Is "bleed 'em dry until they die" the business model for the aged care sector? Do we really need showers, or are they just another optional extra in Australia’s brave new transactional aged care system? Michael West looks at aged care rorts and the latest on the NDIS. A class action has just lobbed for aged care empire Arcare for overcharging their customers, fees for no service. Forget the Albo and Kylie Minogue beat-up. There are much bigger stories out there. #privatisation #auspol #agedcare Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Chapters: 00:00 - Shower Charges 03:00 - Aged Care Rorts 06:32 - NDIS Blowout 12:14 - Private Sector Grift ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles mentioned From Main Street to Wall Street: is the HAFF housing scheme a gift to the money men? https://michaelwest.com.au/from-main-street-to-wall-street-is-the-haff-housing-scheme-a-gift-to-the-money-men/ Report: privatisation of Northern Beaches Hospital a threat to public health https://michaelwest.com.au/report-privatisation-of-northern-beaches-hospital-a-threat-to-public-health/ NDIS price caps. The ceiling became the flaw https://michaelwest.com.au/ndis-price-caps-the-ceiling-became-the-flaw/ Who belongs in the NDIS? A question in need of an answer https://michaelwest.com.au/who-belongs-in-the-ndis-a-question-in-need-of-an-answer/ Fees for no service. Arcare class action puts rapacious aged care operators on notice https://michaelwest.com.au/fees-for-no-service-arcare-class-action-puts-rapacious-aged-care-operators-on-notice/ Who cares … Arcare? Aged care providers still charging for services never provided, regulator hiding https://michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-complaints-arcare-acqsc/ Aged care “free market” where a home care package deal masks a crisis https://michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-free-market-where-a-home-care-package-deal-masks-a-crisis/ Pay per shower: fully-funded aged care turns market-driven aged support https://michaelwest.com.au/pay-per-shower-fully-funded-aged-care-turns-market-driven-aged-support/ Conflict of Ethics: the banks and the Ethics Centre https://michaelwest.com.au/conflict-of-ethics-the-banks-and-the-ethics-centre/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

There’s a plush new gig going at the NACC: $800,000 a year, 288 staff, $260 million budget and, if history is any guide, not too much risk of accidentally investigating corruption in public. This week: the anti-corruption commission that investigated itself, secret panels choosing the next boss, Australia Post executives cashing in, Liberal Party rebrands, Cayman Islands hospitals and Steven Lowy’s big idea for national service. Business as usual, then. Join Us to celebrate 10 years https://michaelwest.com.au/the-future-of-media-dinner/ Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 - Position Vacant 02:25 - Transparency Green Shoots 03:12 - Roger for NACC 04:35 - Secret Panel 06:06 - Rebrand Everything 07:00 - No Public Hearings 09:12 - Maintaining the System 12:06 - Merge the Regulators 13:28 - Post Bonuses 14:41 - Cayman Hospitals 16:03 - Lowy’s Conscription Call Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Royal Commission into anti-Semitism has a problem: it is not credible. The evidence is not being tested. Instead, it has descended into a storytelling farce about hurt feelings, while the data shows Muslim and Arab hate is worse than Jewish hate in Australia — in many cases, not all. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

