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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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US job growth slows while unemployment rate falls
US job growth slowed sharply in June, according to government data, as employers adding far fewer jobs than economists had expected.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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‘Redeemed’ IS rocket designer says he’s not a danger
An electrician jailed for designing rockets for terrorists says he should be free to live unsupervised in a rural town after a lengthy deradicalisation journey.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Cities cannot outrun hotter climates with air-con alone
Mechanical cooling should be treated as the last line of defence against climate change, not the first, says an urban heat expert following European heatwaves.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Vile abuse, targeted by Murdoch. The cost of speaking out against Israel
Executive Director of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, has told the Bondi Royal Commission of sustained abuse by pro-Israel activists.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Aussie shares drop, market on track for more losses
The Australian market's main index was down 0.2 per cent at lunchtime and sitting at a three-week low, despite strong gains in banking stocks.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Liberals aim to reverse fortunes in cross-country blitz
The opposition leader will use a five-week break in parliament sittings to try and catch up to One Nation in the polls through campaigning in marginal seats.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Migrant communities ‘scapegoated’ after Bondi massacre
The impact of anti-Semitism is also having repercussions for Australia's Palestinian community following the Bondi attack, a royal commission has been told.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Struggling shoe retailer to close most remaining stores
Citing a shift to online shopping and a response to declining foot traffic, Betts will close 20 of its 35 remaining physical stores.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
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Report: privatisation of Northern Beaches Hospital a threat to public health
A NSW Government report into the privatised Northern Beaches Hospital has confirmed what many suspected, a conflict of interest in privatising essential service monopolies, particularly in public health.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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Warning ‘dire combination’ poses regional food crunch
Australia is ill-prepared for a possible regional food crisis as El Nino, climate change and higher farming inputs collide, a former defence chiefs say.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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NDIS price caps. The ceiling became the flaw
The NDIS was meant to create competition to keep disability service prices low. Instead, most service providers charge the maximum allowed.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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Rocky year in shares as miners dig market out of a hole
The Australian Securities Exchange underperformed its international peers by a long shot in the past year, but some sectors still delivered strong gains.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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Robert Pether stuck in Iraq. UN experts on torture voice concern
Robert Pether, the Australian engineer jailed for five years on trumped-up charges, remains in Iraq facing life-threatening illness and is unable to leave for treatment.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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Mining town denied Coles store as watchdog tests powers
A town with six supermarkets has been denied a seventh as the corporate watchdog rules a second Coles store would undermine local competition.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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Photos reveal grim details of alleged suitcase murder
Photos of the cramped apartment block where a Thai teenager was allegedly murdered by an Australian, and the roadside where she was found show a grim reality.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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‘Unacceptable’: caps on the cards for consulting firms
Consulting firms could have their auditing work split under reforms to the industry following major scandals involving the Big Four.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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Microsoft tipped to slash workforce in latest layoffs
Microsoft is the latest US company planning job cuts, amid a wave of layoffs across the technology, media and finance sectors as firms rein in costs.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 01/07/2026
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World Bank to phase out China lending by 2031
The World Bank has decided to stop lending to China, given its growing economic ​power that's seen it become the world's second-largest economy.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Meta loses bid to dismiss claims it aims to addict kids
Meta has lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over whether social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok aim to addict kids.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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“Flagrant”. Court finds Israel activist breached Cairo Takeaway settlement
The Federal Court has found pro-Israel activist Ofir Birenbaum breached his Cairo Takeaway settlement deed. Stephanie Tran and Wendy Bacon report.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Royal Commission or Lobby Show? | The West Report
[embed]https://youtube.com/embed/jCUEOs4jJBM[/embed] The Royal Commission into anti-Semitism has a problem: it is not credible. The evidence is not being tested. Instead, it has descended into a storytelling farce about hurt feelings, while the data shows Muslim and Arab hate is worse than Jewish hate in Australia — in many cases, not all. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Liberals push for ‘discipline’ after party rebrand call
The Liberal Party's leaders are urging members to stay on target following a frontbencher's call for an overhaul as parliament nears its winter break.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Campaigners against deep sea mining warn the potential environmental consequences of radioactive material represents a blind spot ahead of key UN meetings.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Rex misled market with big talk before $31.7m loss
Australia's corporate regulator has succeeded in a case against a cash-strapped carrier, which boasted it would deliver profits before turning in a large loss.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Chilling effect. A million health workers at risk if they criticise Israel
AHPRA has been hijacked by a lobby group agitating on behalf of a foreign country adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Asian stocks set for record-breaking quarter
The Nikkei is poised to notch up a record quarterly rise as the Yen plumbs 40-year low and US rate expectations lift the dollar.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Fill up now: driver warning before fuel excise slashed
Families heading off on school holidays are being advised to fill up their cars now before the fuel excise is halved, bumping up prices at the bowser.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Aussie shares flat as gold falls to fresh 8-month low
The main stock exchange index was lower at noon, after gold stocks dropped sharply as the price of the metal fell to its lowest level since November.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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‘We were lost’: Jewish MP revisits office arson attack
