After Anzac Day, the command to be better
Foolish boos marred Anzac Day and our remembrance of sacrifice. Michael Pascoe says our most solemn day is a reminder, a challenge to be better
Shell’s Tax Dodge, Albo’s Gas Spin and Ken Henry’s Blast | Scam of the Week
We are on the biggest heist and media/political snowjob in Australia today. Shell’s Australian boss fronted a parliamentary inquiry into gas this week and somehow could not say what revenue her company made or how much Australian gas it exported. Meanwhile, Ken Henry, one of the country’s most respected tax experts, told the same inquiry to “just do it” and “stop the crap” on taxing Australia’s finite natural resources.
The gas lobby has spent years convincing politicians, media and the public that foreign multinationals should keep exporting Australian gas while paying little in the way of income tax and royalties. Now they are making super profits thanks to the US/Israel war on Iran. 
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Chapters:
0:00 – Scam Contenders
00:54 – Shell Boss Fronts Inquiry
01:23 – No Revenue Answers
02:39 – Shell Tax Data
04:29 – Ken Henry Says Stop The Crap
06:46 – Media Ignores Gas Tax
09:02 – Politicians And Gas Lobby
12:14 – Mining Tax Spin
14:25 – Albanese’s $22 Billion Claim
17:43 – Democracy Bought By Gas
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Articles mentioned:
The Minerals Council, coal and the half a billion spent by the resources lobby
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-minerals-council-coal-and-the-half-a-billion-spent-by-the-resources-lobby/
Fossocracy Australia: government of the people, by the fossil fuel companies for the fossil fuel companies
https://michaelwest.com.au/fossocracy-australia-government-of-the-people-by-the-fossil-fuel-companies-for-the-fossil-fuel-companies/
Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia’s biggest companies
https://michaelwest.com.au/worried-about-agents-of-foreign-influence-just-look-at-who-owns-australias-biggest-companies/
Energy crisis: gas lobby cries wolf at gas export tax
https://michaelwest.com.au/energy-crisis-gas-lobby-cries-wolf-at-gas-export-tax/
PM cool on gas tax as companies prepare for grilling
https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-cool-on-gas-tax-as-companies-prepare-for-grilling/
Gas exporters face grilling amid 25 per cent levy push
https://michaelwest.com.au/gas-exporters-face-grilling-amid-25-per-cent-levy-push/
Corporate Tax Transparency Data
https://taxdata.michaelwest.com.au/
The gas ripoff. Japan collects more on our gas than we do
The Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing its imports of Australian gas than the Australian Government does from exporters.
Aussie Values | Scam of the Week
https://youtu.be/CMdmzW_31Qk Angus Taylor tries to claw back from voters from Pauline with his Australian values policy. Immigration already has a values test. The din of political distraction gets louder as pressure mounts to slap a 25% tax on gas exporters....
Spam Latitude! Breaking the law 2.7m times and getting away with it
Latitude Financial broke the law 2.7 million times and was fined a whopping $1.50 per transgression, totalling $3.98 million.
The Big Banana, deeply concerned, and the Elites | Scam of the Week
https://youtu.be/bdxUiX1idCs Penny Wong 'deeply concerned' again. PVO rails against 'the elites'. Who are these mysterious elites? Plus hate speech fury erupts as terrorists wreck the Australian icon The Big Banana. Pauline goes ape over Ben Roberts-Smith and much...
The ‘Robodebt Six’ and the NACC deception. What’s the scam?
Last month, NACC Deputy Commissioner Kylie Kilgour all but exonerated the six people subject to potential prosecution by the Royal Commission.
After Anzac Day, the command to be better
Foolish boos marred Anzac Day and our remembrance of sacrifice. Michael Pascoe says our most solemn day is a reminder, a challenge to be better
Antisemitism Royal Commission dilemma: not all Jews think the same
With the Antisemitism Royal Commission due to publish its interim report next week, a reckoning between Judaism and Israel is long overdue.
The industry view. Why a health savings model could leave sick Australians behind
Australia’s complicated health care system is under strain, and some are questioning whether private health insurance is fit for purpose.
BHP threatens coal miner for leaking in David v Goliath court stoush
BHP’s lawyers Minter Ellison have threatened coal miner Simon Turner with legal proceedings for ‘breach of confidence’ over an MWM story. Michael West reports.
Shell’s Tax Dodge, Albo’s Gas Spin and Ken Henry’s Blast | Scam of the Week
We are on the biggest heist and media/political snowjob in Australia today. Shell’s Australian boss fronted a parliamentary inquiry into gas this week and somehow could not say what revenue her company made or how much Australian gas it exported. Meanwhile, Ken Henry, one of the country’s most respected tax experts, told the same inquiry to “just do it” and “stop the crap” on taxing Australia’s finite natural resources.
The gas lobby has spent years convincing politicians, media and the public that foreign multinationals should keep exporting Australian gas while paying little in the way of income tax and royalties. Now they are making super profits thanks to the US/Israel war on Iran. 
Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport
Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au
Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west
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Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au
Chapters:
0:00 – Scam Contenders
00:54 – Shell Boss Fronts Inquiry
01:23 – No Revenue Answers
02:39 – Shell Tax Data
04:29 – Ken Henry Says Stop The Crap
06:46 – Media Ignores Gas Tax
09:02 – Politicians And Gas Lobby
12:14 – Mining Tax Spin
14:25 – Albanese’s $22 Billion Claim
17:43 – Democracy Bought By Gas
________________________________________________________________________
Articles mentioned:
The Minerals Council, coal and the half a billion spent by the resources lobby
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-minerals-council-coal-and-the-half-a-billion-spent-by-the-resources-lobby/
Fossocracy Australia: government of the people, by the fossil fuel companies for the fossil fuel companies
https://michaelwest.com.au/fossocracy-australia-government-of-the-people-by-the-fossil-fuel-companies-for-the-fossil-fuel-companies/
Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia’s biggest companies
https://michaelwest.com.au/worried-about-agents-of-foreign-influence-just-look-at-who-owns-australias-biggest-companies/
Energy crisis: gas lobby cries wolf at gas export tax
https://michaelwest.com.au/energy-crisis-gas-lobby-cries-wolf-at-gas-export-tax/
PM cool on gas tax as companies prepare for grilling
https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-cool-on-gas-tax-as-companies-prepare-for-grilling/
Gas exporters face grilling amid 25 per cent levy push
https://michaelwest.com.au/gas-exporters-face-grilling-amid-25-per-cent-levy-push/
Corporate Tax Transparency Data
https://taxdata.michaelwest.com.au/
Chinese Whispers. Broken promises on Port of Darwin buy-back
At the last election both sides of politics promised to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands. FOI reveals a broken (dumb) promise will become a broken (unfulfilled) promise.
Kiwi High Court ruling to pave the way for changes at Future Fund?
The High Court rules New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund is making unlawful investments, flouting human rights – like Australia’s Future Fund.
Israel-aligned law firm appointed to Antisemitism Royal Commission, no tender
The Attorney General’s office used an opaque process to appoint Zionist law firm Gilbert+Tobin as lawyers assisting the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion without open tender.
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