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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.

  1. 4d ago

    Forget China: America's Spy Laws Reach Australians Too | The West Report

    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.

    Forget China: America's Spy Laws Reach Australians Too | The West Report

  2. Sep 26

    The Fake Medicare Hack, Netanyahu's UN Walkout and Palantir's Data Grab | Scam of the Week

    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.

    The Fake Medicare Hack, Netanyahu's UN Walkout and Palantir's Data Grab | Scam of the Week

  3. Sep 18

    Apple's Missing CEO, Hanson's 'Primitive' Remark and Hume's Sunrise Gotcha | Scam of the Week

    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.

    Apple's Missing CEO, Hanson's 'Primitive' Remark and Hume's Sunrise Gotcha | Scam of the Week

  4. Sep 14

    Zionist Federation's Accounts Reveal Foreign Funding Behind Mary Kostakidis Case | The West Report

    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.

    Zionist Federation's Accounts Reveal Foreign Funding Behind Mary Kostakidis Case | The West Report

  5. Sep 8

    Palantir, Cellebrite and the Surveillance Deal Nobody Voted For | The West Report

    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.

    Palantir, Cellebrite and the Surveillance Deal Nobody Voted For | The West Report

  6. Sep 8

    Senate rejects bid to strip tax breaks from charities funding the IDF and West Bank settlements

    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.

    Senate rejects bid to strip tax breaks from charities funding the IDF and West Bank settlements

  7. Sep 5

    $368 Billion for Nothing, War Criminals Sydney Marathon, Palantir in Government | Scam of the Week

    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 D******d 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.

    $368 Billion for Nothing, War Criminals Sydney Marathon, Palantir in Government | Scam of the Week

  8. Sep 1

    Why Cookers Are Just Normal People | The West Report

    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.

    Why Cookers Are Just Normal People | The West Report
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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.

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    The West Report
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
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