Search for signs of Trump trade slowdown as RBA meets
Uncertainty surrounds the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate-setting board as it meets for the first time since Donald Trump blew up the global free trade establishment. But the two-day…
Labor’s got a new mandate to act. Still condones war crimes. Why?
The Palestine elephant remains in the room. It’s putrid, stinking of death while our government holds its nose and looks away, ignoring the war crimes, writes Michael Pascoe. Yesterday, The…
Starlight recipient-turned-volunteer ‘pays it forward’
Born with a genetic disorder that nearly killed her, Mikaela Norris spent much of her childhood in hospital. During every stay for treatment connected to her spinal muscular atrophy type…
Interest rate cut tipped despite Trump tariff backdown
A clear majority of economists believe the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates at its next meeting, but developments abroad mean it’s no longer a sure thing. US…
PM to discuss jailed Australian fighter with Zelenskiy
The fate of jailed Australian Oscar Jenkins is set to be discussed in face-to-face talks between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Rome. Mr Jenkins faces…
Liberal Party Squid Games. How secure is new opposition leader Sussan Ley?
Fresh opposition leader Sussan Ley is already feeling the heat days into her job. Will her marginal party-room win be enough, or will the News Corp wing of the party…
Thorny nature reforms threaten to entangle new minister
With a reputation as a savvy negotiator, Australia’s new environment minister will need all his political nous to navigate the competing interests in the politically fraught portfolio. Reviving long-promised nature…
Sky News vs Reality, BRS in Court, Cheek Media Mayhem | Scam of the Week
Australia’s most decorated soldier just lost his defamation appeal. The media’s response? Barely a whisper. But when Sussan Ley became Liberal leader, Murdoch’s mouthpieces went full meltdown — blaming the…
‘Sham trial’ for jailed Australian fighting in Ukraine
An Australian man jailed for 13 years in a maximum-security Russian prison for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces was given a sham trial, the Australian government says. Oscar Jenkins, 33, was…
Quantum Collapse, Private Hospital fails, and Trump’s Film Tariff | The Media Blindspot
While the mainstream media obsesses over mushroom meals and political reshuffles, the real stories get buried. This week on The West Report, we uncover: • A $940 million taxpayer-funded quantum…