The West Report

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, says Israel's election changes nothing for Palestinians because every candidate shares the same goal of containment and repression. Her report Truth Under the Rubble documents nearly 300 journalists killed, 81 per cent of Gaza's information and communications infrastructure destroyed, and Western outlets, including the ABC, amplifying the army's version of events. Chapters: 00:00 The First Question 00:26 Israel's Election 02:51 Not a Democracy 05:22 The End Game 09:57 Truth Under the Rubble 12:47 Killing the Truth 18:18 Media and Lobbyists 20:04 International Court 23:35 Western Humanity 25:50 Public Trust 27:34 Closing Thoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Senator Sarah Henderson has used a Senate hearing to question officials about a $128,700 Journalism Assistance Fund grant to West Pub Proprietary Limited, the publisher of Michael West Media, saying the outlet has published material containing antisemitic tropes. Department officials tell the hearing that the guidelines do not assess the opinions a publisher expresses, only whether its speech breaks Commonwealth or state law. Henderson presses the contrast with a Home Affairs grant of more than $300,000 that was discontinued over the conduct of its recipient. Chapters: 0:01 Media Grants Question 1:32 Any Concerns Raised 2:04 Michael West Media 2:46 Vetting Question 4:42 Illegal Speech Test 5:41 Home Affairs Comparison 7:01 Unanswered Question Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The assault on independent MP Helen Haines was used all week to blame her own side of politics, while paid accounts pushed the hate and Albo's staff were reported to hold a dirt file on her. A $1 billion Golden Beach gas project won approval off Ninety Mile Beach as the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax keeps raising almost nothing. Universities ring-fence profitable revenue to cry poor, with Sydney reporting a $545 million surplus alongside a $68.6 million loss. Chapters: 00:00 Assault Politicised 00:43 Blame Fest 02:40 Paid Hate 05:45 Dirt Files 07:51 Alita Moriarty 09:30 Gas Approval 11:40 PRRT Failure 13:57 Shanks Firebombing 15:54 Media Distraction 17:07 University Ring-Fencing 19:17 Vice-Chancellor Salaries 20:17 AI Water 21:22 Royal Commission Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Senator Sarah Henderson questions ABC managing director Hugh Marks and editorial director Gavin Fang about former Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal at Senate Estimates on 28 May 2026. This is the full exchange. Mahmood Fazal denies passing on threats. Source: Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Estimates, 28 May 2026. Australian Parliament House video, 1:53:11 to 2:05:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-y0G8eW1k Official Hansard (Proof), turns 298 to 329: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Festimate%2F29609%2F0002%22 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion hands down its report on December 18, and the evidence it heard was never properly tested. Twenty thousand submissions went in, much of it personal testimony, under a $7 million contract awarded to Gilbert and Tobin. A submission from the Combat Antisemitism Movement told the commission that the organisation's critics, including Michael West Media, harassed its organisers and never sought comment before publishing. The emails and phone calls Wendy Bacon made say otherwise. #auspol #NAB #antisemitism Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:17 Evidence and Hearsay 02:17 Gilbert and Tobin 03:17 The IHRA Definition 05:34 Hate Speech Laws 06:37 Wendy Bacon's Story 08:48 CAM and the Councils 10:09 Contradictory Submission 12:18 Two Israeli Authors 14:42 Sign-Off Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Independent federal MP Helen Haines has been attacked, and the blame has been directed at the pro-Palestinian and climate movements. Within hours the Australian Jewish Association blamed anti-Israel extremism in general, an Israel Hasbara propagandist in New York followed, and Australian commentators including Drew Pavlou joined in. Michael West argues the attack has been harnessed for political advantage, and that free speech is still better than shutting social media