Scam of the Week: from the sports field to the Senate floor, the lobbyists are winning.
Independent Senator David Pocock gets booted from the Parliamentary Sports Club after calling out gambling sponsors. Labor’s Don Farrell gives a jaw-dropping answer on genocide and the IDF. Deloitte bills taxpayers nearly half a million for a report with made-up quotes. And whistleblower David McBride’s High Court appeal? Denied.
Meanwhile, Rex Patrick exposes the government spending $600,000 to hide the Snowy Hydro cost blowout, while the Department of Parliamentary Services refuses to answer questions on notice. Welcome to Lobbyland where transparency goes to die and incompetence is bipartisan.
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00:22 — David Pocock vs Lobbyland
03:28 — Inside The Senate
04:30 — Don Farrell’s Gaza Gaffe
07:02 – Labor on the Economy
08:47 — Deloitte’s Fake Report
09:30 — David McBride Appeal Rejected
12:58 — More Senate Shenanigans
Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
