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 cohesion, Labor’s refusal to act on charities linked to illegal settlements and the IDF, and the sweeping ASIO reforms that could expand detention powers without traditional safeguards.
It is a picture of a government willing to look away from one set of risks while handing itself more power over another.
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.