You’re invited. Michael West Media marks ten years of independent journalism with the Tenth Anniversary Dinner, aka the “BHP Ball”, incorporating the inaugural MinterEllison Press Freedom (Not) Oration. Join us at Dockside, Darling Harbour on July 18 for a night on the future of media, free speech, AI propaganda, civil liberties, Palestine and the fight for independent journalism. Featuring Michael West, Dr Mohammed Mustafa, Wendy Harmer and friends of independent media. Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1588972 Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Pauline Hanson kicks off the monoculture wars, power companies whack loyal customers with another July 1 bill shock, and Rupert’s mob gets the Sydney Harbour Bridge lit up for free — well, free for them, $100,000 for us. From anthem dog whistles to corporate profiteering, propaganda stunts and the stories buried beneath the noise, it’s a crowded field for Scam of the Week. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Articles mentioned From Vietnam war to Gaza genocide. Where have all the unions gone? https://michaelwest.com.au/from-vietnam-war-to-gaza-genocide-where-have-all-the-unions-gone/ White phosphorus, blood-red money. Australian Super profiting from genocide https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-super-profiting-from-genocide/ Hot potato: AusSuper, ASFA, ACSI duck for cover on war crimes super https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-super-asfa-acsi-duck-for-cover-on-war-crimes-investments/ Investing in war. Human rights orgs mull legal action against Future Fund, super funds https://michaelwest.com.au/investing-in-war-human-rights-orgs-mull-legal-action-against-future-fund-super-funds/ UniSuper members ‘divest from death’ on Palestine Land Day https://michaelwest.com.au/unisuper-members-divest-from-death-on-palestine-land-day/ Australian super funds in showdown for Israel war crimes investments as member meetings loom https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-super-funds-in-showdown-for-israel-war-crimes-investments-as-member-meetings-loom/ Australian media ignores UN report on deliberate killing of children https://michaelwest.com.au/australian-media-ignores-un-report-on-deliberate-killing-of-children/ UN report finds Israel deliberately targets Palestinian children https://michaelwest.com.au/un-report-finds-israel-deliberately-targets-palestinian-children/ 00:00 - Monoculture Wars 02:27 - Rage Bait Machine 05:00 - Power Bill Shock 06:11 - Rupert’s Bridge Ad 08:57 - Gaza Report Buried Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Karl Stefanovic has left Nine and gone to new media. It’s a landmark moment in Australian media — but the question is simple: is Karl doing journalism or advertising? He is platforming Tommy Robinson, Pauline Hanson, vaccine cookers and rage-bait merchants, while giving a wide berth to the big issues: AUKUS, the Israel lobby, gas industry power, free speech, and who is really funding the new media economy. If Karl is taking money, he owes his audience disclosure. Facts matter. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 - Karl’s new media pivot: journalism or advertising? 03:20 - Tommy Robinson, Pauline Hanson and the rage-bait playbook 06:29 - Who is paying Karl? Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Government security grants are meant to protect communities. But when public money is handed to peak bodies and then distributed further, how much does the public get to know? Read the story: https://michaelwest.com.au/wheres-the-money-government-and-israel-lobby-coy-on-big-grants/ Stephanie Tran’s investigation for Michael West Media found Jewish community organisations received vastly more Commonwealth security grant funding per capita than Muslim organisations, with much of the money flowing through the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. The question is not whether Jewish schools, synagogues and community organisations need protection. In the wake of rising antisemitism and the Bondi tragedy, security funding is plainly a serious issue. The question is transparency. Where does the money go after it reaches ECAJ? Who receives it? What is counted as “security”? And why does the public money trail appear to end with an ACT incorporated association rather than a more transparent charity structure? Senator David Shoebridge also pressed Home Affairs officials in estimates over how the government arrived at the size of the funding package. Follow the grants. Follow the disclosure. Follow the money. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Michael West This is the biggest story most Australians have not yet grasped. Today, in Canberra, Australian survivors of physical, psychological and sexual abuse by Israeli authorities met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, and a senior DFAT official. As a result, the Australian Government has committed to an independent investigation into the assaults, sexual assaults and torture of the Gaza Flotilla humanitarians. Read that again. Not an internal Israeli review. Not a department preparing a briefing note. Not a politician expressing concern. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

BHP has dropped its case against Michael West Media, but the questions are only getting bigger. This week, Simon Turner returns to court against BHP and MinterEllison as fresh allegations emerge about conflicts of interest, legal representation and the handling of his case after a decade-long fight for compensation. Michael West examines claims that Turner's entire legal file was passed to MinterEllison without his knowledge, why BHP is accused of "playing both sides", and what the case says about corporate power, the legal system and press freedom in Australia. You are invited to help us celebrate ten years of independent journalism, at Dockside, Darling Harbour, Sydney, aka the “BHP Ball”, incorporating the inaugural MinterEllison Press Freedom (Not) Oration. https://michaelwest.com.au/you-are-invited ──────────────────── Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au ──────────────────── Chapters: 00:00 BHP drops its case 03:39 The conflict allegations 05:56 The Turner file transfer 12:43 What happens next Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Greens Senator David Shoebridge clash in a heated Senate Estimates exchange over Gaza, Palestine recognition and Australia’s response to the humanitarian crisis. The confrontation centres on calls to assist Palestinians seeking evacuation from Gaza, Australia’s recognition of the State of Palestine, and the government’s refusal to formally accept the credentials of a Palestinian ambassador. Wong accuses Shoebridge of spreading misinformation and exploiting grief for political purposes, while Shoebridge presses the government on what practical steps it is taking. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au –––––––––––––––––––– Chapters: 00:00 Gaza evacuation dispute 3:40 False hope on Palestine 04:13 Palestinian embassy questions 08:35 UK and France comparison #PennyWong #Palestine #Gaza #SenateEstimates #AustralianPolitics #MichaelWestMedia Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.