Michael West

Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
Nine, Fairfax, media muzzling and the threat to journalism

Nine, Fairfax, media muzzling and the threat to journalism

Sack your staff and we will give you thousands of dollars in bonuses, they told the editor-in-chief of The Age. He ...
Nine takeover of Fairfax and golden parachutes

Nine takeover of Fairfax and golden parachutes

A few quick points about the Nine deal to snaffle Fairfax: the biggest synergies will come from axing one layer of ...
How Australian media put Pravda in the shade

How Australian media put Pravda in the shade

Hook, line and sinker. Mainstream media has swallowed the government's latest PR stunt on tax as if it were the ...
Adani: never underestimate a billionaire

Adani: never underestimate a billionaire

The coal price is through the roof. Karan Adani debuted on Indian television this week saying the Carmichael coal ...
Aged care: the Senate Inquiry and Allity’s 15 per cent loan

Aged care: the Senate Inquiry and Allity’s 15 per cent loan

Anybody keen for a tidy 15 per cent return on a loan? It's pretty safe because the company you are lending to ...
Response to Senate Aged Care Inquiry Question on Notice re Lendlease

Response to Senate Aged Care Inquiry Question on Notice re Lendlease

The Senate Economics References Committee held public hearings on July 2018 as part of its inquiry into the ...
The persecution of big business knows no bounds

The persecution of big business knows no bounds

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. For there is a victim in these parts, a leviathan victim. Persecuted ...
Travel insurance: beware bogus clauses which deny your claim

Travel insurance: beware bogus clauses which deny your claim

After years of paying for travel insurance with Travel Insurance Direct, the time finally came to make a claim. My ...
Opening statement to Senate Aged Care Inquiry

Opening statement to Senate Aged Care Inquiry

There is a conflict of interest in corporations operating aged care facilities in Australia. This is the conflict ...
My Health Record: the doctor’s tale

My Health Record: the doctor’s tale

If you're the sort of person who's never had a parking ticket and has a similarly unremarkable medical history ...
Nine Lies: how the gas cartel clouted Australia with price rises

Nine Lies: how the gas cartel clouted Australia with price rises

There is not a gas market. There is a gas cartel. Ergo the nosebleed price rises. Four players dominate production ...
WestConnex: Labor’s triumph of politics over policy

WestConnex: Labor’s triumph of politics over policy

Towering behind them was The Grand Organ, the world's largest organ. As they rose to address the Labor Party ...
No results found.

Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Don't pay so you can read it.
Pay so everyone can!

Pin It on Pinterest