching on to a report that Putin wanted to base a Russian plane in Indonesia. Accused of verballing President Prabowo, Dutton loves to stoke fear about our national security.
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1 week ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael Pascoe |Duncan Graham |Andrew Blakers |Mark Zirnsak |Michael West
April 14, 2025 14:05 | News As major parties push big-ticket election pledges on housing and tax offsets, an economist warns of an “over-the-top” spend-a-thon that will do little to improve the budget bottom line.
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2 months ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Andrew Gardiner |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe |Duncan Graham |Michael West
VIDEOClive Palmer is baaack – with his new party, the “Trumpet of Patriots,” claiming to fight for everyday Australians. Josh Barnett dissects the rhetoric and the political reality as Clive bids to coalesce the hard right minor parties #auspol Support Us herehttps://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.auMichael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy.
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2 months ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Duncan Graham |Wendy Bacon |Jöshua Barnett |Michael Pascoe |Michael West
VIDEOThey say we have free speech in Australia, but if you have enough money, you can sue journalists into silence #defamation #law #lawyerMichael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
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2 months ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Duncan Graham |Michael West
After only four months into a five-year job, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto faces anger on the streets as he seeks a coalition to exclude parliamentary opposition. Duncan Graham reports. This week, huge Indonesia Gelap (Dark Indonesia) protests erupted in Jakarta, with crowds claiming the government’s policies are not ”pro-people”, fearing a one-party state.
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2 months ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Duncan Graham |Michael West
Donald Trump’s trade war risks changing the Asian power balance, forcing Indonesia to move away from its historic stance of neutrality to get closer to China. Duncan Graham reports. Jakarta is not a charmer, but her assets are attractive. Beijing and Washington have long been wooing the Indonesian capital for her strategic power and influence. She’s stayed coy until now, but the time has come to decide. It’s been hastened by discovering that one suitor is coarse, brutal, untrustworthy, and ignorant.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael Pascoe |Duncan Graham |Rex Patrick |Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael West
European shares have risen, heading for their biggest one-week jump since September as falling bond yields, stronger-than-forecast China growth figures and upbeat earnings support riskier assets. The Chinese data also supported most Asia-Pacific shares but Japanese markets underperformed after the yen popped to a one-month high due to rising bets that the Bank of Japan will hikes interest rates next week.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
michaelwest.com.au | Duncan Graham |Rex Patrick |Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Andrew Gardiner |Michael West
The teal independents could face a political quandary as the likelihood of a hung parliament grows. Australians have become increasingly disillusioned with the major parties and many are expected to turn to independents at the upcoming federal election. With polls showing Labor and the coalition are neck-and-neck, neither are expected to form a majority government, which could place some independents in a difficult situation depending on the parliamentary make-up, election analyst Ben Raue said.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
michaelwest.com.au | Duncan Graham |Rex Patrick |Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Andrew Gardiner |Michael West
Jewish Australians are hopeful a ceasefire deal in Gaza will secure the release of hostages and guarantee Israel’s safety. Israel and Hamas are reportedly on the precipice of signing an agreement after marathon talks in Qatar. About 100 hostages – including the bodies of dozens predicted dead – would be returned by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian detainees in Israel.
