Antisemitism. The Royal Conflation Commission is in session
The Bondi Royal Commission started its public hearings this week, and the mainstream media is lapping up the antisemitism narrative while ignoring other Jewish voices.
The expensive machinery of war. What’s the scam?
According to SIPRI, global military expenditure reached $2,718B in 2024, a 9.4% annual increase and the steepest year-on-year rise since at least 1988.
Don’t Say the G Word, Pauline’s Jet and Albo’s Gas Cave | Scam of the Week
Pauline gets a plane from Gina, Albo caves to the gas cartel, Snowy Hydro blows out to absurd new heights, and the Bondi Royal Commission somehow tiptoes around the one word at the centre of the whole political storm. This week’s Scam of the Week is the “owned edition”, a tour through Australian politics where donors, fossil fuel giants, media monopolies and vested interests all get better representation than the public.
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00:00: Introduction
00:37: The Owned Edition
00:59: Pauline’s Gina Jet
03:56: Albo’s Gas Cave
05:14: Negative Gearing Panic
08:16: Don’t Say the G Word
10:19: Snowy Hydro Blowout
11:00: Coalition Costings Chaos
12:33: Media Bargaining Code
15:05: AUKUS Spending Questions
16:38: Scam of the Week
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