down. Chapters: 00:00 Opening Remarks 01:06 Beyond Politics 02:11 Blame and Hasbara 03:12 Free Speech and Defamation 04:26 Social Media Hate 05:41 End of Innocence Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Australian Taxation Office's latest tax transparency data shows about a third of the 4,000-plus companies listed paid no tax, and News Corp's Australian arm has now gone twelve years without paying a cent. News Australia Holdings booked $1.89 billion in income and zero tax payable. Chevron paid $2.9 billion this year after the ATO took it to court, Energy Australia wiped out $7.5 billion in income to pay nothing, Transurban paid nothing, and Google Australia reports $2 billion of revenue from a $10 billion business. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:07 News Corp's Zero Tax 03:12 Twelve Years of Data 04:15 Companies by Number 07:27 The Gas Cartel 09:28 Ichthys and INPEX 12:40 Google's Two Sets of Books 14:46 Rentals and Toll Roads 16:46 Energy and the Pokies 19:55 Consultants and Insurers 22:44 Chemist Warehouse Merger 23:46 Defence Housing and Miners 26:58 Banks, Supermarkets, Takeout Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Communications minister Anika Wells has introduced Labor's Digital Duty of Care Bill, draft legislation amending the Online Safety Act, and it is off to committee. NSW premier Chris Minns has put armed police with automatic rifles on Sydney beaches under a social cohesion squad. Discretionary trust reform is also headed to committee, with the top 2% facing the 30% rate. Meta settled a $17 billion case over its algorithms. Chapters: 00:00 Machine Guns on Beaches 00:40 Bondi and Gun Licences 01:43 Free Speech and Language 02:16 Trust Reform 03:20 Digital Duty of Care 04:26 Free Speech Hypocrisy 05:45 Palantir and Cellebrite 06:50 Regulating the Platforms 07:56 Algorithms and Addiction 08:57 Shifting Risk to Platforms 10:05 Anika Wells Slip-Up 10:50 Scam of the Week Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

BYD rewrote its Australian privacy policy to remove China and surveillance 76 minutes before replying to Four Corners. China's National Intelligence Law requires companies to assist intelligence work and keep it secret. America has written down much the same thing: the CLOUD Act reaches data US companies hold anywhere, and Section 702 targets non-Americans overseas without individual warrants. General Motors stores Australian customer data in the United States. Australia's new smart device standards cover vacuum cleaners and carve out cars. Chapters: 00:00 The BYD Hack 01:28 BYD's Rewritten Policy 01:55 China's Intelligence Law 03:16 CLOUD Act and 702 04:32 Where Car Data Goes 06:02 Canberra Signed Up 07:11 No Rule for Cars Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Website: https://michaelwest.com.au Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

An OpenAI bot accessed a Medicare portal in June, exposing health spending data with no private records taken, but the story surfaces this week just as Netanyahu's UN speech triggers a 77-delegation walkout. Palantir already holds data from 25 government agencies, while Cellebrite clones phones at airports. Murdoch executive Siobhan McKenna is appointed Australia's new Consul-General in New York, and the Nine Network reveals a KKK Grand Wizard has endorsed Pauline Hanson. #auspol Chapters: 00:00 Opening 00:41 UN Walkout 02:46 Medicare Breach 05:21 Palantir & Cellebrite 07:15 Angus Taylor 08:13 Consul McKenna 09:45 Hanson & the KKK 11:19 Rowland's Hilton Bill 11:47 Victorian Potholes 12:57 NDIS & Astroturfing Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Apple Australia has gone silent for ten days on questions about Israeli-designed chips in the iPhone 17. The House of Representatives voted down the Red Lines bill to restrict financing of the Gaza genocide, days before the US approved a record $4 billion bomb shipment to Israel. Pauline Hanson told media that Aboriginal civilisation was "primitive." Live on Seven's Sunrise, Senator Jane Hume called new home lending a "terrible failure" of Labor policy, moments before the show's own data showed dwelling finance at record highs. