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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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Epstein didn’t traffick victims to elite, FBI concluded.
US investigators collected evidence Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but concluded he did not lead a sex trafficking ring serving powe...
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Epstein didn't traffick victims to elite, FBI concluded - Michael West
US investigators collected evidence Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but concluded he did not lead a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Liberals stare down next crisis as coalition restored.
More dire opinion polling has raised fears of a challenge against Liberal leader Sussan Ley just days after she brokered a deal to restore the coali...
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Liberals stare down next crisis as coalition restored - Michael West
More dire opinion polling has raised fears of a challenge against Liberal leader Sussan Ley just days after she brokered a deal to restore the coalition.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Israeli head flies in to rally rage, community embrace.
The president of Israel is touching down in Australia for a contentious visit that some Jewish leaders say will help heal deep wounds in the communi...
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Israeli head flies in to rally rage, community embrace - Michael West
The president of Israel is touching down in Australia for a contentious visit that some Jewish leaders say will help heal deep wounds in the community.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Electricity availability constraining data centre boom.
It's too early to tell how much AI will boost Australia's productivity growth, but data centre investment could translate to greater innovation, a r...
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Electricity availability constraining data centre boom - Michael West
It's too early to tell how much AI will boost Australia's productivity growth, but data centre investment could translate to greater innovation, a report says.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Japanese PM ‘set for supermajority’ after election win.
Election projections suggest Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing coalition could win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house...
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Japanese PM 'set for supermajority' after election win - Michael West
Election projections suggest Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing coalition could win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Private demand under the microscope after rate hike.
Fresh data will reveal whether the strong momentum in private spending, which spurred the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates, has continued into 20...
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Private demand under the microscope after rate hike - Michael West
Fresh data will reveal whether the strong momentum in private spending, which spurred the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates, has continued into 2026.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Thailand votes with three main parties vying for power.
Voters in Thailand are going to the polls to elect a government and participate in a referendum to determine if there should be a new constitution....
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Thailand votes with three main parties vying for power - Michael West
Voters in Thailand are going to the polls to elect a government and participate in a referendum to determine if there should be a new constitution.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Washington Post publisher announces departure.
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he's stepping down, days after the Post cut a third of its staff....
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Washington Post publisher announces departure - Michael West
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he's stepping down, days after the Post cut a third of its staff.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Trump backs broadcast TV deal to ‘knock out fake news’.
President Donald Trump is backing Nexstar Media Group's $8.8 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna, saying it "will help knock out the Fake News...
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Trump backs broadcast TV deal to 'knock out fake news' - Michael West
President Donald Trump is backing Nexstar Media Group's $8.8 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna, saying it "will help knock out the Fake News".
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February 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Coalition to reunite as feuding leaders strike deal.
The leaders of the federal Liberal and National parties have struck a deal to get the coalition back together and return senior MPs to the front ben...
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Coalition to reunite as feuding leaders strike deal - Michael West
The leaders of the federal Liberal and National parties have struck a deal to get the coalition back together and return senior MPs to the front bench.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Polls open in Japan elections, amid record snowfall.
Japanese voters are casting ballots in an election expected to hand the nation's first female leader, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, ‍a resounding w...
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Polls open in Japan elections, amid record snowfall - Michael West
Japanese voters are casting ballots in an election expected to hand the nation's first female leader, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, ‍a resounding win.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Respect for Jewish grief urged ahead of Herzog’s visit.
Anthony Albanese is urging people planning to protest against the Israeli president's visit to be respectful of Australia's grieving Jewish communit...
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Respect for Jewish grief urged ahead of Herzog's visit - Michael West
Anthony Albanese is urging people planning to protest against the Israeli president's visit to be respectful of Australia's grieving Jewish community.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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India and US move closer to broad trade agreement.
India and the US have released a framework for an interim trade deal to lower tariffs on Indian goods, which Indian opposition accused of favouring ...
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India and US move closer to broad trade agreement - Michael West
India and the US have released a framework for an interim trade deal to lower tariffs on Indian goods, which Indian opposition accused of favouring Washington.
