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Kim Wingerei
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Publisher, writer and jack-of-all-trades at Michael West Media. Author and translator of books, passionate about freedom of speech, human rights, democracy & the politics of change.

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Premier polishes pitch to lure Trump to Australia.
A premier is bidding to bring the United States president to Australia, claiming his state has something Donald Trump wants and needs....
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Premier polishes pitch to lure Trump to Australia - Michael West
A premier is bidding to bring the United States president to Australia, claiming his state has something Donald Trump wants and needs.
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February 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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European Central Bank chief to exit before term’s end.
Christine ‌Lagarde reportedly wants to leave her post as president of the European Central Bank before the French presidential election in 2027....
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February 18, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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Alcoa slugged millions over illegal forest clearing.
Alcoa has agreed to pay $55 million to restore a forest habitat that's home to protected species after clearing it for bauxite mining without approv...
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Alcoa slugged millions over illegal forest clearing - Michael West
Alcoa has agreed to pay $55 million to restore a forest habitat that's home to protected species after clearing it for bauxite mining without approvals.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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‘This has to stop’: mayor calls on Hanson to visit area.
The mayor of a suburb labelled unsafe by Pauline Hanson because of its Muslim population is calling on the controversial senator to visit the area....
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February 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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‘ISIS bride’ member barred from return to Australia.
One of the 34 partners and children of ISIS fighters in Syria has been barred from returning to Australia for up to two years....
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'ISIS bride' member barred from return to Australia - Michael West
One of the 34 partners and children of ISIS fighters in Syria has been barred from returning to Australia for up to two years.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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Private health insurance hike another blow for budgets.
Under-pressure households will likely downgrade rather than ditch their private insurance after the health minister approved a big fee hike....
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Private health insurance hike another blow for budgets - Michael West
Under-pressure households will likely downgrade rather than ditch their private insurance after the health minister approved a big fee hike.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Climate ‘coming for our coffee’ without farm adaptation.
The world's "bean belt" is under pressure from extreme heat, drought and pests that are threatening to keep pushing coffee prices higher....
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Climate 'coming for our coffee' without farm adaptation - Michael West
The world's "bean belt" is under pressure from extreme heat, drought and pests that are threatening to keep pushing coffee prices higher.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Thunderstorms, giant hail dent insurer’s bottom line.
Suncorp's first-half net profit dropped 76 per cent after the insurance company paid out $1.3 billion in natural hazard claims for water and fire da...
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Thunderstorms, giant hail dent insurer's bottom line - Michael West
Suncorp's first-half net profit dropped 76 per cent after the insurance company paid out $1.3 billion in natural hazard claims for water and fire damage.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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Major housing firm riding high on ‘chronic undersupply’.
Property group Mirvac is optimistic about the outlook for residential housing, saying pent-up demand is overwhelming the prospect of higher interest...
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Major housing firm riding high on 'chronic undersupply' - Michael West
Property group Mirvac is optimistic about the outlook for residential housing, saying pent-up demand is overwhelming the prospect of higher interest rates.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Powerball owner’s unlucky half for jackpots hits profit.
The Lottery Corporation says it has delivered a resilient first-half performance, despite a relative lack of jackpots weighing on customer participa...
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Powerball owner's unlucky half for jackpots hits profit - Michael West
The Lottery Corporation says it has delivered a resilient first-half performance, despite a relative lack of jackpots weighing on customer participation.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Warren Buffett’s company invests in the New York Times.
Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers, he's revealed a $A496 million investment in the New York Times....
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Warren Buffett's company invests in the New York Times - Michael West
Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers, he's revealed a $A496 million investment in the New York Times.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Big steel maker back in play as predators raise bid.
Predators SGH and Steel Dynamics have amped up their pursuit of Australia's largest steel maker and are now offering shareholders $15 billion in cas...
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Big steel maker back in play as predators raise bid - Michael West
Predators SGH and Steel Dynamics have amped up their pursuit of Australia's largest steel maker and are now offering shareholders $15 billion in cash.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Bayer offers $10b to settle Roundup cancer US lawsuits.
Germany-based Bayer has agreed to a proposed $A10 billion deal to settle thousands of US lawsuits that blame its popular weedkiller Roundup for caus...
