Whistleblower out. Cricket Australia investigates ‘contracts-for-mates’ affair
Cricket Australia has launched an internal investigation into a $600k cloud deal as whistleblower pays heavy price. Joel Jenkins reports.
Dan Duggan’s extradition fight. Family appeals unjust decision
The family of jailed pilot Dan Duggan has decided to appeal the decision to extradite him to the Federal Court on legal grounds.
Double death tax? The GST accord rises from the grave
The “death tax” introduced by the Government’s proposed tax reform, the 1999 GST accord with the States may mean a double whammy for those living in Queensland, WA or NT.
Budget Whingers, Gambling Ads and the Israel Lobby | Scam of the Week
The Budget pearl-clutchers had a pearler this week.
Michael West looks at the budget backlash over negative gearing and capital gains tax, the Liberal Party’s latest by-election disaster, Angus Taylor’s numbers problem, the government burying its response to gambling ads reform on Budget Day, and the biggest winner from Budget by far … a foreign lobby group.
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The Bondi Royal Commission. Truth telling and uncontested falsehoods
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-royal-commission-truth-telling-and-uncontested-falsehoods/
Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor, Australia and the Caribbean
https://michaelwest.com.au/barnaby-joyce-angus-taylor-australia-and-the-caribbean/
Who benefits from negative gearing? Hint: probably not you.
https://michaelwest.com.au/who-benefits-from-negative-gearing-cgt-pbo/
Chalmers’ Budget in search of more productivity and less rent-seeking
https://michaelwest.com.au/chalmers-budget-in-search-of-more-productivity-and-less-rent-seeking/
BHP wanted us silenced NOW. The Federal Court said no
https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-wanted-us-silenced-now-the-federal-court-said-no/
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Chapters
00:00 Budget whingers
02:29 Negative gearing
06:04 Farrer’s Liberal wipeout
07:48 Angus Taylor’s reply
09:08 Gambling report dumped
11:04 Budget’s big winners
13:59 Scam of the Week
14:57 BHP lawsuit update
Labor the ‘party of government’. Except in Farrer
Pauline Hanson’s protest movement won its first lower house seat ever in the NSW seat of Farrer on Saturday. Labor didn’t contest it.
Albo’s First War, ISIS Brides and Budget Scare Campaigns | Scam of the Week
The Brides are back, the ISIS brides are back in the headlines, and what a convenient distraction it is.
This week’s Scam of the Week takes aim at the media frenzy, the antisemitism Royal Commission, the looming budget revelations on negative gearing and CGT, and the week of inevitable scare campaigns from prominent vested interests. Meanwhile, Trump celebrates war won, again. That means Albo has won his first war as Australia has backed Operation Epstein Fury. Next!
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Transparency wins as Tribunal rebukes government secrecy
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Aussie John’s $200m mansion sale pinpoints critical problem with real estate market
https://michaelwest.com.au/soaring-real-estate-housing-crisis-family-home-rort/
‘Most responsible’: Labor pledge for high-stakes budget
https://michaelwest.com.au/most-responsible-labor-pledge-for-high-stakes-budget/
Budget handout claims fuel fears of further rate pain
https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-handout-claims-fuel-fears-of-further-rate-pain/
Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation
https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-plots-budget-housing-boost-to-fend-off-one-nation/
Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors
https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/
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Chapters:
00:00: ISIS Bride Distraction
02:09: Syria and ISIS
03:22: Lobby Spin
05:56: Royal Commission Theatre
07:08: Education and Anti-Semitism
09:40: Budget Panic
10:13: Negative Gearing Scare
13:26: Julie Bishop and ABC
15:22: Hidden Budget Spending
16:31: Operation Epic Fury
Palestininan journalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography
Earlier this week, Saher Alghorra, a Palestinian photojournalist, won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for a series of photographs published in The New York Times.
Whistleblower out. Cricket Australia investigates ‘contracts-for-mates’ affair
Cricket Australia has launched an internal investigation into a $600k cloud deal as whistleblower pays heavy price. Joel Jenkins reports.
“Enhanced sustainment.” Collins Class subs to fight on – the true Budget hit
Buried (or sunk) in last week’s Federal budget was another $6 billion to be spent extending the life of the Collins Class submarines. Getting less for more.
Dan Duggan’s extradition fight. Family appeals unjust decision
The family of jailed pilot Dan Duggan has decided to appeal the decision to extradite him to the Federal Court on legal grounds.
Cricket Australia’s cloud deal at centre of ‘contracts-for-mates’ imbroglio
Cricket Australia remains bunkered down in the wake of revelations of a whistleblower report detailing ‘contracts-for-mates’. Joel Jenkins follows the money.
Double death tax? The GST accord rises from the grave
The “death tax” introduced by the Government’s proposed tax reform, the 1999 GST accord with the States may mean a double whammy for those living in Queensland, WA or NT.
Cricket Australia rocked by contracts-for-mates allegations by whistleblower
Cricket Australia blocks serious allegations of contracts-for-mates by whistleblower amid BBL privatisation imbroglio. Joel Jenkins with the exclusive.
Distortions. Negative gearing changes a gift for investors
Jim Chalmers’ budget has done the economy a favour by wiping out the policy distortions of negative gearing and CGT, writes Michael Pascoe.
Budget boon for tobacco pirates as police lose battle against cartels
The Government’s 68% excise rip on a packet of cigarettes has cruelled revenue and showered millions on tobacco pirates. Adam Shand reports on the Budget and thriving illicit trade.
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