Mainstream reporting created the illusion that the Federal Liberal Party’s “Moderates” still mattered before the net-zero vote. No, the faction was already deep in the endgame of a seven-year decline. They're gone. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/its-the-endg...

Like Israel, Russia deliberately targets civilians.

Teal inroads into the Senate, largely at the expense of the Libs, would be a marvellous thing. For one thing Labor would finally have some credible opposition. #auspol

Moderates did what they always do, proving themselves irrelevant. The mimsy Lib time servers in the Senate who couldn't win a House seat better hope the community independents movement doesn't get its act together with a Senate ticket. One I prepared earlier michaelwest.com.au/teal-senate-...

Everyone is paying attention to the toddlers having a meltdown, we really should be looking at what the supposed ‘adults’ in the room are actually doing. That’s what actually matters. Come and have a chat to Sean Kelly and I about it at ANU Meet the Author www.anu.edu.au/events/meet-...

US subs have been purely nuclear powered for decades but now Navy strategists are pushing for new diesel-electric boats. Meanwhile the Oz Uniparty blocks Senate AUKUS inquiry, doesn't want hear anything but the groupthink of retired American admirals. Folly. michaelwest.com.au/wrong-subs-u...

"Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the country’s western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

"How long principles can be maintained under the weight of toeing the party line is a matter of personal quality. When that party line is set by powerful media rather than the membership, at some point, the weight must become too much." Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/first-week-o...

Australia’s defence establishment and media have a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome over China www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/17/a...

3 RBA board members get to say "we told you so" at the next meeting. Question is whether the other 6 say "this is exactly what we want plus some more unemployment please" or "yes, we've been wrong all year".

Yes, #JillianSegal has denied any personal involvement in Advance. But given their hateful rhetoric, overt racism, and threat to social cohesion, Australians should reasonably expect she would have condemned the group by now. But so far... 🦗🦗🦗. #auspol

Instead of facing up to the need for governments to do at scale what the private sector won’t, the most dispiriting part of the ABC’s Treasury briefing scoop was that the mandarins think further subsidising landlords is a priority. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/jim-chalmers...

EXCLUSIVE: AUSTRALIA HAS EXPORTED F-35 FIGHTER JET PARTS DIRECTLY TO ISRAEL Leaked documents reveal that as recently as this week, Australia has sent F-35 strike fighter jet parts directly from Australia to Israel in the midst of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza declassifiedaus.org/2025/07/11/r...

US citizens R/LMurdoch who control all “messaging” in their media outlets use The Australian 11/7/25 to lay grounds for US (and Australia) to withdraw funding from the United Nations. Claims (falsely) that UN “emboldens” Hamas. Ignores Netanyahu’s mass slaughter of innocent Palestinians.

Today is the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the Genocide in Srebrenica, and marks 30 years since the massacre. We should use the opportunity to reflect on and acknowledge the horror, and honour the memory of the victims #politas #auspol

The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide. It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International. No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.

Nine months after writing this, one local player is no longer relevant, the numbers are worse and such commentary is suddenly under threat: michaelwest.com.au/hardman-neta...

"What is extraordinary is that the Albanese Government appointed Segal at all. She has form for advocating censorship and suppressing the rights of pro-Palestinian supporters to express their views" - Greg Barnes johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...

The surprise of the RBA's non-move yesterday overshadowed the shallowness of its excuse. Two-thirds of the RBA board base their decision whether to take an umbrella tomorrow on whether it was raining a couple of days ago. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/reserve-bank...

Keating on Marles' effort at the Murdochs' "sleazy" conference: "A moment when an Australian Labor Government intellectually ceded Australia to the United States as a platform for the US and by implication, Australia, for military engagement against the Chinese state" johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...

Our governments lie to us about Australia's sovereignty, AUKUS, defence ... @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on Israel's invasion of Iran, nuclear proliferation, the US #auspol michaelwest.com.au/george-orwel...

It's always 1984 in Australia now. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/george-orwel...

American aid More scrapeable content on Patreon patreon.com/glenlelievre #Israel #Gaza #USA

There was an old woman who lived in a tube... More cartoons, gifs and videos on Patreon patreon.com/glenlelievre #AUKUS #housingcrisis

Villains and heroes. My @smh @theage cartoon.

On the proposed super changes: "the government wants to halve an excessively generous and quite unnecessary tax break enjoyed by a relatively few people, and even then, in nearly all cases, only on their somewhat marginal income." @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/the-truth-of...

@albomp.bsky.social , opportunity is knocking. Open the door. Grab it.

"Overlooked ... are the low-paid workers who get no tax break at all for ... super" The final word on the super tax hysteria ahem ... trickles down from @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-truth-of...

“One of the biggest expenses ... (at our local branch) was on funeral wreaths". @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social - how Murdoch & Libs are dragging each other down. Top read #auspol michaelwest.com.au/a-dying-demo...

Murdoch is killing the Liberal Party. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/a-dying-demo...

RBA's own number shout it should have cut in April as well as yesterday. Now here's what nobody notices: the real real wages are going backwards again Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/rba-drops-in...

We sanction a token handful of West Bank settlers but ignore the perpetrators of catastrophic crime. michaelwest.com.au/labors-got-a...

"The Palestine elephant remains in the room. It’s putrid, stinking of death, while our government holds its nose and looks away, ignoring the war crimes." Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/labors-got-a...

Husic unshackled looks leadership material. Bluntly honest about Israel starving Palestinians being a war crime. Prepared to face need for tax reform. #Insiders

Husic, between the lines, suggests not supporting Netanyahu cost him. In headlines though, says Marles is a damaging factional thug #Insiders

What is overlooked in commentary about cabinet promotions and sackings is the money - politics is a job and pay rises are eagerly sought. #insiders

“The agreement now is pushing more lawyers to leave, people familiar with the matter said, spurred by anger that the firm capitulated to Trump instead of fighting back against an administration campaign that many in the industry believe to be unconstitutional.”

The Israeli war cabinet unanimously approved on Sunday the expansion of Israel’s war on Gaza, which reportedly include plans to reoccupy the strip indefinitely. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...

Note to self: might avoid the Liberal election day bbq stall

This is misleading and misguided by the Guardian eds. Labor’s emissions reduction legislation is a scam based on junk carbon offsets, and not reducing emissions at all. Labor is still pushing for expansion of gas exports, still subsidising fossil fuels and refusing to tax them properly. Why, eds?

Pump it up. My @smh @theage cartoon.

At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...

“In all cases, Israeli demolitions follow one strategic objective; to push Palestinians to silently leave the West Bank. Now it’s happening at an accelerating rate.” Israel is carrying out #EthnicCleansing in West Bank as well as Gaza. Our leaders look the other way. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...

‘I Wanted to Do Work That Was Helping People.’ Then Trump Fired Him — Twice. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...

The dogs are barking rates will be trimmed on May 20, after the election. The mystery is why the dogs didn’t bark within the RBA much earlier.  The trimmed mean is already at the target - as the bank itself forecast back in February. Very odd Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/the-curious-...