The Australian's Super Hissy Fit | The West Report by Michael West

This week on The West Report, Michael digs into how The Australian has stepped up as an unofficial bodyguard for foreign war funding. In fact, Michael’s old column at The Australian has now turned its fire on super funds that dared to divest from companies tied to war crimes and profiteering. Hesta and Vision Super. Then Nine Entertainment, Murdoch's compadres in the fossil media duopoly, bolt onto the scene with a majestic distraction with their Blood Money 'exclusive' nailing super funds for a minority investment in a Malaysian oil terminal which apparently traffics a spot of the 'evil' Vladimir Putin's oil.

Was Epstein ISRAELI SPY? - Shocking New Revelations by Owen Jones

Owen Jones takes a serious look at Jeffery Epstein’s links to the Israeli intelligence organisation Mossad. By the way I'm defending Owen Jones, who is being sued by the BBC for its pro-Israel coverage of their Genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza.
He said,’You may have seen that BBC News online’s Middle East editor is taking legal action against me over my work on the BBC's editorial approach to Israel/Palestine.

I strongly disagree with his claims, and, if necessary, I look forward to vigorously defending my reporting in court.’

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Net Zero, mates' state funerals, Nauru Dupe | Scam of the Week by Michael West

This week’s Scam of the Week covers the kind of political circus you could never make up. State funerals for political mates, two billion dollars flowing to Nauru with no receipts, a net zero backflip pushed by fossil fuel donors, and a DroneShield share dump that raised eyebrows across the market. We also look at the Offset Alpine insider trading saga that refuses to die, the Minns government’s sudden blindness to a Nazi protest outside parliament, and the Coalition’s new energy plan that relies on carbon capture fantasy. Scam of the Week breaks down the stories the major outlets avoid, the conflicts they tiptoe around, and the decisions that cost the public every day.

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The Great Climate Lie | The West Report by Michael West

'Australia’s energy transition is happening whether the fossil fuel lobby likes it or not. Half of the nation’s electricity now comes from renewables, yet the Murdoch press and coal-aligned politicians are flooding the airwaves with lies claiming fossil fuels are cheaper than clean energy. They’re not. In this episode of The West Report, Michael West breaks down the coordinated campaign between News Corp, fossil fuel giants, and political figures like Matt Canavan, Barnaby Joyce, and Jacinta Price a campaign designed to stall climate action and protect corporate profits.'

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This is Trump's plan to steal Venezuela's oil by Ben Norton

Donald Trump admitted he wants to “take over” Venezuela and its oil. Marco Rubio is overseeing the war plans, aiming to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro and install US puppet María Corina Machado, who vowed to privatize Venezuela's natural resources and sell off $1.7 trillion of her country's assets to North American corporations. Ben Norton explains.

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SBS Dateline Exclusive Interview with Christopher "Falcon" Boyce by Mark Davis

It was 11-11-1975. I was a sixteen year-old Trotskyist Socialist walking through the old Melbourne Post Office and stopped when I noticed a Remembrance Day Ceremony taking place in it with a couple of Naval Sailors, a floral reef being laid after he Last Post had been played for Australia’s war dead. There was the minute’s silence and after that I then went into Socialist Workers League/Socialist Youth Alliance office in Little Bourke. Then we heard that Whitlam was sacked and we would join the protests that erupted that day after his sacking. And I still remember Bob Hawke saying there was not going to be a General Strike over Whitlam’s Sacking. It was a bloodless Coup D’état by Australian Ruling Class,and US because he threatened the US Bases in particular Pine Gap. Fifty years I’m still angered over it. If you have doubts about the US role in it check Christopher Boyce’s and hear what he says about Hawke.

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In the 1970s, Christopher Boyce's name became inextricably linked with the political tensions of the time when he was jailed for selling classified US information to the KGB in the Soviet Union. The spy's story was also made famous by the movie, The Falcon and The Snowman, but in recent decades Boyce has been off the radar. Mark Davis tracks him down to the mountains of Oregon, where he's been living in virtual anonymity since his release from prison. In an explosive interview, Boyce recounts his time working for a CIA subsidiary that provided satellite equipment to the spy base at Pine Gap in central Australia. And he makes claims that during the time of Gough Whitlam's troubled government, the CIA was interfering in Australian politics and its trade unions. http://leaksource.wordpress.com/2014/...

Honest Government Ad | Selling Canada to MAGA oligarchs

This LNG project is cooked on so many levels. And not just because of it's deep connections to Trump and MAGA oligarchs. But I'll let the video do the explaining.

What I do want to highlight though, is that we in Australia are perfectly placed to warn Canadians about the dangers of investing in an LNG export industry. We went down this path years ago, and we still got shafted with higher energy prices and bugger-all royalties. But doing this in 2025, in the midst of a climate crisis, is just criminal.

And the fact that our very own Woodside Energy is involved in Ksi Lisims makes that point even clearer. So of course (spoiler alert) we had to have an Aussie/Woodside cameo.

