Michael West Media

The West Report

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The West Report is dedicated to the public interest. Our focus is investigations into big business, particularly multinational tax avoidance, banking and the energy sector.

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Latest episode

Feb 13, 2025

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Episodes

Housing is Cooked: How they sold out Australia 13.02.2025

Aussies are being priced out of their own country while foreign investors and institutional landlords laugh all the way to the bank. The latest move? Tax breaks for BlackRock, Vanguard, and offshore billionaires to snap up housing stock, turning home ownership into a distant dream for young Australians. Meanwhile, the pollies in Canberra. Labor and Liberal continue to prioritise donors over democr...

Free speech and the great Egging Scam 09.02.2025

Allegra Spender scammed by egging hype, ABC and Antoinette Lattouf, Peter Lalor SEN, woke beer and Peter Dutton blows the man whistle. Watch the latest Scam of the Week as we break down the media circus, political blunders, and why journalism in Australia is under attack. Summary by Chat-GPT: This video takes a cheeky dig at media hype, politics, and the weaponising of "woke" culture in Australia....

Trump's trade war 05.02.2025

Trump's inane trade war will hit US consumers - inflation, plus the world economy. Why is he doing it? Political bribes, sorry donations, data is out, and we check Rex Patrick's FOI jihad. Where will we dumping that American nuclear waste? Summary created by Chatgpt: Donald Trump has launched a trade war, imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, and Europe. These tariffs are effectively taxes th...

Invasion day 27.01.2025

This satirical podcast discusses billionaire Gina Rinehart's alleged plan to move her wealth to the United States, criticizing the privileges of billionaires while mocking their complaints about paying taxes in Australia. The podcast humorously highlights corporate tax avoidance, political policies favouring big business, and government subsidies to failing companies. It also touches on controvers...

Israel's Other War : Foreign Influence and Hasbara 24.01.2025

This video critiques the Israeli government and its handling of conflicts in Gaza and beyond. It claims that Israel uses aggressive public relations (called "hasbara") to justify its actions and silence critics. The video discusses how political and media narratives are shaped to focus on issues like anti-Semitism while downplaying other crises, such as domestic violence or oppression in other reg...

BHP's Big Wage Theft 21.01.2025

BHP has just sought more confidentiality orders to bury its $2.5B wage theft of coal workers. Solicitors and assorted hangers-on are now at the Fair Work Commission fighting the government on "Same Job, Same Pay" laws

Battle lines drawn for this year's federal election 11.01.2025

The election season has begun, and Albo’s off to a rocky start. From flying cash and poll slumps to media manipulation and identity politics, we break down the key battles Labor faces against Dutton and a hostile media landscape. Will Albo turn it around, or is this the Coalition’s race to lose? Watch now to unpack the drama, distractions, and high-stakes decisions shaping Australia’s future.

BHP - The Big Sneaky Australian 10.01.2025

BHP is plotting what seems to be the biggest project in Australian history. Bigger than Snowy, bigger than The Bridge. But why are they so bashful about it? It has a taskforce code name - "Together Tomorrow". But who is together? What are the politics? We piece together the jigsaw with BHP whistleblower James Joseph and coal miner advocate Simon Turner the stealthy plan to turn the Hunter into lak...

Nuclear Neverland: The Lost Boys of Costings 14.12.2024

It's hard to take the Coalition's nuclear energy policy seriously, so we didn't. And frankly, why would they put taxpayers on the hook for the biggest public funded project in history when renewables are crowding private investment en masse?

Antisemitism in Australia 12.12.2024

Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and the antisemitism crisis - a crisis fuelled by Zionist supporters of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. They need to look in the mirror.

What happens if we run out of fuel? 08.12.2024

Government's secret plan for an oil shock was released to Rex Patrick under FOI. Forget the Covid toilet paper crisis! Makes energy transition, decentralisation of the grid, even more urgent.

IDF Recruits in Australia: the Untold Story 05.12.2024

While the Australian army (ADF) is struggling to recruit soldiers, the Israel Defence Forces (ADF) are on a recruitment drive for young Australians to fight Benjamin Netanyahu's wars.

Making sense of the Canberra Clown Show 01.12.2024

Senate mayhem, Albo, Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, Simon Birmingham, Penny Wong, Kim Williams ABC, Angus Taylor, Lidia Thorpe, Chris Bowen.

What just happened? Canberra madness. 29.11.2024

Epic theatre in Parliament as they try to 'guillotine' dozens of Bills through the Senate. What did we vote for, what are these new laws and what the blazes are they doing having an hour's send-off for Birmo? Can't they go to the pub?

Protesters v Carbon scammers 29.11.2024

Latest data shows carbon capture & storage (CCS) is a scam. Why are foreign multinational gas exporters getting subsidies from Australian taxpayers for tech that doesn't work? Westy talks about the 7,000 protestors who gathered in Newcastle to blockade the coal port, demanding an end to new fossil fuel projects. But there’s more to the story—like the $14.5 billion of taxpayer-funded subsidies...

Political donations and Labor’s $39M loophole 22.11.2024

Who is Abelshore? Turns out, it’s a coal company funneling $39M to Labor and the unions. Yep, coal in cahoots with Labor—who’d have thought? Welcome to the great Australian political stitch-up, where the lines between unions, corporations, and the major parties blur into one big mess. Let’s unravel it.

Political Donations: The UniParty Reform 18.11.2024

Labor & Liberal are shoving this 'electoral reform' through with nary a parliamentary inquiry to entrench their political duopoly as more voters opt for Greens, Teals and other independents.

Under 16 Youtube Ban really? 13.11.2024

Why Under 16 social media ban will cost Albo votes. Age verification means everybody. Also MAD Bill (Mis & Disinformation), it's a shocker.

Kissing the ring of The Donald - Scam of the week 11.11.2024

Bridget puts shade on Upgrade Albo, a surge in kowtowing to the Donald, the RBA blames students and tourists for inflation. It's a surfeit of scams.

What to expect from a Trump presidency? 07.11.2024

Notwithstanding the epic pearl-clutching at Donald Trump's victory, there is only one thing that is predictable.

What the US election means for Australia 04.11.2024

Donald Trump is the "Greatest con-artist in the history of the world" says 3x biographer David Cay Johnston. Is a Trump victory any worse for Australia than Kamala Harris? US Election teaser.

Australia's Biggest Tax Dodgers 02.11.2024

The yearly data dump has landed from the Tax Office. Who are Australia's biggest taxpayers, and who are the biggest corporate tax dodgers?

Albo's upgrades - The biggest story that never was 31.10.2024

What is behind the media beat-up "Upgrade Albo"? Is corruption is endemic? Is this a media beat-up, and will it engulf the political system in Australia?

BRICS vs brats - the new world order? 28.10.2024

Why has fossil media totally ignored the BRICS? 13 new countries just joined, others are queueing up. Ime to recognise that it's the end of the American Empire.

Housing crisis fix and the The Airbnb Rort 23.10.2024

It's an easy fix for renters, prices; it's fair for landlords. Do we need Lydia Thorpe to storm Parliament and get the job done?

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