Wake Up Australia with Michael McLaren

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Presented by Michael McLaren

A fast paced programme, focusing on current events, social issues, sport, and features an Artist in the spotlight every morning.

An entertaining lead-in to the Alan Jones’ breakfast show.

Michael began his radio career at 2GB in 2006 as the call-vetter for the Summer Mid-Dawn show. In 2007, 2GB asked him to join the team permanently and he accepted the role of Executive Producer of all Evening and Night programming, working alongside the likes of Murray Wilton, Philip Clarke and Brian Wilshire for just over 4 years. His on-air career commenced full-time in 2011, when he was invited to host the Australia Overnight programme. Michael commenced hosting Wake Up in 2015.

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Wake Up Australia: Highlights

Michael McLaren

Hong Kong’s new national security law

Dr Paul Monk, Former head of the China desk in the Defence Intelligence Organisation & author of Thunder From the Silent Zone: Rethinking China (2005) and Dictators and Dangerous Ideas (2018), joins Michael to discuss Hong Kong’s national security law that came into effect on Wednesday. Drafted, passed in Beijing and imposed arbitrarily on the […]

Michael McLaren / 13:22 / 03/07/2020

Wake Up Australia 2nd July

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Michael McLaren / 55:53 / 02/07/2020

Australia to spend $270b building larger military

Senator Jim Molan AO, Liberal Senator for NSW & Former Australian Army Major General – Chief of Operations, Coalition Forces, Iraq, joins Michael to discuss the Morrison Government committing $270 billion to defence spending over the next 10 years aimed at countering the rise of China. ‘I have been saying for years that we should welcome the rise […]

Michael McLaren / 12:34 / 02/07/2020