Warning Canadians is only part of this HGA's objective, however: we also made it to support the Gitxsan and Gitanyow, whose territories (Lax'Yip) are in the pathway of the proposed PRGT pipeline that would feed fracked gas to Ksi Lisims.

First Nation peoples are often on the frontlines of the fight to protect clean land, air and water from extractivist industries. So supporting them isn't only important from a justice perspective, but also from a climate and environmental one.

And believe me, the Gitxsan and Gitanyow are going to be the biggest obstacle to building the PRGT pipeline. Such is their staunchness and determination to protect the Lax'Yip - one of the few parts of the world where you can still drink from clean rivers and see wild salmon.

It was truly inspiring to witness this when we where invited to attend the Peace and Unity summit on the Lax'Yip in August. (Here's my post about that trip, in case you missed it)So yeah... this HGA is our way of lending them a hand, by rainsing awarenss about this dodgy, MAGA-billionaire-owned project, in Canada. Where most people know nothing about it.

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Hitler Was a Leftie? Peace Protesters Sprayed, Consultants Paid | Scam of the Week Out Michael West

This week on Scam of the Week, we’ve got a full buffet of political absurdity and corporate grift. One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts has officially jumped the shark, declaring that Hitler was a lefty. Yes, really. Meanwhile, Labor and the Liberals have joined forces once again to block an inquiry into AUKUS the biggest deal in Australian history — while quietly forming a secret Defence Oversight Committee with no cross-benchers allowed. Over in the private sector, Deloitte charged taxpayers $440,000 for an AI-generated report so riddled with fake laws, wrong judges, and phantom documents that it’d make RoboDebt blush. Their punishment? A $98,000 refund. And as if that wasn’t enough, peace protesters were pepper-sprayed in Sydney while NSW Premier Chris Minns wined and dined with the Israel lobby the next day. All that and more — from weapons expos to media silence — in this week’s Scam of the Week.

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The Rise of the Thielverse & the Surveillance State by Chris Hedges with Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb traces the Thielverse’s rise and the construction of the bipartisan modern surveillance state that Trump and his benefactors are deploying against dissidents and immigrants today. 

Photo in thumbnail:Vice President-elect Mike Pence looks on as President-elect Donald Trump shakes the hand of Peter Thiel during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. This is the first major meeting between President-elect Trump and technology industry leaders.

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ZOHRAN AND PROP 50 WIN! THE RIGHT MELTS DOWN by Francesca Fiorentini

Zohran's politics of affordability and inclusivity is the antidote to fascism. Also Prop 50! Prop 50 is key to reclaiming our democracy from the lawless power grab of Trump. Let's not forget that.

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Sportsbet Ads, Netflix Laws, and the Lobbyists Who Run Canberra by Michael West

'The Government has announced legislation to compel the multinational streaming giants to produce more Australian content. But it’s not what it seems.

Also, the government keeps dragging its heels on implementing the recommendations from the Murphy Report on gambling harm.

You can find more on these stories on our website.'

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Mamdani’s STUNNING Victory - A TRIUMPH For Global Left by Owen Jones

This is a win in a time of Fascism and Genocide. I totally agree with Owen Jones who I support on Patreon if you can do that too great but please share. Mamdani’s victory shows that it is a good time to be a Socialist.

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Chris Hedges - 'Palestine Betrayed' - RMIT Storey Hall Melbourne 17 October

It was a honour to film this talk from Chris Hedges on behalf of APAN @ RMIT on 17 Oct 2025 Bogan Intelligentsia

The ACCIDENTAL EMAIL LEAK that Exposed Australia's Gaza Playbook

It was meant to stay behind government walls, a private email from Canberra, carefully written for Labor MPs, outlining exactly how to talk about Gaza. But one staffer made a mistake. They sent it not to Parliament, but to a Palestinian advocacy group. Inside that email was the government’s full internal playbook on Gaza, how to answer difficult questions, what language to avoid, and how to present Australia’s position without revealing too much. Among the most revealing details was a quiet admission about Australia’s role in the supply chain for F-35 fighter jets — the same jets used in Israel’s bombing campaign over Gaza. This is OnePath Unfiltered — where we go beyond the headlines to uncover the stories that shape our world. 🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube to stay up to date with our latest productions.

T-Shirt Outrage and the Death of Real Journalism | Scam of the Week by Michael West

This week, the media lost its mind over a t-shirt. Anthony Albanese stepped off a plane wearing a Joy Division shirt — and suddenly, the Prime Minister was branded “anti-Semitic” by the Murdoch press and the Liberals. The outrage was instant, the headlines relentless, and the actual news? Forgotten. While the media obsessed over “T-Shirtgate,” the government is quietly handing out billions in corporate subsidies, foreign streaming giants are dodging local content laws, and the National Anti-Corruption Commission continued to do ... extremely little. Michael West breaks down how the outrage machine distracts from real scandals the ones costing Australians billions.

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