Category: The West Report

  • Stop selling essential government services to cufflinked pirates of the Caribbean. Reverse privatisation of hospitals to protect Australia’s health system and stop the rip-offs.

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  • Why do they prosecute whistleblowers for valiantly doing the right thing – and engage terror squads – while they ignore actual terrorism? The Adam Greenwood case.

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    Theo flew a Palestinian flag. First he was doxed, then came the bomb!

    ‘Terrorist attack’: home of Bondi Beach media identity Jordan Shanks firebombed

    Anatomy of a Cover-Up: whistleblower warned PwC and Lendlease of $1b tax scam

    Whistleblower David McBride pleads guilty

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  • ANZ’s takeover of Suncorp is another blow to consumers. We also take a look at the dominance of big business over small and the Payments Code cop-out which crushes suppliers.

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    Suppliers Code: https://michaelwest.com.au/small-biz-wins-as-greens-up-stakes-on-business-council/

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  • Surely Australians are not being gouged harder for their alcohol than food? A look at the Coles and Woolies duopoly in liquor #4corners #ACCC #prices

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  • Hard for some – but fat profit margins for others. AGL, Transurban, News Corp, etc. Are corporates profiteering from inflation? Who sets prices #RBA? Clue, it’s not workers.

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  • Westy with the latest on the Botany bomb threat where a man was doxxed and threatened with a bomb for flying the Palestinian flag. MSM were offered this story but declined.

    Media seemed to ignore it and now the police have seemed to have ignored it as well

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    Theo’s statement:

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  • Cookers and their climate hunches, chemtrails and evil wind farms draw a very high quotient of Queensland politicians to the Reckless Renewables Rally at Parliament House.

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  • It fires up property prices, hoists household debts, transfers wealth from workers to investors, and hits the Budget. So what is good about negative gearing?

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  • Westy talks about the the force of lobbyists crusading to get workers sacked for social media opinion, lobbyists acting for the interests of a foreign government Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Sources: How the Israel war lobby coerces regulators and employers to fire Australian critics of the genocide in Gaza ABC Fires […]

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  • When you go to the polls once every 3 years, you get to have your say. The rest of the time somebody else is running the show. Here’s a rare glimpse behind the scenes of government #Santos #gas #fossilfuels Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Rex Patrick story: https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-government-ramps-up-gas-exports-japan/

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  • Westy discusses Albo’s savvy Stage 3 tax cuts revamp, broken promises, class warfare and, dare it be whispered, psst, psst … negative gearing Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Story: https://michaelwest.com.au/stage-3-tax-cuts-albanese/ Sources: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/labor-tax-cuts-dragged-into-looming-brawl-over-minimum-wages/103402416 Customers, The Daily Telegraph.This is Nicola. She and hubby make $440,000 p.a.They've been "kicked in the teeth" by the #Stage3 […]

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  • Westy talks about the rise and fall of Scott Morrison, his bent for media and marketing, some of his greatest stunts, and his new role lobbying in the US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Indonesia Election. There’ll be mayhem Valentine’s Day when our neighbours and world’s 3rd biggest democracy go to the polls – 80% turn-out. Duncan Graham reports from Indo Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Boat-people beat-up https://michaelwest.com.au/indonesian-boat-people-scare-just-fishermen/

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  • Do they leave ’em, dump ’em or tweak ’em? Westy talks about the reckless tax cuts for the wealthy in a cost of living crisis. Alas they are an Election Promise. Oh no! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Sources: Chart Stage 3 cuts are bad policy – bad even when they were […]

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  • It wasn’t just Google that killed journalism. It was management, the HR revolution, and the rising power of special interests too. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Sources: Leaked Group chat How Israel war lobby conspired to oust @AntoinetteTaus from @abcnews – is it not an offence to use the law for improper […]

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  • How are Albo and Jim Chalmers going with Australia’s economy? Westy breaks down the Coalition claim to ‘superior economic management’, checks Labor’s performance. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Treasurer Measurer: exploding the Liberal election myth of superior economic managers

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  • Murdoch mob gees up 6,000 people to demand Qantas sack a flight attendant for wearing a pin Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Peter Dutton’s got a policy! Don’t be Unaustralian! Protect Straya Day! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • A must-watch for how politics works. Westy talks about the slather secret meetings the gaming lobby is having with ministers in charge of gambling reform. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Murphy Report on gambling reform delayed by sports bet lobby

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  • Why does the Murdoch press harass and target women? Westy checks NewsCorp’s business model. Plus #friendlyjordies #auspol #abc #nine Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Westy talks about Albo’s decision not to send a warship to the Middle East as the US wants to “defend its trading routes” in the Red Sea. #nuclear #houthis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Westy unveils the creme de la creme of Australia’s corporate welfare bludgers. How they do it, what to do. The answers are clear. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ Top 40 chart – https://michaelwest.com.au/top-40-tax-dodgers-of-2023/

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  • Westy Talks about the pros and cons of the Government’s immigration policy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • The rise in antisemitism is due to the cowardice of Western political and media elites. It is a tragedy for Palestinians and Jewish people alike Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Westy talks about toothless regulators and a measly $50,000 fine for PWC’s massive fraud. #CAANZ #PwC #KPMG cheating scandal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Westy talks about the scare campaigns being manufactured by the Opposition and News Corp in the absence of even a whiff of policy. Buckle up for fear, fear and more fear Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Westy talks about wether Albo should do a Dan Andrews and completely bypass the legacy media. No matter what he does they’re going to back Peter Dutton and the Coalition regardless, so why should be play by their rules? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Our corporate regulator too laid back? Don’t you be fooled by that befuddled facade; follow the ASIC money! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Media salivates as horde of wealthy Chinese descend. Who is cleaning up in this festival of foreign money laundering? No CGT on family home is the clue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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  • Doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers always rate so well. How about lawyers, accountants, journalists and politicians? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/

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