James Packer has paid more than a million dollars to Benjamin Netanyahu's law firm to fight corruption charges, and Scam of the Week goes to him. Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson used a synagogue speech to promise wider bans on language she calls incitement, naming intifada. Liberal senator Sarah Henderson used Senate estimates to accuse Michael West Media of anti-Semitism under privilege, then offered no evidence when asked all week. Chapters: 00:00 Opening Rundown 00:33 Henderson's Senate Spray 02:24 Chasing an Answer 04:26 What's the Scam 06:29 Victorian Election 07:38 Wilson's Speech Bans 08:38 Shoebridge Press Club 10:44 Trickle Up Economics 13:00 The Sensible Centre 14:06 Iran Targeting Claims 16:09 Inflation and Rates 19:10 Packer and Netanyahu Articles Mentioned: Jess Wilson vows to ban 'globalise the intifada' phrase if elected / https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/jess-wilson-vows-to-ban-globalise-the-intifada-phrase-if-elected-20261025-p618fn.html Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, says Israel's election changes nothing for Palestinians because every candidate shares the same goal of containment and repression. Her report Truth Under the Rubble documents nearly 300 journalists killed, 81 per cent of Gaza's information and communications infrastructure destroyed, and Western outlets, including the ABC, amplifying the army's version of events. Chapters: 00:00 The First Question 00:26 Israel's Election 02:51 Not a Democracy 05:22 The End Game 09:57 Truth Under the Rubble 12:47 Killing the Truth 18:18 Media and Lobbyists 20:04 International Court 23:35 Western Humanity 25:50 Public Trust 27:34 Closing Thoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Senator Sarah Henderson has used a Senate hearing to question officials about a $128,700 Journalism Assistance Fund grant to West Pub Proprietary Limited, the publisher of Michael West Media, saying the outlet has published material containing antisemitic tropes. Department officials tell the hearing that the guidelines do not assess the opinions a publisher expresses, only whether its speech breaks Commonwealth or state law. Henderson presses the contrast with a Home Affairs grant of more than $300,000 that was discontinued over the conduct of its recipient. Chapters: 0:01 Media Grants Question 1:32 Any Concerns Raised 2:04 Michael West Media 2:46 Vetting Question 4:42 Illegal Speech Test 5:41 Home Affairs Comparison 7:01 Unanswered Question Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The assault on independent MP Helen Haines was used all week to blame her own side of politics, while paid accounts pushed the hate and Albo's staff were reported to hold a dirt file on her. A $1 billion Golden Beach gas project won approval off Ninety Mile Beach as the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax keeps raising almost nothing. Universities ring-fence profitable revenue to cry poor, with Sydney reporting a $545 million surplus alongside a $68.6 million loss. Chapters: 00:00 Assault Politicised 00:43 Blame Fest 02:40 Paid Hate 05:45 Dirt Files 07:51 Alita Moriarty 09:30 Gas Approval 11:40 PRRT Failure 13:57 Shanks Firebombing 15:54 Media Distraction 17:07 University Ring-Fencing 19:17 Vice-Chancellor Salaries 20:17 AI Water 21:22 Royal Commission Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Senator Sarah Henderson questions ABC managing director Hugh Marks and editorial director Gavin Fang about former Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal at Senate Estimates on 28 May 2026. This is the full exchange. Mahmood Fazal denies passing on threats. Source: Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Estimates, 28 May 2026. Australian Parliament House video, 1:53:11 to 2:05:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-y0G8eW1k Official Hansard (Proof), turns 298 to 329: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Festimate%2F29609%2F0002%22 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion hands down its report on December 18, and the evidence it heard was never properly tested. Twenty thousand submissions went in, much of it personal testimony, under a $7 million contract awarded to Gilbert and Tobin. A submission from the Combat Antisemitism Movement told the commission that the organisation's critics, including Michael West Media, harassed its organisers and never sought comment before publishing. The emails and phone calls Wendy Bacon made say otherwise. #auspol #NAB #antisemitism Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:17 Evidence and Hearsay 02:17 Gilbert and Tobin 03:17 The IHRA Definition 05:34 Hate Speech Laws 06:37 Wendy Bacon's Story 08:48 CAM and the Councils 10:09 Contradictory Submission 12:18 Two Israeli Authors 14:42 Sign-Off Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Independent federal MP Helen Haines has been attacked, and the blame has been directed at the pro-Palestinian and climate movements. Within hours the Australian Jewish Association blamed anti-Israel extremism in general, an Israel Hasbara propagandist in New York followed, and Australian commentators including Drew Pavlou joined in. Michael West argues the attack has been harnessed for political advantage, and that free speech is still better than shutting social media down. Chapters: 00:00 Opening Remarks 01:06 Beyond Politics 02:11 Blame and Hasbara 03:12 Free Speech and Defamation 04:26 Social Media Hate 05:41 End of Innocence Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Australian Taxation Office's latest tax transparency data shows about a third of the 4,000-plus companies listed paid no tax, and News Corp's Australian arm has now gone twelve years without paying a cent. News Australia Holdings booked $1.89 billion in income and zero tax payable. Chevron paid $2.9 billion this year after the ATO took it to court, Energy Australia wiped out $7.5 billion in income to pay nothing, Transurban paid nothing, and Google Australia reports $2 billion of revenue from a $10 billion business. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:07 News Corp's Zero Tax 03:12 Twelve Years of Data 04:15 Companies by Number 07:27 The Gas Cartel 09:28 Ichthys and INPEX 12:40 Google's Two Sets of Books 14:46 Rentals and Toll Roads 16:46 Energy and the Pokies 19:55 Consultants and Insurers 22:44 Chemist Warehouse Merger 23:46 Defence Housing and Miners 26:58 Banks, Supermarkets, Takeout Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Communications minister Anika Wells has introduced Labor's Digital Duty of Care Bill, draft legislation amending the Online Safety Act, and it is off to committee. NSW premier Chris Minns has put armed police with automatic rifles on Sydney beaches under a social cohesion squad. Discretionary trust reform is also headed to committee, with the top 2% facing the 30% rate. Meta settled a $17 billion case over its algorithms. Chapters: 00:00 Machine Guns on Beaches 00:40 Bondi and Gun Licences 01:43 Free Speech and Language 02:16 Trust Reform 03:20 Digital Duty of Care 04:26 Free Speech Hypocrisy 05:45 Palantir and Cellebrite 06:50 Regulating the Platforms 07:56 Algorithms and Addiction 08:57 Shifting Risk to Platforms 10:05 Anika Wells Slip-Up 10:50 Scam of the Week Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

BYD rewrote its Australian privacy policy to remove China and surveillance 76 minutes before replying to Four Corners. China's National Intelligence Law requires companies to assist intelligence work and keep it secret. America has written down much the same thing: the CLOUD Act reaches data US companies hold anywhere, and Section 702 targets non-Americans overseas without individual warrants. General Motors stores Australian customer data in the United States. Australia's new smart device standards cover vacuum cleaners and carve out cars. Chapters: 00:00 The BYD Hack 01:28 BYD's Rewritten Policy 01:55 China's Intelligence Law 03:16 CLOUD Act and 702 04:32 Where Car Data Goes 06:02 Canberra Signed Up 07:11 No Rule for Cars Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.