Michael West
Pauline gets a plane from Gina, Albo caves to the gas cartel, Snowy Hydro blows out to absurd new heights, and the Bondi Royal Commission somehow tiptoes around the one word at the centre of the whole political storm. This week’s Scam of the Week is the “owned edition”, a tour through Australian politics where donors, fossil fuel giants, media monopolies and vested interests all get better representation than the public. 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: Tech giants forced to strike deals for news content https://michaelwest.com.au/tech-giants-forced-to-strike-deals-for-news-content/ From stick to carrot. The News Media Bargaining Incentive https://michaelwest.com.au/from-stick-to-carrot-the-news-media-bargaining-incentive/ Snow Job, Snowy Hydro 2.0 in a fathomless crevasse of costs https://michaelwest.com.au/snow-job-snowy-hydro-2-0-in-a-fathomless-crevasse-of-costs/ The Bondi massacre interim report is out. Don’t mention the G word https://michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-massacre-interim-report-is-out-dont-mention-the-g-word/ Bondi Royal Commission. What this report refuses to see https://michaelwest.com.au/bondi-royal-commission-what-this-report-refuses-to-see/ Fiscal restraint to define federal budget as costs rise https://michaelwest.com.au/fiscal-restraint-to-define-federal-budget-as-costs-rise/ PM cool on gas tax as companies prepare for grilling https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-cool-on-gas-tax-as-companies-prepare-for-grilling/ Burke gets Netflixed. Secret lobbying did the trick for the big streamers https://michaelwest.com.au/burke-gets-netflixed-secret-lobbying-did-the-trick-for-the-big-streamers/ Netflix, streamers, do the government cold on Aussie TV production quotas https://michaelwest.com.au/netflix-streamers-do-the-government-cold-on-aussie-tv-production-quotas/ Burke’s backyard. Local content deal for streamers not what it seems. https://michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backyard-local-content-deal-for-streamers-not-what-it-seems/ The NetFix is in. Streaming production quotas no bonanza https://michaelwest.com.au/the-netfix-is-in-streaming-production-quotas-no-bonanza/ Dithering over local TV content plays into hands of global streamers https://michaelwest.com.au/dithering-over-local-tv-content-plays-into-hands-of-global-streamers/ Inpex and Australia’s gas rip-off. Billions in revenue, crumbs in tax https://michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-australias-gas-rip-off-billions-in-revenue-crumbs-in-tax/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00: Introduction 00:37: The Owned Edition 00:59: Pauline’s Gina Jet 03:56: Albo’s Gas Cave 05:14: Negative Gearing Panic 08:16: Don’t Say the G Word 10:19: Snowy Hydro Blowout 11:00: Coalition Costings Chaos 12:33: Media Bargaining Code 15:05: AUKUS Spending Questions 16:38: Scam of the Week
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