Another Week another Scam Plaudits to Dennis Richardson, the first man in the world to admit he was overpaid. Pentagon Penny says Australia is not at war. She's clear about that. Donald goes to war on a feeling, Netanyahu says he has been dreaming of this for 40 years, and Albo shuts the door on thousands of Iranians while the media chases a diversion. Then it is on to Queensland protest laws, the Robodebt inquiry fallout, super money into the US, Santos boss shares timing, the War Powers Bill, and why Australians keep getting dragged into other people’s disasters. Plus the latest Michael West Media investigations into Australian charities, the Israel lobby, and money flows that deserve a lot more scrutiny.  Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00: Dennis Richardson steps down 01:32: Australia is not at war, apparently 06:04: Trump’s “feeling” and Netanyahu’s long game 08:44: Albo, refugees, and the double standard 10:21: Queensland protest laws and “from the river to the sea” 12:50: Other scams, Robodebt, super, Santos 15:27: War powers bill 16:40: Little to be Proud of Canavan 18:32: MWM investigations *Part of the Thumbnail has been modified by AI Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Michael West is joined by Tim Buckley for a live discussion on energy security, the shift to new energy, and the economic impacts of war. With 35 years of financial markets experience across Australian, Asian and global equities, on both the buy side and sell side, Tim brings deep insight into how conflict, fossil fuel dependence, and energy transition are reshaping markets and national security. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

David v Goliath. Simon Turner v BHP. A coal miner breaks his back at work. What follows is years of legal battles, redactions, and a courtroom process the public was never meant to fully see. We examine the extraordinary legal fight between an injured worker and Australia’s biggest company. Court documents are restricted. Key details are suppressed. And a single worker finds himself up against a legal machine with vastly greater resources. Articles mentioned Case Muzzled: Court Strikes Out Injured Coal Miner, Backs BHP https://michaelwest.com.au/case-muzzled-court-strikes-out-injured-coal-miner-backs-bhp/ Case Muzzled: Court Strikes Out Injured Coal Miner, Backs BHP https://michaelwest.com.au/case-muzzled-court-strikes-out-injured-coal-miner-backs-bhp/ Wild Accusations: BHP Has Even Its Own Evidence Muzzled By Court https://michaelwest.com.au/wild-accusations-bhp-has-even-its-own-evidence-muzzled-by-court/ Is BHP Making Wild Accusations About Wild Accusations? https://michaelwest.com.au/is-bhp-making-wild-accusations-about-wild-accusations/ Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 One Miner vs BHP 07:15 The Lawyers and the Redactions 14:30 How the Case Was Buried 21:45 Appeal, Lawfare and What Comes Next Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

There's no silver bullet. The Epstein Allies have blown it invading Iran. But there is a silver lining. We will have to derisk, speed up the energy transition from dependence on fossil fuel to RE #auspol #Iran Rex Story https://michaelwest.com.au/fuel-crisis-governments-playbook-revealed/ Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00: Crisis Into Opportunity 02:18: The Oil Chokepoint 05:41: Who Profits From War 09:12: Renewables or More Dependence Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

LIVE at 2pm AEST, 4 March, Dr Scott Burchill joins The West Report for a straight talk session on international relations and Iran. Burchill is a senior lecturer in International Relations at Deakin University, with research interests spanning international relations theory, international political economy, and Australian foreign policy.  We will get into what the major powers think they are doing, what they say they are doing, and what usually happens when the match gets struck. We will also talk through the narratives being sold, the interests underneath them, and the risks of escalation. Dr Scott Burchill is also the author of The National Interest in International Relations Theory and Misunderstanding International Relations, and co editor of Theories of International Relations.  Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 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.