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Bayer offers $10b to settle Roundup cancer US lawsuits - Michael West
Germany-based Bayer has agreed to a proposed $A10 billion deal to settle thousands of US lawsuits that blame its popular weedkiller Roundup for causing cancer.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Shia LaBeouf arrested at New Orleans Mardi Gras.
US actor Shia LaBeouf has been charged with assault, after being accused of punching two men during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans....
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Shia LaBeouf arrested at New Orleans Mardi Gras - Michael West
US actor Shia LaBeouf has been charged with assault, after being accused of punching two men during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Liberal leader tackles next job as front bench unveiled.
Angus Taylor is staring at his first big policy challenge after the opposition leader announced a front bench stacked with conservative allies....
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Liberal leader tackles next job as front bench unveiled - Michael West
Angus Taylor is staring at his first big policy challenge after the opposition leader announced a front bench stacked with conservative allies.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Inflation set to outpace wages growth despite pay bumps.
December wage data is set to remain stable, even though large sections of the workforce pocketed a rise in their weekly pay....
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Inflation set to outpace wages growth despite pay bumps - Michael West
December wage data is set to remain stable, even though large sections of the workforce pocketed a rise in their weekly pay.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Regional housing market booms, outpacing capital cities.
Buyers are turning to regional Australia for housing affordability, but little relief can be found in some of the fastest-growing areas outside the ...
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Regional housing market booms, outpacing capital cities - Michael West
Buyers are turning to regional Australia for housing affordability, but little relief can be found in some of the fastest-growing areas outside the cities.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Hyatt chair steps down over Jeffrey Epstein links.
Thomas Pritzker is retiring as executive chair of Hyatt Hotels, saying he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell....
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Hyatt chair steps down over Jeffrey Epstein links - Michael West
Thomas Pritzker is retiring as executive chair of Hyatt Hotels, saying he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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UK jobless rate hits highest in a decade outside COVID.
The chance of a British interest rate cut has risen after labour figures showed the unemployment rate rose to the highest level since 2015 outside t...
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UK jobless rate hits highest in a decade outside COVID - Michael West
The chance of a British interest rate cut has risen after labour figures showed the unemployment rate rose to the highest level since 2015 outside the pandemic.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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AI digs deep into future of Australian farming sector.
Farmers are rapidly adopting autonomous machinery and artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, although the industry needs stronger backing to t...
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AI digs deep into future of Australian farming sector - Michael West
Farmers are rapidly adopting autonomous machinery and artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, although the industry needs stronger backing to truly thrive.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Shoppers care about ‘fair dinkum’ discounts, says Coles.
A supermarket giant accused of manipulating prices has told a court the regulator is wrongly attributing "sophisticated thought processes" to grocer...
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Shoppers care about 'fair dinkum' discounts, says Coles - Michael West
A supermarket giant accused of manipulating prices has told a court the regulator is wrongly attributing "sophisticated thought processes" to grocery shoppers.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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Jews, Palestinians face brunt of rife uni racism.
Universities are under pressure to better respond to racism, with the discrimination found to be systemic and trust in complaints processes lacking....
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Jews, Palestinians face brunt of rife uni racism - Michael West
Universities are under pressure to better respond to racism, with the discrimination found to be systemic and trust in complaints processes lacking.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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‘Whimsical’ store updates deliver for baby stuff seller.
Sales were up 25 per cent at Baby Bunting's nine revamped "stores of the future", helping the baby goods retailer grow overall same-store sales by 4...
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'Whimsical' store updates deliver for baby stuff seller - Michael West
Sales were up 25 per cent at Baby Bunting's nine revamped "stores of the future", helping the baby goods retailer grow overall same-store sales by 4.7 per cent.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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BHP’s Vicuna unveils $25 billion mining investment.
A company jointly owned by BHP has announced a multi-year $25 billion investment plan to develop copper, gold ‌and silver mining projects in norther...
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BHP's Vicuna unveils $25 billion mining investment - Michael West
A company jointly owned by BHP has announced a multi-year $25 billion investment plan to develop copper, gold ‌and silver mining projects in northern Argentina.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Big Aussie miner marks record earnings boost on copper.
Miner BHP, well known for its iron ore operations in Western Australia, now has another metal darling in its outlook after copper earnings came in a...
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Big Aussie miner marks record earnings boost on copper - Michael West
Miner BHP, well known for its iron ore operations in Western Australia, now has another metal darling in its outlook after copper earnings came in at a record.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM