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…
Moody’s downgrades US credit rating, citing rising debt
Moody’s has downgraded its credit rating of the United States by a notch to “Aa1” from “Aaa”, citing rising debt and interest “that are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns”.…
US to send letters within weeks on trade: Trump
US President Donald Trump says that over the next two to three weeks US officials will be sending letters to countries outlining “what they will be paying to do business…
Bird flu hits world’s largest poultry exporter Brazil
Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other…