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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 5h

High Court exposing Attorney-General Rowland’s poor judgement Rex Patrick reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/high-court-expos…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 9h

One person has been in a Queensland public hospital for more than 1,000 days. michaelwest.com.au/stranded-thousan…

Stranded. Thousands in hospital beds as NDIS cuts bite home support

Most are older Australians waiting for aged care placement. Approximately 1,140 are NDIS participants — younger people with disability who should be living in the community with appropriate support. The cost does not appear on the NDIS or aged care budget.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 10h

Privatised refugee detention centres: a billion dollar failure Kim Wingerei reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/privatised-refug…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 11h

Last week, former La Trobe and Wollongong VC, John Dewar, left KordaMentha, the consultancy embroiled in accusations of university mismanagement and over-reliance on consultants. michaelwest.com.au/university-gover…

University governance flaws exposed. End of consultants’ bonanza?

The report treats these problems as interconnected. It highlights widespread transparency issues requiring systemic policy reforms to improve accountability and public trust in Australian public universities.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Three years from October 7. Cover-ups and lies still shielding Netanyahu Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/three-years-from…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Israel failed to protect its people and demanded the world accept Gaza’s devastation as the price of their deaths." Andrew Brown "October 7 has become Benjamin Netanyahu’s shield." michaelwest.com.au/three-years-...

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Three years from October 7. Cover-ups and lies still shielding Netanyahu - Michael West

Israel failed to protect its people and demanded the world accept Gaza's devastation as the price of their deaths.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

NDIS [cuts] not saving money. Transferring the costs [to health system - feds to states] Claudia Weisenberger michaelwest.com.au/stranded-tho...

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Double the fun, half the cost,” reads Amber’s stock description for a shared student room at Accolade on Gibbons in Redfern, Sydney. michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-earn…

Future Fund earns big returns on extortionate student accommodation

The maximum Youth Allowance for a single student aged 18 or over who has to live away from home is $677.20 a fortnight. Austudy’s basic maximum for a single student is the same.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The pitch from Axon Enterprise must sound irresistible to police commissioners everywhere. michaelwest.com.au/ai-and-the-polic…

AI and the police. Axon’s phantom officers and a vanishing audit trail

“In one example we have seen, an otherwise excellent report included a reference to an officer who was not even at the scene.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

ABC misses the story of the century, does war crimes PR, hammers journalist for questioning the Israel narrative on #flydubai #auspol youtu.be/otHwmeLAzIo?...

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Media Watch Comes For Us But Missed The Real Story | The West Report

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Stranded. Thousands in hospital beds as NDIS cuts bite home support Claudia Weisenberger reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/stranded-thousan…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"More than 3,700 Australians are stranded in public hospital beds". Hospitals (run by states) clogged as massive NDIS cuts (by Feds) mean patients can't survive at home Claudia Weisenberger investigates #auspol #ndis #medicare michaelwest.com.au/stranded-tho...

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Stranded. Thousands in hospital beds as NDIS cuts bite home support - Michael West

Thousands of patients are stuck in hospital beds in a system that focuses more on who pays than on what benefits the unwell.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Shakedown at Transparency Corral. Government brings out the money gun Rex Patrick reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/shakedown-at-tra…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ben Chifley started it, Robert Menzies kept it, in Vienna and Singapore, they never stopped. michaelwest.com.au/the-public-housi…

The public housing answer Australia already knows

OECD average today is 6 to 7% of homes. In Britain it is 16% even after Thatcher sold the council houses; the Netherlands is above 30%. Australia sits at 4% with the Americans and Canadians.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As the NSW election approaches, the Minns Government has paused the mass cull of the Snowy Mountains brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park. michaelwest.com.au/they-shoot-horse…

“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” In the Snowies they do

The images of helicopter marksmen shooting brumbies, leaving them dying or dead in the Kosciuszko National Park (KNP) in July, created massive protests. Photographs of dead horses with half-born foals horrified social media.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Albo’s support down. Could he really lose his seat? Michael Pascoe reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/albos-support-do…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wear a keffiyeh to your job at a Sydney public school, and you will be directed to take it off. michaelwest.com.au/chris-minns-fash…

