Light on the Hill. Labor and the cost of caution
What happened to Labor and Australia, the ‘Land of the Fair Go’? In the 4th of his Light on the Hill series on the party’s retreat from reform, Andrew Brown looks at housing and inequality.
Petrol Panic, Pauline’s War Cry and Rupert’s Iran Push | Scam of the Week
As petrol prices bite, the Coalition turns a servo photo op into theatre while Australia backs another disastrous US led war. This week’s Scam of the Week looks at the political spin around the cost of living, the posturing over Iran, Pauline Hanson’s call to back Donald Trump, and why Rupert Murdoch still looms over war propaganda in Australia. #auspol #iran #trump #albanese 
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00:00 – Petrol Price Theatre
00:30 – Trump’s Iran War
01:54 – The War Lie
05:24 – Penny Wong Lies
08:42 – Pauline Backs Trump
12:46 – Super Funds Exposed
14:24 – Scam of the Week Winner
Fuel crisis. Industry lobbying counters national interest
With the continued uncertainty of supply from the Middle East, Australia’s fuel reserves are more important than ever.
Pauline’s Poll Surge, Charity Cash and New ASIO Powers | Scam of the Week
https://youtu.be/NVP8E9MKuMA Australia is staring down another cost of living hit as war drives up oil and gas prices, while Canberra ducks bigger questions at home. This West Report examines the political fallout, Pauline Hanson’s rise amid collapsing social...
“Healing” charity raises tax-deductible funds for Israeli soldiers
The Chai Charitable Foundation is currently facilitating donations to Brothers for Life, an Israeli organisation providing support services to soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Liquidator: “Happy to lose $350k, let the boat go to scrap”
“Happy to lose $350k and let the boat go to scrap”, says the email from liquidator Hall Chadwick’s associates to Kimberley Pearl Tours.
Shhh! Don’t Mention the War! | Scam of the Week
Another Week another Scam
Plaudits to Dennis Richardson, the first man in the world to admit he was overpaid. Pentagon Penny says Australia is not at war. She’s clear about that. Donald goes to war on a feeling, Netanyahu says he has been dreaming of this for 40 years, and Albo shuts the door on thousands of Iranians while the media chases a diversion.
Then it is on to Queensland protest laws, the Robodebt inquiry fallout, super money into the US, Santos boss shares timing, the War Powers Bill, and why Australians keep getting dragged into other people’s disasters. Plus the latest Michael West Media investigations into Australian charities, the Israel lobby, and money flows that deserve a lot more scrutiny. 
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00:00: Dennis Richardson steps down
01:32: Australia is not at war, apparently
06:04: Trump’s “feeling” and Netanyahu’s long game
08:44: Albo, refugees, and the double standard
10:21: Queensland protest laws and “from the river to the sea”
12:50: Other scams, Robodebt, super, Santos
15:27: War powers bill
16:40: Little to be Proud of Canavan
18:32: MWM investigations
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Light on the Hill. Labor and the cost of caution
What happened to Labor and Australia, the ‘Land of the Fair Go’? In the 4th of his Light on the Hill series on the party’s retreat from reform, Andrew Brown looks at housing and inequality.
Petrol Panic, Pauline’s War Cry and Rupert’s Iran Push | Scam of the Week
As petrol prices bite, the Coalition turns a servo photo op into theatre while Australia backs another disastrous US led war. This week’s Scam of the Week looks at the political spin around the cost of living, the posturing over Iran, Pauline Hanson’s call to back Donald Trump, and why Rupert Murdoch still looms over war propaganda in Australia. #auspol #iran #trump #albanese 
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00:00 – Petrol Price Theatre
00:30 – Trump’s Iran War
01:54 – The War Lie
05:24 – Penny Wong Lies
08:42 – Pauline Backs Trump
12:46 – Super Funds Exposed
14:24 – Scam of the Week Winner
US war on Iran exposes Australia’s frail defence, AUKUS even more
The US war on Iran has exposed Australia’s incompetent defence and procurement. Rex Patrick reports implications for AUKUS submarine program.
Groomed, captured, deployed. How the Israel lobby runs Chris Minns
Police brutality, intimidation, harassment, free speech attacked. NSW Premier Chris Minns was groomed for Israel, writes Andrew Brown.
Billionaire Zionist John Gandel’s influence in Australian public schools
Australian public school teachers and students are being influenced by Zionist lobbyists who seek to manufacture consent for the illegal occupation of Palestine and the Gaza genocide.
Grace Tame. A ‘difficult’ woman who scares men of power
What happened to Grace Tame tells you everything you need to know about who holds power in this country and how ruthlessly they will defend it.
Your money, their rules. Super funds support Israel war machine
Australian industry super funds are investing in companies involved in the Gaza genocide, and unions are not asking them to stop.
Fuel crisis. Industry lobbying counters national interest
With the continued uncertainty of supply from the Middle East, Australia’s fuel reserves are more important than ever.
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