Donroe doctrine. Trump, Australia and the ‘Rules Based Order’
President Trump has adopted the position that in international relations, ‘might is right’. What does that mean for smaller, not so mighty countries?
Scomo’s back! | Scam of the Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM_hL9cqD20 Adam Bandt, Scott Morrison, Angus Taylor, Max Chandler-Mather. Who will seize the day, who will win the prestigious Scam of the Week? Support Us here https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au
“Here’s half a trillion”, says Bandt, so ABC compares Bandt to Trump
What’s the scam with the media and Greens leader Adam Bandt? Is identifying one of Australia’s great challenges and offering a viable solution bad?
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The new clean, transparent Teal politics (you still gotta bring your money)
It’s integrity, respect, science – and a fair whack of money – for the successful Teal candidates in the federal election.
Lawyers’ picnic: cost of government advice escalates as big law firms ride $1bn gravy train
Law firms the big winners in government funded litigation bonanza. Rex Patrick reports on the lawyers’ picnic, the spiralling public bills which go unchecked by politicians and bureaucrats because “it’s not their money”.
Joyce won’t stop jesting, but can Albo and the public avoid being dacksed again?
As excuses for poor performance pile up, Qantas is planning to play on our patriotism and better judgment in its push to thwart competitors.
The Usual Suspects: tax office dump lays bare Australia’s biggest tax dodgers
It’s the fossil fuel corporations again, the usual suspects, paying no income tax despite billions in income. For yet another year: Exxon nought, Shell nought, Ampol, BP and APLNG nought, and Chevron putting them all to shame with the $30 in income tax paid on its $9bn in revenues.
Victoria, victorious: all bets are off as Daniel Andrews heads for third term
Victory for Labor in Victoria reinforces the trend that makes the party the first choice of state voters in all but the worst emergencies.
Children, go where we send you
The childcare crisis illustrates Australians’ capacity to look at the world with fingers over their eyes, screening out the inconvenient bits.
Perrottet backflip another boon for pokies in Rum Rebellion reprise
The Crime Commission report found rampant money-laundering in pubs and clubs, yet days later NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has caved in on his pokies reform. Is this NSW reprising the Rum Rebellion? Michael West reports.
Crime to report a crime: outrage as government turns screws on whistleblower David McBride
Whistleblower David McBride, a soldier and military lawyer, has experienced another defeat, this time at the hands of the Labor government.
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