{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61315efc0e3cdc0014fbae00/69ea1415311e6f16c9fea188?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"NDIS Cuts, Gas Lobby Power & Free Speech Meltdowns","description":"<p>This week on&nbsp;<em>News Weakly</em>, Sami Shah looks at what governments call “hard choices” and what they quietly refuse to choose.</p><p><br></p><p>The federal government plans to remove 160,000 people from the NDIS, citing unsustainable costs, while economists and crossbench MPs push for higher taxes on gas companies making billions from public resources. Meanwhile, a children’s book is pulped after controversial comments by its illustrator, reigniting debates about censorship, free speech, and artistic hypocrisy.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, FBI Director Kash Patel sues&nbsp;<em>The Atlantic</em>&nbsp;for $250 million, and the strange politics of diaspora conservatism takes centre stage.</p><p><br></p><p>All that, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.</p><p>For more:&nbsp;http://thesamishah.com</p><p>Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram</p><p>This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.</p>","author_name":"Sami Shah"}