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Michael West
michaelwest.com.au > fight-will-continue-abc-staff-broadcast-jobs-warning

'Fight will continue': ABC staff broadcast jobs warning

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (498+ words) March 25, 2026 17:55 | News Australians could face more local news and program blackouts if the national broadcaster's management cannot reach a resolution with striking workers. For the first time in two decades, ABC staff went on strike for 24 hours from 11am AEDT on…...

Michael West
michaelwest.com.au > why-ais-beginning-doesnt-mean-the-end-of-your-career

Why AI's beginning doesn't mean the end of your career

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (888+ words) March 8, 2026 09:00 | News Natalie MacDonald was six weeks back from maternity leave when a group email landed at 1am saying she'd been made redundant. After seven years at global tech company LinkedIn, the 36-year-old Sydney mum's role as a senior news editor…...

Michael West
michaelwest.com.au > more-female-tradies-are-key-to-building-the-future

More female tradies are key to building the future

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (645+ words) March 7, 2026 08:30 | News Charlotte Ancell had done everything had been expected of her. She attended a prestigious all-girls school after her family pulled together to fund her enrolment. She worked hard, finished with a good score and went to university " following…...

Michael West
michaelwest.com.au > university-antisemitism-watchdog-rails-run-for-segal-pick-greg-craven

University antisemitism watchdog. Rails run for Segal pick Greg Craven?

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (911+ words) by Andrew Gardiner | Mar 5, 2026 | Government, Latest Posts Listen to this story 9 min Not content with one antisemitism envoy, the Federal Government appointed a university antisemitism watchdog in a questionable process. Andrew Gardiner reports. There are red flags aplenty around university…...

Michael West
michaelwest.com.au > from-vietnam-war-to-gaza-genocide-where-have-all-the-unions-gone

From Vietnam war to Gaza genocide. Where have all the unions gone?

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1043+ words) by Andrew Gardiner | Feb 26, 2026 | Comment & Analysis, Latest Posts Listen to this story 10 min Sixty years on from the Vietnam War marches, Australian union bosses are mostly MIA when it comes to protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza. Andrew Gardiner reports. The…...

Michael West
michaelwest.com.au > high-school-costs-forcing-indebted-parents-to-work-more

High school costs forcing indebted parents to work more

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (583+ words) Don't pay so you can read it. January 14, 2026 05:00 | News Australian families are reconsidering whether to have more children and are relying on others for help to pay for education fees as the cost of schooling accumulates. For a child starting…...