Afternoons with Michael McLaren
Afternoons with Michael McLaren
Join Michael McLaren on 2GB Afternoons for a mix of news, opinion, entertainment and fun from 12.00pm - 3.00pm, Monday to Friday. You can contact the show on the text line 0460 873 873Social links:
'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.
14:24
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Tuesday, 10th March
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1:53:34
'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…
09:06
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Monday, 9th March
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1:53:37
'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.
10:44
'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.
09:45
'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.
08:16
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Friday, 6th March
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1:53:37
'Great cull' - AI targets the professional class
As corporate giants like Morgan Stanley and Block initiate mass layoffs, the "unstoppable march" of AI shifts its focus from blue-collar automation to the displacement of university-educated professionals. Michael McLaren warns that unless we regulate this "AI beast," we risk hollowing out human u…
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Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Thursday, 5th March
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1:53:30