-
1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Rex Patrick |Tony Watson |Michael Pascoe |Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael West
VIDEOSong Starts 00:34Live music investigation curtain-raiser. In true musical kid fashion, we’re experimenting: blending in a few musical numbers to keep the energy high. Here’s a sneak peek at one of those tracks. I recorded all the instruments myself and brought in a friend to help nail those high notes.
-
1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Tony Watson |Michael Pascoe |Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael West
March 10, 2025 15:25 | News Australians are losing hope as economic burdens weigh on their minds, but the prime minister insists help is on the horizon.
-
1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael Pascoe |Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael West
VIDEOThe sky is falling! The media turned Cyclone Alfred into a blockbuster event, Peter Dutton skips town, Scomo returns, and Jacinta Price and Julie Bishop battle it out for title of Big Spender (of other people’s money) Welcome to Scam of the Week🔴 Watch now as we break down the hypocrisy, media frenzy, and political dodging of the week.
-
1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael Pascoe |Michael West
Thrillseekers may be the only ones enjoying the destructive winds left by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred as authorities warn there is still dangerous weather on the horizon. Chris Haughton had little fear of the gusty conditions as he ran out into the water at Brighton, east of Brisbane, to kite surf. The local said Saturday’s conditions were prime for a day on the water after Alfred crossed Moreton Island as a category one then diminished to a tropical low, lingering off the coast.
-
1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael West
With Medicare shaping up as a key election issue, we examine optometry retailing and how your friendly optometrist is incentivised to put glasses on your nose. Zach Szumer reports. Have you ever walked into an outlet like OPSM, Specsavers, Bailey Nelson, or Laubman & Pank for an eye test and left feeling like you’d been gently pressured into spending $500 on a pair of glasses? Well, firstly – you probably shouldn’t be too surprised. You did, after all, go to a retail outlet.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
michaelwest.com.au | Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Andrew Gardiner |Michael West
VIDEOWe dive into the Aussie reac to Donald Trump’s moves on Canada, Greenland & Panama. Also, Santos oil spill, Mark Dreyfus, inflation #auspol #election2025 Support Us herehttps://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.auThe Californian water couple – https://youtu.be/4B19qb1Az94?si=SaEg-v8_-AK_nsBjMichael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy.
-
Jan 12, 2025 | 
michaelwest.com.au | Zacharias Gabriel Szumer |Michael West
A new report suggests that the number of GP clinics offering bulk-billing to adults without concessions is in sharp decline, but is bulk-billing more broadly on life-support? Zacharias Szumer investigates. We regret to inform dear readers of MWM that, in order to explain what the hell is going in with bulk-billing in Australia, we’re going to have to get mildly statistical.
