Stuart McCarthy

2 months ago | michaelwest.com.au | Stuart McCarthy |Andrew Gardiner |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe |Michael West

Three years ago, Ukraine’s top diplomat in Australia was with his family in Kyiv when Russian paratroopers started landing just 20 minutes from his home. It’s an experience Vasyl Myroshnychenko wants no Australian to share. “I will never forget that moment at five o’clock in the morning when my wife woke me up,” he told AAP. “I heard the explosions and my 18-year-old daughter and my five-year-old son were with me.

2 months ago | michaelwest.com.au | Stuart McCarthy |Andrew Gardiner |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe |Michael West

Fresh from lowering interest rates for the first time in almost five years, the Reserve Bank will soon get more figures to help determine if a second cut is on the way. Inflation data for the month of January is expected to show a slight uptick when released on Wednesday. Commonwealth Bank economists have forecast monthly inflation to rise from 2.5 per cent to 2.7 per cent in January, within the target band of two to three per cent outlined by the Reserve Bank.

2 months ago | michaelwest.com.au | Stuart McCarthy |Andrew Gardiner |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe |Michael West

February 23, 2025 10:58 | News Quotas for Australian steel to be used in major projects across the nation is under consideration, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says. As Australia awaits a decision from US President Donald Trump on his trade war, the Albanese government is looking to shelter the nation’s steel industry.

2 months ago | michaelwest.com.au | Stuart McCarthy |Andrew Gardiner |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe |Michael West

Australians will have access to an extra 18 million bulk-billed general practitioner visits a year as part of a major election pledge from the federal government. The election date has yet to be announced but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a re-elected Labor government would spend $8.5 billion expanding bulk billing and training GPs and nurses.

2 months ago | michaelwest.com.au | Stuart McCarthy |Andrew Gardiner |Rex Patrick |Michael Pascoe |Michael West

China’s navy has reportedly conducted a second live-fire exercise in international waters, a day after a similar drill forced multiple airlines to change flight paths between Australian and New Zealand. New Zealand navy personnel advised live rounds were fired from a Chinese warship in international waters near the island nation on Saturday.