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Michael West Media is an Australian independent publisher that focuses on investigations into big business; particularly multinational tax avoidance, banking and the energy sector, holding big business and government to account. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.Copyright WestPub Pty Ltd t/a Michael West Media Politics & Government
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  • Israel Kidnapped Gaza Flotilla Activists, A Father Demands Answers | The West Report

    Israel Kidnapped Gaza Flotilla Activists, A Father Demands Answers | The West Report
    May 21 2026
    Gemma O’Toole was aboard the Freedom Flotilla when it was intercepted by Israeli forces. Her father, Patrick Kaiser, says the family went more than 64 hours without hearing from her, while the main footage they had seen showed detained activists zip tied, placed in stress positions and taunted by Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

    As Australia summons the Israeli ambassador and condemns Ben Gvir’s behaviour, Gemma’s family is calling for stronger action, sanctions, and a serious reckoning with Australia’s selective approach to international law and human rights.

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    Chapters
    00:00 Gemma O’Toole Kidnapped
    00:42 Ben Gvir’s taunting video
    01:28 No contact from Australian officials
    03:28 Australia’s response and calls for sanctions

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    6 mins
  • Murdoch’s Tax Whinge, Exxon’s Gas Heist and Labor’s Budget Panic | The West Report

    Murdoch’s Tax Whinge, Exxon’s Gas Heist and Labor’s Budget Panic | The West Report
    May 19 2026
    Check it out: https://taxdata.michaelwest.com.au/data_analytics

    Australia’s media has gone into full budget meltdown mode, with screaming front pages about death taxes, trust limbo and Labor betrayal.

    But while the Murdoch press and the Financial Review howl about modest tax changes, the low-hanging fruit is sitting somewhere else entirely, multinational gas giants making billions from Australian resources while paying a fraction back to the public.

    Michael West looks at the latest ExxonMobil Australia accounts, the numbers the gas lobby does not want discussed, and why the real budget scandal is not small business trust changes, it is the continuing failure to properly tax the companies exporting Australia’s gas. #auspol #budget

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    Chapters
    00:00 Budget hysteria hits the papers
    01:36 Murdoch’s zero tax record
    03:44 ExxonMobil’s $15.8 billion revenue
    09:39 The $1 billion dividend

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    12 mins
  • Budget Whingers, Gambling Ads and the Israel Lobby | Scam of the Week

    Budget Whingers, Gambling Ads and the Israel Lobby | Scam of the Week
    May 16 2026
    The Budget pearl-clutchers had a pearler this week.

    Michael West looks at the budget backlash over negative gearing and capital gains tax, the Liberal Party’s latest by-election disaster, Angus Taylor’s numbers problem, the government burying its response to gambling ads reform on Budget Day, and the biggest winner from Budget by far ... a foreign lobby group.
    #auspol #royalcommission #budget #economy

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    Articles mentioned

    The Bondi Royal Commission. Truth telling and uncontested falsehoods
    https://michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-royal-commission-truth-telling-and-uncontested-falsehoods/

    Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor, Australia and the Caribbean
    https://michaelwest.com.au/barnaby-joyce-angus-taylor-australia-and-the-caribbean/

    Who benefits from negative gearing? Hint: probably not you.
    https://michaelwest.com.au/who-benefits-from-negative-gearing-cgt-pbo/

    Chalmers’ Budget in search of more productivity and less rent-seeking
    https://michaelwest.com.au/chalmers-budget-in-search-of-more-productivity-and-less-rent-seeking/

    BHP wanted us silenced NOW. The Federal Court said no
    https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-wanted-us-silenced-now-the-federal-court-said-no/

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    Chapters

    00:00 Budget whingers
    02:29 Negative gearing
    06:04 Farrer’s Liberal wipeout
    07:48 Angus Taylor’s reply
    09:08 Gambling report dumped
    11:04 Budget’s big winners
    13:59 Scam of the Week
    14:57 BHP lawsuit update

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    16 mins
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