A prominent Jewish MP has detailed the abuse levelled at himself and his partner to the anti-Semitism royal commission, including arson at his office.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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US House passes youth online safety legislation
The US Congress has passed a bill requiring tech companies to implement ​policies to protect children from some harms, including sexual ​exploitation.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire US Fed governor
The US Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's bid to fire the Federal Reserve governor in an unprecedented move to undermine the central bank's independence.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Amazon sued over ‘unfair’ Prime advertising changes
Amazon has been taken to court by Australia's consumer watchdog for alleged unfair contract terms linked to the introduction of ads on streaming service, Prime.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
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Aussies’ love of fried chicken fires record revenue
The operator of hundreds of KFC restaurants in Australia has reaped the benefit of new products and online sales, delivering record full-year revenue.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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Crims on notice as money-laundering laws take effect
Workers will receive more tax cuts, small businesses are getting a leg up and laws targeting financial criminals take effect in the new financial year.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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Young Aussies warned to think carefully about DIY super
The industry super fund sector has found a correlation between a surge in advice fees taken from accounts over the past two years and a spike in switching.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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Comcast plans to split media and technology businesses
Comcast's shares have soared after the US cable giant announced it would separate into two through a spin-off of NBCUiniversal and Sky.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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British American Tobacco cost-cutting hits 9000 roles
British American Tobacco is cutting a fifth of its workforce as the cigarette maker undergoes an AI drive in a bid to lower costs.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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WhatsApp battle. Zionist action v Mary Kostakidis drags through discovery
Former SBS journalist Mary Kostakidis was back in court on Monday, defending herself against the racial discrimination claims by Zionist Federation of Australia.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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The Future of Media dinner
As mainstream media craters, a tsunami of mis-dis-information swamps social media, and governments hammer free speech, we examine the future of media.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
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Australia signs long-awaited Vanuatu security deal
Australia will remain the security partner of choice for Vanuatu after the two countries agreed to a bilateral deal.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
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Uni students copping it with financial ‘double squeeze’
University students are being hit by a double squeeze with the rising cost of living and some of the highest fees on record in Australia.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
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Super platforms warned, again, to protect client funds
A regulator is on the warpath after a review of superannuation platform trustees came up short for the second time, potentially leaving clients exposed.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
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Anti-Semitism probe turns to big tech, role of media
The spread of online hate speech is the focus for the next block of witnesses to the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
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Pledge to fix ‘widow’s tax’ on investment properties
Concerns about how a tax hike on investments will impact couples in the event of death and divorce will be addressed, Labor says.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
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Home price data another window into tax change fallout
Property market data will soon be released after the Reserve Bank unveils a readout from its latest interest rate-setting board meeting.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
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‘Not doing enough’: tougher social ban law for big tech
Tougher laws will be introduced to address widespread non-compliance with Australia's world-first social media age restrictions.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
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One Nation Rage Bait, Power Bill Profiteering and Super Funds in Israel | Scam of the Week
[embed]https://youtube.com/embed/JlQko-08DMw[/embed] Pauline Hanson kicks off the monoculture wars, power companies whack loyal customers with another July 1 bill shock, and Rupert’s mob gets the Sydney Harbour Bridge lit up for free — well, free for them, $100,000 for us. From anthem dog whistles to corporate profiteering, propaganda stunts and the stories buried beneath the noise, it’s a crowded field for Scam of the Week. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Articles mentioned From Vietnam war to Gaza genocide. Where have all the unions gone? https://michaelwest.com.au/from-vietnam-war-to-gaza-genocide-where-have-all-the-unions-gone/ White phosphorus, blood-red money. Australian Super profiting from genocide https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-super-profiting-from-genocide/ Hot potato: AusSuper, ASFA, ACSI duck for cover on war crimes super https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-super-asfa-acsi-duck-for-cover-on-war-crimes-investments/ Investing in war. Human rights orgs mull legal action against Future Fund, super funds https://michaelwest.com.au/investing-in-war-human-rights-orgs-mull-legal-action-against-future-fund-super-funds/ UniSuper members ‘divest from death’ on Palestine Land Day https://michaelwest.com.au/unisuper-members-divest-from-death-on-palestine-land-day/ Australian super funds in showdown for Israel war crimes investments as member meetings loom https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-super-funds-in-showdown-for-israel-war-crimes-investments-as-member-meetings-loom/ Australian media ignores UN report on deliberate killing of children https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-media-ignores-un-report-on-deliberate-killing-of-children/ UN report finds Israel deliberately targets Palestinian children https://michaelwest.com.au/un-report-finds-israel-deliberately-targets-palestinian-children/ 00:00 - Monoculture Wars 02:27 - Rage Bait Machine 05:00 - Power Bill Shock 06:11 - Rupert’s Bridge Ad 08:57 - Gaza Report Buried
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
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Blank cheques. The problem and the fix for the NDIS
Billions of dollars are spent on capital items such as assistive technology, home modifications and vehicle modifications for NDIS clients, without oversight.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
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Macdonald Witch Hunt. Melbourne Uni cancels surgeon – Israel lobby pressure
The University of Melbourne has cancelled a prestigious lecture by eminent Australian cardiologist Professor Peter McDonald after Zionist pressure
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
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Vanuatu PM to visit as major bilateral deal awaits
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat will visit Canberra ahead of a $500 million partnership deal expected between the two countries.
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