The West Report

Government's secret plan for an oil shock was released to Rex Patrick under FOI. Forget the Covid toilet paper crisis! Makes energy transition, decentralisation of the grid, even more urgent.

While the Australian army (ADF) is struggling to recruit soldiers, the Israel Defence Forces (ADF) are on a recruitment drive for young Australians to fight Benjamin Netanyahu's wars.

Senate mayhem, Albo, Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, Simon Birmingham, Penny Wong, Kim Williams ABC, Angus Taylor, Lidia Thorpe, Chris Bowen.

Epic theatre in Parliament as they try to 'guillotine' dozens of Bills through the Senate. What did we vote for, what are these new laws and what the blazes are they doing having an hour's send-off for Birmo? Can't they go to the pub?

Latest data shows carbon capture & storage (CCS) is a scam. Why are foreign multinational gas exporters getting subsidies from Australian taxpayers for tech that doesn't work?

Westy talks about the 7,000 protestors who gathered in Newcastle to blockade the coal port, demanding an end to new fossil fuel projects. But there’s more to the story—like the $14.5 billion of taxpayer-funded subsidies flowing into the pockets of fossil fuel exporters, often for projects that don’t even deliver on their promises (hello, Chevron’s Gorgon CCS debacle).

Who is Abelshore? Turns out, it’s a coal company funneling $39M to Labor and the unions. Yep, coal in cahoots with Labor—who’d have thought? Welcome to the great Australian political stitch-up, where the lines between unions, corporations, and the major parties blur into one big mess. Let’s unravel it.

Labor & Liberal are shoving this 'electoral reform' through with nary a parliamentary inquiry to entrench their political duopoly as more voters opt for Greens, Teals and other independents.

Why Under 16 social media ban will cost Albo votes. Age verification means everybody. Also MAD Bill (Mis & Disinformation), it's a shocker.

Bridget puts shade on Upgrade Albo, a surge in kowtowing to the Donald, the RBA blames students and tourists for inflation. It's a surfeit of scams.

Notwithstanding the epic pearl-clutching at Donald Trump's victory, there is only one thing that is predictable.