James Packer has paid more than a million dollars to Benjamin Netanyahu’s law firm to fight corruption charges, and Scam of the Week goes to him. Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson used a synagogue speech to promise wider bans on language she calls incitement, naming intifada. Liberal senator Sarah Henderson used Senate estimates to accuse Michael West Media of anti-Semitism under privilege, then offered no evidence when asked all week.
Chapters:
00:00 Opening Rundown
00:33 Henderson’s Senate Spray
02:24 Chasing an Answer
04:26 What’s the Scam
06:29 Victorian Election
07:38 Wilson’s Speech Bans
08:38 Shoebridge Press Club
10:44 Trickle Up Economics
13:00 The Sensible Centre
14:06 Iran Targeting Claims
16:09 Inflation and Rates
19:10 Packer and Netanyahu
Articles Mentioned:
Jess Wilson vows to ban ‘globalise the intifada’ phrase if elected / https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/jess-wilson-vows-to-ban-globalise-the-intifada-phrase-if-elected-20261025-p618fn.html
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Website: https://michaelwest.com.au
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.