The Epstein War. The invasion of Iran is the biggest story on the planet right now, and the scale of this criminal balls-up is hard to overstate. While it unfolds, Australia’s political class has rushed to clap along, the Uni Party, all the way with Donald J, and his puppeteer Benjamin Netanyahu. So what does it mean for ordinary Australians? It means higher oil, higher energy bills, higher prices. It means propaganda overload. It means Australia, although far away, is at risk. It means the degradation of international law, American authority in the world and Australia's prestige as a lackey for a pedophile regime. #auspol Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 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.

While the media points at ISIS Brides, migrants and other bogies, we unveil ... The System. Every time reform shows up it gets shot down by lobbyists and vested interests, the same people bankrolling the parties. Negative gearing is untouchable, wealth and resources taxes never get up, and ordinary Australians keep being told to cop it while multinationals rip out the profits. Then there's the 'Shadow Government', the government of consultants. PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY, embedded, advising, shaping, collecting fees, and walking away clean when it all goes wrong. The problem is the system. #auspol #CGT #Big4 Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Articles mentioned Reform Australia they cry but will the Big 4 let them https://michaelwest.com.au/reform-australia-they-cry-but-will-the-big-4-let-them/ The problem with PwC and the Big 4, treason is the business model https://michaelwest.com.au/the-problem-with-pwc-and-the-big-4-treason-is-the-business-model/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 The Shadow Government 01:01 How Tax Reform Died 02:07 Inside the Big Four 07:01 PwC and Betrayal 18:14 Why Reform Fails Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Prince Andrew finally gets arrested, or at least the story is being sold that way, and the media instantly does what it always does, turns a system story into a celebrity spectacle. Meanwhile, back in Australia, we have offshore property being marketed here, alleged illegal land sales dressed up as aspiration, and regulators who suddenly develop selective hearing. And then there are the ISIS brides, the perfect panic headline, deployed like a smoke bomb right when you might start asking harder questions about power, money, influence, and who really gets protected. This is Scam of the Week Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au ⸻ Stories mentioned Palantir surveils everybody, but its own misleading accounts https://michaelwest.com.au/palantir-surveils-everybody-but-its-own-misleading-accounts/ Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/ Wild accusations, BHP has even its own evidence muzzled by court https://michaelwest.com.au/wild-accusations-bhp-has-even-its-own-evidence-muzzled-by-court/ The $80m water deal that has provided no water https://michaelwest.com.au/the-80m-water-deal-that-has-provided-no-water/ 00:00: Welcome  01:01: ISIS Brides Beat Up  01:52: Israel Blackmail Angle  04:04: Caymans, Health Rort  07:02: Palantir Contract Grift  09:24: BHP Court Muzzle  11:50: AJA Stolen Land  14:24: Bots, Hate Speech  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What is art, and what is hate? Just ask the police! Free speech, hate speech, and a brand new set of laws that look a lot less like “social cohesion” and a lot more like State Powers to Hammer Thy Enemies.  This week alone, three flashpoints lit up at once, a satirical tweet lands a bloke in jail, a far right agitator is prosecuted, and Canberra police raid a cafe over protest art on the wall.   So who decides what counts as “hate”, police on the spot, politicians in Canberra, or the courts, and why do some voices cop the full force of the state while others skate on national television.  Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00: The week the hate speech laws bite  00:38: Police raid a Canberra cafe over posters  03:13: “Criminalising art”, the posters, the gig, the complaint  13:03: The three free speech issues, and the double standard  15:15: Why crackdowns backfire  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

An Israeli real estate roadshow is being marketed to Australians in Sydney and Melbourne, pitching buy-ins and “investment” opportunities in West Bank settlements which the United Nations says have no legal validity under international law. We trace the booking funnel through Noam Homes and Selling Israel, look at the settlement locations being advertised, and ask what role Australian based promoters played, including the Australian Jewish Association, which promoted the Sydney event as a “partnership”. We put questions to Noam Homes, the AJA, the ACNC and ASIC. At the time of recording, key questions remain unanswered. #auspol Read the full report by Josh Barnett and Stephanie Tran on Michael West Media. Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 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.