The West Report

Miles v Crisafulli, Bruce Lehrmann OnlyFans, lawyers and the myth of free speech, Nine's Entertainment and Albo and Peter's houses

Josh takes over the reins to talk about Dutton's peculiar backflip on social media giant TikTok and what it means for media transparency.

Why did Albo buying a house go viral? What underlies the Albohousegate kerfuffle? We look at the politics and intergenerational inequity.

What corruption? NACC shirks Robodebt, years of pork-barrelling, now even Paladin. Chris Minns wants to ban protests.

Albo's Shrinkflation crusade was utterly drowned by hysteria over October 7 peace protests and a few flags - but how about Boris Johnston's truly epic scam on Australia!

Over 17 years of dithering and the money laundering Bill (AML-CTF) has been shovelled off to a committee for more 'stakeholder engagement' as lawyers, accountants, and property developers are not happy.

Attn musos and entertainers! ACCC! Ticketek's 8 companies to Singapore, thence Cayman Islands? Is anybody looking at this stuff?

Tony's back! Joe Hockey, Mark "Shredder" Dreyfus, Caymans Angus, Jane Hume and Tony Abbott. Who will win Scam of the Week in Australian politics and business?

Are Australians paying through the roof for concert tickets? Josh checks out Dynamic Ticket Pricing where fans watch prices soar while they are trying to get tickets.

Bridget McKenzie had a good idea - bust up Qantas and Virgin - but quickly got hammered, pulled it, and blamed it on Labor. But it was good! Competition regulation is huge for Australia.

Penny Wong is deeply concerned as Australia ducks vote at the UN. Money laundering bill getting shakey. The redoubtable scamster PwC, Suicide Royal Commission antics and antisemitism inquiry.

The Big Business Lobby is back bossing the Government again. Should we be listening? Business Council of Australia - Australia's richest union.

Housing crisis. Surely it's not the same people hit by the housing crisis who also have to pay the $50B, and rising every year, superannuation lurks and perks for wealthy boomers? That can't be right!

They just had to host their Weapons Fair in the middle of Melbourne in the middle of the You-Know-What in Gaza. It's a $20m PR stunt by Jacinta "Pinochet" Allen & Victoria Police.

Which party does best on the economy, Labor or Liberal? We check our Treasurer Measurer.

A brawl over the economy! And Bill Shorten, John Howard, Jim Chalmers, the RBA's Michele Bullock and more ... like the epic Carbon Capture & Storage Scam!

America and Australia have a lot in common when it comes to double standards and money in politics. We chat with Donald Trump's 3x biographer David Cay Johnston.

Do they have your face? Facial recognition is at the cutting edge of privacy invasion. Josh checks out Clearview AI and another loss for privacy.

Adam Bandt, Scott Morrison, Angus Taylor, Max Chandler-Mather. Who will seize the day, who will win the prestigious Scam of the Week?

Best not use the T word here ... but are you paying insurance against extreme acts of political violence? Bc there is a secret $14B pool for which nary a claim has been made in 20 years!

The battle lines have just been drawn for the Election: Coalition plans for tax cuts funded by junking Labor housing and other policy. Is the shift from major parties entrenched or will it be reversed?

What's the scam with Peter Dutton's Make Australia Racist Again" policy? We've got Jane Hume and Bill Shorten on #qanda gambling ads, immigration, Rex v the AG. Who will win Australia's most prestigious award, Scam of the Week?

Trucking industry whistleblower Roxanne Mysko has been sacked, sued and even raided by police. An arrest warrant was out for her this week when, distressed, she tried to front court on Zoom.

Byron Bay Bluesfest is shutting after 36 years. Another blow to live music, the arts. Why? We follow the money