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Budget Whingers, Gambling Ads and the Israel Lobby | Scam of the Week

Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen… May 16, 2026
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The Budget pearl-clutchers had a pearler this week. Michael West looks at the budget backlash over negative gearing and capital gains tax, the Liberal Party’s latest by-election disaster, Angus Taylor’s numbers problem, the government burying its response to gambling ads reform on Budget Day, and the biggest winner from Budget by far ... a foreign lobby group. #auspol #royalcommission #budget #economy 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 The Bondi Royal Commission. Truth telling and uncontested falsehoods https://michaelwest.com.au/the-bondi-royal-commission-truth-telling-and-uncontested-falsehoods/ Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor, Australia and the Caribbean https://michaelwest.com.au/barnaby-joyce-angus-taylor-australia-and-the-caribbean/ Who benefits from negative gearing? Hint: probably not you. https://michaelwest.com.au/who-benefits-from-negative-gearing-cgt-pbo/ Chalmers’ Budget in search of more productivity and less rent-seeking https://michaelwest.com.au/chalmers-budget-in-search-of-more-productivity-and-less-rent-seeking/ BHP wanted us silenced NOW. The Federal Court said no https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-wanted-us-silenced-now-the-federal-court-said-no/ ⸻ Chapters 00:00 Budget whingers 02:29 Negative gearing 06:04 Farrer’s Liberal wipeout 07:48 Angus Taylor’s reply 09:08 Gambling report dumped 11:04 Budget’s big winners 13:59 Scam of the Week 14:57 BHP lawsuit update

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