Albo’s First War, ISIS Brides and Budget Scare Campaigns | Scam of the Week
May 9, 2026•Channel
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Published2 months ago
Duration18:12
Video IDbDDQMRwJpck
Languageen
CategoryNews & Politics
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Video TypeRegular Video
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Views13.9K
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Comments584
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The Brides are back, the ISIS brides are back in the headlines, and what a convenient distraction it is.
This week’s Scam of the Week takes aim at the media frenzy, the antisemitism Royal Commission, the looming budget revelations on negative gearing and CGT, and the week of inevitable scare campaigns from prominent vested interests. Meanwhile, Trump celebrates war won, again. That means Albo has won his first war as Australia has backed Operation Epstein Fury. Next!
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Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation
https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-plots-budget-housing-boost-to-fend-off-one-nation/
Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors
https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/
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Chapters:
00:00 ISIS Bride Distraction
02:09 Syria and ISIS
03:22: Lobby Spin
05:56 Royal Commission Theatre
07:08 Education and Anti-Semitism
09:40 Budget Panic
10:13 Negative Gearing Scare
13:26 Julie Bishop and ABC
15:22 Hidden Budget Spending
16:31 Operation Epic Fury