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February 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown.
The uptake of trade apprenticeships has dropped following the expiration of a pandemic relief program but remains higher than it was in 2019....
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Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown - Michael West
The uptake of trade apprenticeships has dropped following the expiration of a pandemic relief program but remains higher than it was in 2019.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Rival leaders dig in as clock ticks on coalition deal.
Neither Liberal leader Sussan Ley nor Nationals counterpart David Littleproud are willing to cede ground as prospects of an imminent coalition reuni...
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Rival leaders dig in as clock ticks on coalition deal - Michael West
Neither Liberal leader Sussan Ley nor Nationals counterpart David Littleproud are willing to cede ground as prospects of an imminent coalition reunion diminish.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Property website’s listings fall, shares tumble.
Realestate.com.au owner REA group has grown its first half revenue and profit, despite a six per cent fall in its digital property listings....
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Property website's listings fall, shares tumble - Michael West
Realestate.com.au owner REA group has grown its first half revenue and profit, despite a six per cent fall in its digital property listings.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Activists face arrest in rally against Israeli leader.
Protesters marching against the Israeli president Isaac Hertzog's controversial visit to Australia have been urged to move their rally route or face...
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Activists face arrest in rally against Israeli leader - Michael West
Protesters marching against the Israeli president Isaac Hertzog's controversial visit to Australia have been urged to move their rally route or face arrest.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Tech giant’s shares slide after ‘software-mageddon’.
Shares in Atlassian, Australia's biggest tech company, have fallen to the lowest level since early 2019 amid a huge rout in the software-as-a-servic...
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Tech giant's shares slide after 'software-mageddon' - Michael West
Shares in Atlassian, Australia's biggest tech company, have fallen to the lowest level since early 2019 amid a huge rout in the software-as-a-service sector.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Tech giant’s shares slide after ‘software-mageddon’.
Shares in Atlassian, Australia's biggest tech company, have fallen to the lowest level since early 2019 amid a huge rout in the software-as-a-servic...
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Tech giant's shares slide after 'software-mageddon' - Michael West
Shares in Atlassian, Australia's biggest tech company, have fallen to the lowest level since early 2019 amid a huge rout in the software-as-a-service sector.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Stocks tumble as AI rout deepens, silver hammered.
Japan's Nikkei 225 has shed 0.7 per cent, while S&P ‌500 e-mini futures ​slid 0.6 per cent as Nasdaq e-mini futures tumbled 1.1 per cent....
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Stocks tumble as AI rout deepens, silver hammered - Michael West
Japan's Nikkei 225 has shed 0.7 per cent, while S&P ‌500 e-mini futures ​slid 0.6 per cent as Nasdaq e-mini futures tumbled 1.1 per cent.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Woo or sue: media giant lays out AI theft defence.
News Corp, which owns news media, publishing and multiple data and information assets, has set guardrails against AI theft as it looks to a strong s...
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Woo or sue: media giant lays out AI theft defence - Michael West
News Corp, which owns news media, publishing and multiple data and information assets, has set guardrails against AI theft as it looks to a strong second half.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Amazon misses fourth quarter profit estimates.
Amazon's 4Q results come as the company is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in a second round of mass layoffs....
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Amazon misses fourth quarter profit estimates - Michael West
Amazon's 4Q results come as the company is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in a second round of mass layoffs.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Coalition council of elders mooted amid 11th-hour talks.
The Liberals and Nationals are locked in a tense stand off after their ugly break up, with a crucial deadline looming for the former allies....
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Coalition council of elders mooted amid 11th-hour talks - Michael West
The Liberals and Nationals are locked in a tense stand off after their ugly break up, with a crucial deadline looming for the former allies.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Pizza Hut to close 250 US stores, brand could be sold.
Yum Brands, the parent company which owns Pizza Hut in the US, says it is targeting underperforming restaurants in its system....
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Pizza Hut to close 250 US stores, brand could be sold - Michael West
Yum Brands, the parent company which owns Pizza Hut in the US, says it is targeting underperforming restaurants in its system.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM