Politicians' Expenses, Trumps Gold Card & the Tim Tam government bailout | Scam of the Week

Flying cans of worms in Canberra, again. This week on Scam of the Week, we look at the expenses pile on, why Anika Wells became the headline, and the part the outrage merchants never say out loud, everyone’s in the trough, Labor, Liberals, Greens, just with different media friends.  Then we zoom out, because while Canberra’s arguing over ski trips, Trump is spruiking “gold cards”, and Australia’s debating censorship, surveillance, and who really benefits when the rules get written by the loudest lobbyists.  And for dessert, a “Tim Tam bailout”, where the government ends up propping up the notorious KKR private equity firm, because apparently Wall Street punters get a safety net too.  We also dig into the under 16s social media ban, gambling ads, and the quiet second round of the media bargaining code, the one where big legacy media lines up for another subsidy.  If you can, support what we do, and if you can’t, liking, sharing, and commenting still helps a lot.  Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree 🌐 https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Check out our QED Database: https://michaelwest.com.au/the-case-for-a-federal-icac/ Silver Sponsors, Island Optical, Optical Warehouse.  00:00 Politicians expenses 07:18 Gambling ads, social ban 08:30 Media code subsidy 09:25 NACC and Brereton 11:24 AUKUS nuclear subs 12:31 Trump gold card 13:41 Tim Tam bailout 15:08 Scam winner, wrap