Biggest loser gets buried. No report on Defence projects after $37B blow-out
Beset by massive cost blow-outs and in a major blow to transparency, Defence has told the Auditor-General not to report on Major Projects
Shhh! Don’t Mention the War! | Scam of the Week
Another Week another Scam
Plaudits to Dennis Richardson, the first man in the world to admit he was overpaid. Pentagon Penny says Australia is not at war. She’s clear about that. Donald goes to war on a feeling, Netanyahu says he has been dreaming of this for 40 years, and Albo shuts the door on thousands of Iranians while the media chases a diversion.
Then it is on to Queensland protest laws, the Robodebt inquiry fallout, super money into the US, Santos boss shares timing, the War Powers Bill, and why Australians keep getting dragged into other people’s disasters. Plus the latest Michael West Media investigations into Australian charities, the Israel lobby, and money flows that deserve a lot more scrutiny. 
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00:00: Dennis Richardson steps down
01:32: Australia is not at war, apparently
06:04: Trump’s “feeling” and Netanyahu’s long game
08:44: Albo, refugees, and the double standard
10:21: Queensland protest laws and “from the river to the sea”
12:50: Other scams, Robodebt, super, Santos
15:27: War powers bill
16:40: Little to be Proud of Canavan
18:32: MWM investigations
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Hold my beer. Uniparty votes down Senate gas inquiry
ACT Senator David Pocock’s proposal for an inquiry into why gas companies pay less tax than beer drinkers was voted down by Labor and the ‘Opposition’.
Scomo off the Robodebt hook
The National Anti-Corruption Commission delivered its investigative report into Robodebt referrals today, and Scott Morrison found not to have engaged in corrupt conduct.
Santos shareholders rejoice, Peter’s got your back.
Not content with a decade’s worth of guaranteed gas purchases from Santos, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is removing the risk of the $500m pipeline upgrade.
Fuel crisis – Government’s playbook revealed
Rex Patrick obtained the government’s Fuel Security crisis document on FOI. What happens when petrol prices from the Iran war rise too high?
Refugees on the move as invasion of Iran takes its toll
While mainstream media wallows in the spectacle of a live-streamed war, refugees all over the Middle East are yet again on the move to nowhere safe.
Biggest loser gets buried. No report on Defence projects after $37B blow-out
Beset by massive cost blow-outs and in a major blow to transparency, Defence has told the Auditor-General not to report on Major Projects
Shhh! Don’t Mention the War! | Scam of the Week
Another Week another Scam
Plaudits to Dennis Richardson, the first man in the world to admit he was overpaid. Pentagon Penny says Australia is not at war. She’s clear about that. Donald goes to war on a feeling, Netanyahu says he has been dreaming of this for 40 years, and Albo shuts the door on thousands of Iranians while the media chases a diversion.
Then it is on to Queensland protest laws, the Robodebt inquiry fallout, super money into the US, Santos boss shares timing, the War Powers Bill, and why Australians keep getting dragged into other people’s disasters. Plus the latest Michael West Media investigations into Australian charities, the Israel lobby, and money flows that deserve a lot more scrutiny. 
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Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au
Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west
Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au
00:00: Dennis Richardson steps down
01:32: Australia is not at war, apparently
06:04: Trump’s “feeling” and Netanyahu’s long game
08:44: Albo, refugees, and the double standard
10:21: Queensland protest laws and “from the river to the sea”
12:50: Other scams, Robodebt, super, Santos
15:27: War powers bill
16:40: Little to be Proud of Canavan
18:32: MWM investigations
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The Australian Labor Party and the habit of retreat
The ‘modern’ Labor Party does not lack power, but it lacks the will to use it. Second in six part series by Andrew Brown on Labor’s retreat from reform and what it means for Australia.
Bank fees. Has Chalmers the guts to take on the big banks?
A decision by the RBA’s Payments Systems Board is due at the end of March. Will Treasurer Jim Chalmers back it amid protests from banks and card giants?
Time to make ’em pay! The big bludgers are the corporate tax dodgers
The first step to fix corporate tax dodging is to expose who pays and who doesn’t pay their fair share. To that end, MWM is launching TAXDATA.
Hold my beer. Uniparty votes down Senate gas inquiry
ACT Senator David Pocock’s proposal for an inquiry into why gas companies pay less tax than beer drinkers was voted down by Labor and the ‘Opposition’.
Israel minister praises Penny Wong on Iran, Queensland speech ban
Israeli minister tells Zionist leaders in briefing: Australia’s support for the Iran War is right, exhorts other states to pursue Queensland’s speech bans.
Dwindling reserves. Fuel security politics hides the truth
With the consequences of fuel disruption severe, neither Labor nor the opposition can be trusted to tell the truth about our dwindling fuel reserves.
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