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.

Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Friday, 6th March

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'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…

Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Thursday, 5th March

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'Bunker nonsense' - Retailers exploit Iranian conflict to inflate fuel margins

Michael McLaren delivered a scathing critique of the Australian fuel industry, labeling the current situation "bunker nonsense" and arguing that the "price cycle" is a system stacked against the average motorist.

'Time has come' - Unions demand 5th week of leave to rebalance the productivity ledger

The ACTU is blindsiding industry with a high-stakes push for 25 days of mandated annual leave, claiming workers are "27% behind" on the fruits of their labor. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer joined Michael to argue that after 50 years of stagnant standards, a 2% labor cost hike is a "justifiab…

'Epic fury' - Ayatollah regime facing total annihilation

Michael McLaren suggests that a world without the Ayatollah is a better one, achieved through decisive military action rather than the "impotent" talk fests of the United Nations.