Pauline gets a plane from Gina, Albo caves to the gas cartel, Snowy Hydro blows out to absurd new heights, and the Bondi Royal Commission somehow tiptoes around the one word at the centre of the whole political storm. This week’s Scam of the Week is the “owned edition”, a tour through Australian politics where donors, fossil fuel giants, media monopolies and vested interests all get better representation than the public.

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Articles mentioned:

Tech giants forced to strike deals for news content
https://michaelwest.com.au/tech-giants-forced-to-strike-deals-for-news-content/

From stick to carrot. The News Media Bargaining Incentive
https://michaelwest.com.au/from-stick-to-carrot-the-news-media-bargaining-incentive/

Snow Job, Snowy Hydro 2.0 in a fathomless crevasse of costs
https://michaelwest.com.au/snow-job-snowy-hydro-2-0-in-a-fathomless-crevasse-of-costs/

The Bondi massacre interim report is out. Don’t mention the G word
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-massacre-interim-report-is-out-dont-mention-the-g-word/

Bondi Royal Commission. What this report refuses to see
https://michaelwest.com.au/bondi-royal-commission-what-this-report-refuses-to-see/

Fiscal restraint to define federal budget as costs rise
https://michaelwest.com.au/fiscal-restraint-to-define-federal-budget-as-costs-rise/

PM cool on gas tax as companies prepare for grilling
https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-cool-on-gas-tax-as-companies-prepare-for-grilling/

Burke gets Netflixed. Secret lobbying did the trick for the big streamers
https://michaelwest.com.au/burke-gets-netflixed-secret-lobbying-did-the-trick-for-the-big-streamers/

Netflix, streamers, do the government cold on Aussie TV production quotas
https://michaelwest.com.au/netflix-streamers-do-the-government-cold-on-aussie-tv-production-quotas/

Burke’s backyard. Local content deal for streamers not what it seems.
https://michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backyard-local-content-deal-for-streamers-not-what-it-seems/

The NetFix is in. Streaming production quotas no bonanza
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-netfix-is-in-streaming-production-quotas-no-bonanza/

Dithering over local TV content plays into hands of global streamers
https://michaelwest.com.au/dithering-over-local-tv-content-plays-into-hands-of-global-streamers/

Inpex and Australia’s gas rip-off. Billions in revenue, crumbs in tax
https://michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-australias-gas-rip-off-billions-in-revenue-crumbs-in-tax/

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00:00: Introduction
00:37: The Owned Edition
00:59: Pauline’s Gina Jet
03:56: Albo’s Gas Cave
05:14: Negative Gearing Panic
08:16: Don’t Say the G Word
10:19: Snowy Hydro Blowout
11:00: Coalition Costings Chaos
12:33: Media Bargaining Code
15:05: AUKUS Spending Questions
16:38: Scam of the Week

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