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Opening 00:22 Apple's Missing CEO 03:01 Red Lines Bill Defeated 06:05 War Memorial Row 07:41 ACMA Rebukes Four Corners 10:14 Exclusive Brethren Fallout 11:10 Hanson's 'Primitive' Comments 12:56 Immigration Policy Fight 13:46 Barnaby Joyce Dodges Costings 15:31 Hume's Sunrise Gotcha 17:37 Oil and Interest Rates 18:34 BHP's Diesel Rebate 19:07 Palantir, Cellebrite and Sydney Uni 21:45 Sign-Off Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Zionist Federation of Australia's own annual report says it depends on the World Zionist Organization and Keren Hayesod for most of its revenue. Its chief executive, Alon Cassuto, spent two years suing journalist Mary Kostakidis over two tweets, then withdrew days before trial and claimed victory. Her lawyers say he achieved nothing. The same organisations fund Arnold Bloch Leibler's legal work, tax-deductible in Australia, and channel money through the Jewish National Fund to Keren Hayesod, the IDF and West Bank settlements. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Articles Mentioned Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won By Andrew Brown Millions in tax-deductible donations to IDF, illegal settlements https://michaelwest.com.au/millions-in-tax-deductible-donations-to-idf-illegal-settlements/ By Stephanie Tran Where's the money? Government and Israel lobby coy on big grants https://michaelwest.com.au/wheres-the-money-government-and-israel-lobby-coy-on-big-grants/ By Stephanie Tran Wrong way. Australia's expanding embrace of Israel https://michaelwest.com.au/wrong-way-australias-expanding-embrace-of-israel By Kellie Tranter (originally published on Declassified Australia) 00:00 Intro 01:20 The ZFA's Own Accounts 02:35 Following the Money 03:02 The Kostakidis Case 04:04 MWM's Own Legal Fight 04:59 Meet Alon Cassuto 05:47 Her Lawyers Respond 11:00 Questions Unanswered 11:57 Tax-Free and Subsidised 12:16 The ABL Connection 13:05 JNF and Keren Hayesod 14:36 The Wider Network 15:45 Apple's Israeli Chips 16:13 Sign-Off Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Twenty-five Australian government agencies now use Palantir, the CIA-linked data company that has held contracts here since 2013. Cellebrite clones phones at airports and police stops. Switzerland rejected Palantir nine times in seven years, France dropped it for a domestic alternative in June, Spain blacklisted it in July, and a UK parliamentary committee told the NHS to get out of a £330 million contract. Australia has held no inquiry. Michael West argues it is time for one. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Call for an Inquiry 00:53 Sovereign Capability 01:33 Twenty-Five Agencies 02:19 Biometrics and Banks 03:00 Why Inquiries Work 04:11 Nothing to Hide 06:03 Europe Walks Away 08:38 Cellebrite and Phones 09:04 Australia Has Not Looked 10:10 Who Gets the Data 11:41 Build It Ourselves Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi moves to deny deductible gift recipient status to any organisation helping finance an illegal occupation. Labor and the Coalition both refuse to back it. She cites Michael West Media reporting on the Chai Charitable Foundation, which claimed more than $19m in tax-deductible donations in 2025, and United Israel Appeal Australia, which reported $50m in revenue in 2024. Asked whether the ACNC is investigating either, the minister says the regulator is independent and confirms its external conduct standards do not extend to international law. Our investigations: Revealed: Australian taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in Israel https://michaelwest.com.au/revealed-australian-taxpayers-subsidising-the-idf-illegal-settlements-in-israel/ Millions in tax-deductible donations to IDF, illegal settlements https://michaelwest.com.au/millions-in-tax-deductible-donations-to-idf-illegal-settlements/ United Israel Appeal. Charity channels tax free donations direct to IDF soldiers https://michaelwest.com.au/united-israel-appeal-channels-tax-free-donations-direct-to-idf-soldiers/ Charities funding Israel's illegal settlements untouchable, Labor says https://michaelwest.com.au/charities-funding-israel-illegal-settlements-untouchable-labor-says/ Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Greens move to strip DGR status 03:20 Killings and demolitions in the West Bank 06:48 The minister's answer 09:17 Chai Foundation and United Israel Appeal 13:49 Bridget Mckenzie: we won't support it Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Richard Marles and US War Secretary Pete Hegseth have agreed to accelerate force posture initiatives at Australian bases, on top of the $368 billion committed to AUKUS submarines that have not arrived. Forty former IDF soldiers and associates ran the Sydney Marathon under police escort in the same week Bassem Youssef's visa was blocked. And Palantir is now inside 25 Australian government agencies, in through the Fraud Fusion Taskforce and into the NDIS, alongside Israeli phone-cloning firm Cellebrite. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Marles and Hegseth 00:35 $368 Billion AUKUS 01:07 Bases Everywhere 02:09 Both Leaders 03:07 The Dickhead Friend 04:19 Bonds and Bessent 04:36 Gaza and Blumenthal 06:11 Epstein and Maxwell 07:20 Super Money to America 07:43 Venezuela's Oil 08:08 Shanghai Summit 10:04 Australia as Target 10:28 IDF Marathon Runners 12:10 Gaza Riviera 13:04 Police Punch Footage 14:42 Palantir Inside Government 16:14 In Their Own Words 19:02 Scam of the Week Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Cookers are just normal people. Michael West argues the cooker versus leftist fight is identity politics sold to Australians by political parties and vested interests, with Pauline Hanson running as an advertising phenomenon backed by paid influencers and News Corp, and comedian Dave Hughes turned voice of the right, calling Anthony Albanese a socialist and the neoliberal Labor Party far left. Australians are told to punch horizontally at each other while the boot comes down vertically. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Cookers Are People 00:18 Pauline Hanson 00:46 Dave Hughes 01:56 A Huge Distraction 02:27 Wise Words Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The US bombed Iran again this morning and Iran hit back at US assets across the Middle East. The war never ended, it just stopped being called one. Michael West looks at what the fighting has done to prices at home: rice up 57 per cent, wheat up 51, cotton up 41, rubber up 32, soybeans up 24, wool up 21, palm oil up 20. Oil sits underneath all of it, because transport costs feed into everything else we buy. The winners are the ones who can bury a price rise inside a commodity resale. In Australia that means the oil and gas exporters, who pay little tax, less again in royalties, and nothing at all on offshore production. The argument we're offered instead is Pauline versus Albo. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Opening 00:26 Prices Since The Invasion 00:57 The Commodity Numbers 01:37 Who Benefits 02:34 Still Paying Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Palantir's software now sits inside 25 Australian government agencies, the NDIS among them. It's the same Gotham system the IDF used in Gaza, and the mainstream press hasn't written a word about it. Michael West also has Michaelia Cash demanding to know what Albanese is hiding from the Bondi Royal Commission without ever saying what she thinks it is, the ABC's interview with the Israeli officer who ordered the strike on three marked World Central Kitchen vehicles and isn't sorry, and the $900 million Australia has handed Elbit. Then to NSW ICAC, where a witness couldn't recall the texts, the shares, the sign-on fee or a $220,000 invoice. Plus a private credit fund freezing redemptions after nine loans to a collapsed Sydney developer, and a leaked cabinet document on Melbourne Water. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Michaelia Cash 00:13 What's Albo Hiding 01:47 The Concern Meter 03:19 World Central Kitchen 04:27 Sydney Uni Revolt 06:03 Inquiry Induced Amnesia 08:09 ICAC vs NACC 10:10 The Private Credit Crash 13:29 Melbourne Water 14:16 Pauline's Numbers 15:02 Nick McKim 18:36 Palantir 20:44 Thanks Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Austrac uses Palantir's Gotham and Foundry platforms. The agency has confirmed it, there is at least a $12 million contract, and Services Australia's own internal documents name Palantir as the software Austrac relies on to manage its financial data holdings. Austrac's NDIS Financial Crime Guide instructs banks to file suspicious matter reports tagged with NDIS keywords. Austrac's own privacy documentation confirms those reports carry the personal details of NDIS participants. Austrac sits on the Fraud Fusion Taskforce, the body driving the crackdown on NDIS spending that MWM has been reporting on for the past fortnight. What nobody in government will say is whether NDIS participant data reaches Palantir, or whether it gets there through Austrac's back door. We put questions to both Austrac and the NDIS. Two days on, neither has answered. Gotham is the same platform the IDF uses in Gaza. It identifies hidden networks, maps the relationships between people, and tracks money flows and movement over time. Palantir chief executive Alex Karp says his company is proud of the role it plays "especially in places we can't talk about". Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Articles Mentioned Palantir and the NDIS Robodebt encore? Palantir lurks as MPs shirk vote, NDIS Bill passes (Claudia Weisenberger) https://michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-encore-palantir-lurks-as-mps-shirk-vote-ndis-bill-passes/ Robodebt on Steroids. Palantir eyes NDIS (Claudia Weisenberger) https://michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-on-steroids-palantir-infiltrates-ndis/ NDIS Bill hits the disabled harder than the fraudsters (Claudia Weisenberger) https://michaelwest.com.au/ndis-bill-hits-the-disabled-harder-than-the-fraudsters/ NDIS cuts could restrict some people from work access https://michaelwest.com.au/ndis-cuts-could-restrict-some-people-from-work-access/ 'This cannot have been for nothing': NDIS report due https://michaelwest.com.au/this-cannot-have-been-for-nothing-ndis-report-due/ All of Claudia Weisenberger's reporting https://michaelwest.com.au/author/claudia-weisenberger/ Zomi Frankcom Zomi Frankcom killing. Press Club takes on Israel's ambassador (Joshua Barnett) https://michaelwest.com.au/zomi-frankcom-killing-press-club-takes-on-israels-ambassador/ Elbit: how Australia helped finance the IDF killing of Zomi Frankcom and the slaughter in Gaza (Michael West) https://michaelwest.com.au/elbit-how-australia-financed-the-idf-killing-of-zomi-frankcom-and-the-gaza-slaughter/ PM to push for investigation into aid worker's death https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-to-push-for-investigation-into-aid-workers-death/ Outrage: Israel clears soldiers over Australian's death https://michaelwest.com.au/outrage-israel-clears-soldiers-over-australians-death/ Thiel and Jason Arday Thiel-linked 'race science' network penetrated Cambridge, targeted Jason Arday (Nafeez Ahmed) https://michaelwest.com.au/peter-thiel-race-science-cambridge-and-jason-arday/ Jason Arday. Young, autistic, black academic bullied to death (Michael West and Aleta Moriarty) https://michaelwest.com.au/jason-arday-young-autistic-black-academic-bullied-to-death/ Two more that belong here and weren't in your screenshot, both directly referenced on camera. Add or cut as you like: Human v Algorithm. NDIS wrecking ball misses target (Claudia Weisenberger) https://michaelwest.co...

A NSW bill introduced on 6 August 2026 would let police enforce an order to unlock your phone at an arrest, a roadside stop or other lawful detention, with no search warrant sitting underneath it. Refusing on the grounds that complying would incriminate you is not a reasonable excuse under the bill. The order can be made against someone police only believe has knowledge of an organised crime offence, not just a suspect. Nobody publishes how many phones get opened. The NSW Police annual report doesn't count them, the NSW Crime Commission says it does not publish the figure, and nothing in the bill requires the data to ever be deleted. Digital evidence access orders have been law since February 2023 without a single published number. We asked the Police Minister's office about this. It said it would come back to us. It hasn't. Support us ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 https://michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au 00:00 Opening 02:02 The Bill 02:54 No Reasonable Excuse 04:12 A Second Regime 06:23 Barrett's Ask 07:09 Cellebrite Genesis 08:18 Nobody Counts 09:41 Used On Protesters 11:13 Where This Lands Articles Mentioned: https://michaelwest.com.au/phones-seized-by-abf-cloned/ https://michaelwest.com.au/the-police-state-of-nsw-legislation-to-enable-warrant-less-phone-suriveilance/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.