Health insurance industry to protest rebate changes as hospitals close
The upcoming budget is expected to changes to the private health insurance rebates for older people. Health insurance industry uproar awaits.
Albo’s First War, ISIS Brides and Budget Scare Campaigns | Scam of the Week
The Brides are back, the ISIS brides are back in the headlines, and what a convenient distraction it is.
This week’s Scam of the Week takes aim at the media frenzy, the antisemitism Royal Commission, the looming budget revelations on negative gearing and CGT, and the week of inevitable scare campaigns from prominent vested interests. Meanwhile, Trump celebrates war won, again. That means Albo has won his first war as Australia has backed Operation Epstein Fury. Next!
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Transparency wins as Tribunal rebukes government secrecy
https://michaelwest.com.au/transparency-wins-as-tribunal-rebukes-government-secrecy/
Aussie John’s $200m mansion sale pinpoints critical problem with real estate market
https://michaelwest.com.au/soaring-real-estate-housing-crisis-family-home-rort/
‘Most responsible’: Labor pledge for high-stakes budget
https://michaelwest.com.au/most-responsible-labor-pledge-for-high-stakes-budget/
Budget handout claims fuel fears of further rate pain
https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-handout-claims-fuel-fears-of-further-rate-pain/
Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation
https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-plots-budget-housing-boost-to-fend-off-one-nation/
Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors
https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/
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Chapters:
00:00: ISIS Bride Distraction
02:09: Syria and ISIS
03:22: Lobby Spin
05:56: Royal Commission Theatre
07:08: Education and Anti-Semitism
09:40: Budget Panic
10:13: Negative Gearing Scare
13:26: Julie Bishop and ABC
15:22: Hidden Budget Spending
16:31: Operation Epic Fury
Palestininan journalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography
Earlier this week, Saher Alghorra, a Palestinian photojournalist, won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for a series of photographs published in The New York Times.
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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Tech giants forced to strike deals for news content
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From stick to carrot. The News Media Bargaining Incentive
https://michaelwest.com.au/from-stick-to-carrot-the-news-media-bargaining-incentive/
Snow Job, Snowy Hydro 2.0 in a fathomless crevasse of costs
https://michaelwest.com.au/snow-job-snowy-hydro-2-0-in-a-fathomless-crevasse-of-costs/
The Bondi massacre interim report is out. Don’t mention the G word
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-massacre-interim-report-is-out-dont-mention-the-g-word/
Bondi Royal Commission. What this report refuses to see
https://michaelwest.com.au/bondi-royal-commission-what-this-report-refuses-to-see/
Fiscal restraint to define federal budget as costs rise
https://michaelwest.com.au/fiscal-restraint-to-define-federal-budget-as-costs-rise/
PM cool on gas tax as companies prepare for grilling
https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-cool-on-gas-tax-as-companies-prepare-for-grilling/
Burke gets Netflixed. Secret lobbying did the trick for the big streamers
https://michaelwest.com.au/burke-gets-netflixed-secret-lobbying-did-the-trick-for-the-big-streamers/
Netflix, streamers, do the government cold on Aussie TV production quotas
https://michaelwest.com.au/netflix-streamers-do-the-government-cold-on-aussie-tv-production-quotas/
Burke’s backyard. Local content deal for streamers not what it seems.
https://michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backyard-local-content-deal-for-streamers-not-what-it-seems/
The NetFix is in. Streaming production quotas no bonanza
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-netfix-is-in-streaming-production-quotas-no-bonanza/
Dithering over local TV content plays into hands of global streamers
https://michaelwest.com.au/dithering-over-local-tv-content-plays-into-hands-of-global-streamers/
Inpex and Australia’s gas rip-off. Billions in revenue, crumbs in tax
https://michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-australias-gas-rip-off-billions-in-revenue-crumbs-in-tax/
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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
Secrecy culture vs transparency. Albanese’s FOI cost scam
The Albanese Government claims that the Freedom of Information system is costing too much, but it’s the secrecy that is costing us.
What’s the scam with the Federal Court? Is justice blind or bought?
A $60k charge for your own court transcripts? That’s what concert pianist Jayson Gillham is up for in his case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, on top of the $45k for a 15 day trial.
Health insurance industry to protest rebate changes as hospitals close
The upcoming budget is expected to changes to the private health insurance rebates for older people. Health insurance industry uproar awaits.
Albo’s First War, ISIS Brides and Budget Scare Campaigns | Scam of the Week
The Brides are back, the ISIS brides are back in the headlines, and what a convenient distraction it is.
This week’s Scam of the Week takes aim at the media frenzy, the antisemitism Royal Commission, the looming budget revelations on negative gearing and CGT, and the week of inevitable scare campaigns from prominent vested interests. Meanwhile, Trump celebrates war won, again. That means Albo has won his first war as Australia has backed Operation Epstein Fury. Next!
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Articles mentioned:
Transparency wins as Tribunal rebukes government secrecy
https://michaelwest.com.au/transparency-wins-as-tribunal-rebukes-government-secrecy/
Aussie John’s $200m mansion sale pinpoints critical problem with real estate market
https://michaelwest.com.au/soaring-real-estate-housing-crisis-family-home-rort/
‘Most responsible’: Labor pledge for high-stakes budget
https://michaelwest.com.au/most-responsible-labor-pledge-for-high-stakes-budget/
Budget handout claims fuel fears of further rate pain
https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-handout-claims-fuel-fears-of-further-rate-pain/
Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation
https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-plots-budget-housing-boost-to-fend-off-one-nation/
Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors
https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/
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Chapters:
00:00: ISIS Bride Distraction
02:09: Syria and ISIS
03:22: Lobby Spin
05:56: Royal Commission Theatre
07:08: Education and Anti-Semitism
09:40: Budget Panic
10:13: Negative Gearing Scare
13:26: Julie Bishop and ABC
15:22: Hidden Budget Spending
16:31: Operation Epic Fury
BHP is suing us. Here is the File Number.
BHP, the $300 billion multinational colossus, is suing Michael West Media to muzzle media coverage of a wage theft case. Michael West reports.
Transparency wins as Tribunal rebukes government secrecy
The Administrative Review Tribunal has rebuked the Government over the lead lining it’s wrapping around plans for AUKUS Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal.
Snowy 2.0. A snow-job costing taxpayers twenty times its budget
The newly revealed $40B blowout on Snowy 2.0 is shocking, but not surprising. Former senator Rex Patrick on management and oversight failures.
Private health care. Why community ratings are failing the young
Young members are abandoning private health insurance as lines are blurred between insurers and service providers, and who pays for what and when
Palestininan journalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography
Earlier this week, Saher Alghorra, a Palestinian photojournalist, won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for a series of photographs published in The New York Times.
“Let the boat go to scrap”. Hall Chadwick private lending network exposed
As the Kimberley charter boat fell into the hands of Hall Chadwick insolvency partner Richard Albarran, reporter Stephanie Tran discovered a secret loans network behind the firm.
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