Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Wednesday, 11th March

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Michael McLaren's reflections as members of Iranian women soccer team are granted asylum

Michael McLaren has made some reflections after seven of the Iranian female soccer team were granted asylum by Immigration Minister Tony Burke.

'Laptop class' - AI and offshore labor under new WFH mandates

Economist Adam Creighton warns that legislating work-from-home rights may backfire by making Australian white-collar workers too expensive and easily replaceable by algorithms or cheaper overseas jurisdictions.

Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Tuesday, 10th March

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'Populist nonsense' - Australia’s 36-day fuel gamble exposed as Iran war ignites global oil crisis

Australia faces a dire economic reckoning as regional conflict and a blockaded Strait of Hormuz reveal the nation’s "unprepared and vulnerable" 36-day fuel stockpile, far short of international obligations. Michael McLaren says decades of "populist nonsense" and a blind faith in just-in-time suppl…

Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Monday, 9th March

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'Sovereign capacity - Australia’s only shield against a $130 billion ASX collapse and $117 oil

With the nation’s "diesel economy" paralysed and $130 billion wiped from the ledger, Andrew Hastie demands a pivot from political point-scoring to a strategic "war-footing" that secures domestic refining.

'Indefinite closure' - Great Western Highway shut as Convict Bridge crumbles

Minister Jenny Aitchison faces a "fragile" infrastructure crisis as the state’s primary East-West corridor remains closed indefinitely due to sudden pavement cracking and shifting substructures.

'Magic pudding' - Unions push for 5-weeks leave and 35-hour work weeks

Michael critiques the ACTU’s "yoga mat approach to economics," arguing that the push for a 35-hour work week and five weeks of annual leave ignores Australia’s decade-long productivity doldrums.