Former army officer shining a spotlight in dark places. Spins a good yarn @MichaelWestBiz. Bylines @canberratimes @australian @dailytelegraph etc. Views my own.

Brisbane, Australia
Joined December 2015
"#auspol PM Albanese inherited this mess, but he won't fix it by leaving the gormless Keogh in place while trying to minimise the political damage. He must now directly intervene. Keogh should be replaced by a competent minister. The federal police should be called in to forensically investigate the VCR program. And Albanese must commit to properly reforming the broken legislation." My latest for @canberratimes canberratimes.com.au/story/9โ€ฆ
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The IGADF coercive powers are more oppressive than ASIO powers and Brereton abused the hell out of them. Nothing justifies this. @DavidShoebridge @DavidPocock @SenatorCash @MRobertsQLD
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The Communications Minister decides what Australians are not allowed to see. Asked who decides, she said the test would be made by her. Australians should decide what they see online, not government. Sign the petition.

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The NACC is beyond a joke now. Shut it down and start from scratch.
"You have to eat your data vegetables before you enjoy your AI dessert". #NACC's acting CEO George-Philip De Wet wants to use AI to block referrals that don't fit the NACC's remit. The NACC has a budget of $66M and employs 266 staff, all are too lazy to investigate corruption
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Anthony Albanese is the most unpopular he has ever been since becoming prime minister in 2022, with a new poll showing only about a quarter of Australians would cast their vote for Labor. bit.ly/4iFzdYW
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My question to @AlboMP at the @UN earlier today. @thenightlyau thenightly.com.au/politics/aโ€ฆ
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David Shoebridge doesnโ€™t hold back on NACCโ€™s Kylie Kilgour after she draws a complete blank on the three measly CDPP prosecutions actually secured on their watch โ€œYouโ€™ve only had threeโ€ฆand you canโ€™t even remember them?โ€ โ€œYouโ€™re the Acting Commissioner!โ€ โ€œYouโ€™re doing nothingโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Published quietly last week. No one was told. No submissions were called for. No one was spoken to. Small sample desktop review of serious allegations of misconduct. Classic whitewash igadf.gov.au/system/files/20โ€ฆ
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What if I told you there was a third secret investigation into NACC Commissioner Brereton that involved IGADF James Gaynor paying a NT Supreme Court Judge to cover up a mess? This is the state of corruption under @AlboMP This is going to need more than @DavidShoebridge to unravel
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Dr Hannah Spier breaks down the unhinged group psychology of the Clancy trial jurors; incl how the real villain in this murder trial was in their minds the juror who wouldn't conform to their twisted morality.
The most revealing part of the Lindsay Clancy juror interviews wasnโ€™t the viral line about the holdout juror. It was the coffee cart. The โ€œwe read him.โ€ The frustration that he wouldnโ€™t join the group. In this episode I explain what that reveals about conformity, the โ€œgood motherโ€ halo, what the prosecution was really fightingโ€”and how the holdout juror might actually have persuaded the women to side with him.
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Translation: 1 billion barrels is around ten days of global oil consumption.
Update from CENTCOM Commander:
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I have yet to see any evidence that I broke any laws, named or identified a juror without their consent. Zero. Because it did not happen.
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Journos fishing for a controversial remark from Sam Mitchell in the post-game coatch presser detracts from what was the best game of the season and one of the best games of finals footy ever. Well done for putting them in their box Sam.
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One of the all-time great preliminary finals ๐Ÿคฏ Relive the thrilling last two minutes now, thanks to OMO Australia. #AFLFinals
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#auspol Senator @DuniamJonathon opposing a motion for an order to produce the IGADF report on higher ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan ( 02/07/2026).
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โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ด. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€ ~ @TroyStolz Link: michaelwest.com.au/court-to-โ€ฆ Thank you @MichaelWestBiz Six of us in that photo. One fight. Standing with ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ฅ๐š๐ง against the same pattern we see in private companies and the public sector: speak up, get named, get punished, then get buried in process. This has to stop. #Whistleblowers #Auspol #Shell #๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ฅ๐š๐ง @JMwhistleblower @Shell_Australiaโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹ @uapX
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This from the bloke who sent the SAS after the Hazaran passengers aboard MV Tampa, in the lead up to the "we decide who comes to this country" 2001 federal election.
'Started to go off the rails': John Howard calls for calm in toxic immigration debate shorturl.at/ezCsL
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Who advised the Coalition? An Inspector-General's report can be redacted wherever needed & cannot impact already abysmally slow OSI investigations into allegations regarding events over 10-20 years ago. This is farcical. #Auspol
#auspol Senator @DuniamJonathon opposing a motion for an order to produce the IGADF report on higher ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan (02/07/2026).
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#auspol Senator @DuniamJonathon opposing a motion for an order to produce the IGADF report on higher ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan (02/07/2026).
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โ€œThe only people who are left inside these organisations are those who either believed it, or went along with it.โ€ @MForstater and @DerryBanShee explain the key role charities have played in allowing misunderstandings of the Equality Act to undermine safeguarding in schools.
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