Chris Minns’ fashion police. Being Palestinian is now a public order offence

But an Irishman in a green scarf is not told to remove it. A Dutchman in an orange football jumper is not barred from his formal. A Frenchman in a beret does not get five police cars at the hardware store.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When a powerful state breaks the rules, the temptation is to declare international law dead. michaelwest.com.au/international-la…

International law isn’t dead. It’s being tested. Australia can prove it matters

UN Special Rapporteur Ben Saul has found that the US campaign of boat strikes, which has killed at least 223 people, amounts to “serial extrajudicial killings”. More than 100 international law experts have warned that strikes on civilian sites in Iran may constitute war crimes.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Flying High Dubai. MWM responds to ABC Media Watch Michael West reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/flying-high-duba…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

yr vacuum cleaner & washing machine are covered by Smart Device Standards, but not yr car. @joshbarnettmw.bsky.social w the full story on #4corners hit on Chinese EVs #auspol youtu.be/Uvh5ZYE-xU8?...

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

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

International law isn’t dead. It’s being tested. Australia can prove it matters Emily Crawford reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/international-la…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Chris Minns’ fashion police. Being Palestinian is now a public order offence Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/chris-minns-fash…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Westpac’s Palantir Deal, the Fairford Terror Panic and Shoebridge’s Greens | Scam of the Week Michael West reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/westpacs-palanti…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

They've sold our faces. Big banks sell our biometric data to Israel tech firm Biocatch. Plus inflation, Shoebridge, false flags, Westpac, BHP, Firmus float and Apple #auspol #scamoftheweek youtu.be/hlurBUly0aQ?...

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Westpac's Palantir Deal, the Fairford Terror Panic and Shoebridge's Greens | Scam of the Week

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” In the Snowy’s they do Suzanne Arnold reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/they-shoot-horse…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The public housing answer Australia already knows Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/the-public-housi…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The public housing answer Australia already knows. Andrew Brown takes the long handle to neoliberal housing fallacies. The facts of the #housingcrisis are clear, as is the solution #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-public-h...

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The public housing answer Australia already knows - Michael West

While the public debate on housing shortages is as ill-informed as ever, one solution is not just obvious, but been well and truly tested.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

AI and the police. Axon’s phantom officers and a vanishing audit trail Michael Sainsbury reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/ai-and-the-polic…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Future Fund earns big returns on extortionate student accommodation Sam Connor reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-earn…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pokies clubs not only grifting musicians on superannuation but NSW govt on liquor licence subsidies for live music @joshbarnettmw.bsky.social investigates youtu.be/PeDrt0W4dCE?...

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Clubs Tell Musicians to Form Companies While Taking a Live Music Subsidy | The West Report

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sydney Uni. Kickin’ the free speech can down the road Kim Wingerei reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/sydney-uni-kicki…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Consultants have made a killing corporatising universities. But the UOW inquiry into mates's deals may mark the peak. Heads are rolling. Adam Lucas and James Guthrie #auspol michaelwest.com.au/university-g...

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University governance flaws exposed. End of consultants' bonanza? - Michael West

Heads rolling after NSW Legislative Council released its report into university governance, highlighting transparency and accounting issues.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

University governance flaws exposed. End of consultants’ bonanza? Adam Lucas and James Guthrie reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/university-gover…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Fake Medicare Hack, Netanyahu’s UN Walkout and Palantir’s Data Grab | Scam of the Week Michael West reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/the-fake-medicar…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A blunt tool. RBA’s incompetence is making the rich richer Michael Pascoe reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/a-blunt-tool-rba…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lawfare. Sydney University academics will finally have their day in court Kim Wingerei reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/lawfare-sydney-u…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Grifting icare, gouging workers. BHP’s big insurance scam unveiled Michael West reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/grifting-icare-g…

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We've cracked the BHP insurance scam. They are gouging coal workers, lowballing insurance risk, tapping into icare (other people's insurance) and compromising the courts by muzzling evidence #auspol #unions #bhp #minterellison michaelwest.com.au/grifting-ica...

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Grifting icare, gouging workers. BHP's big insurance scam unveiled - Michael West

BHP and MinterEllison are covering up a coal industry insurance scam at the expense of mining workers and icare. Michael West reports.

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