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.
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 ...
My Health Record: battle looms on medical privacy

My Health Record: battle looms on medical privacy

Care for your medical information to fall into the public domain? Say details of a pregnancy termination, ...
Titanium had a lot of brass

Titanium had a lot of brass

Sky News presenter: "So, a 200 per cent return - correct me if I'm wrong - within the first year of launching this ...
Homelessness, government outsourcing and “getting kids off the books”

Homelessness, government outsourcing and “getting kids off the books”

The job of dealing with homeless children is not like a plumbing job, says Laurie Matthews. You can't just call ...
What lies beneath – how Lendlease put a shine on its numbers

What lies beneath – how Lendlease put a shine on its numbers

Construction colossus Lendlease sold a quarter of its retirement village business to a pension fund from the ...
Hobson’s choice: corporate reputation, secrecy and identity theft

Hobson’s choice: corporate reputation, secrecy and identity theft

Corporations rarely fess up to data-breaches and identity theft. To do so might invite a public relations ...
Emanuel Exports, live sheep exports and regulatory failure

Emanuel Exports, live sheep exports and regulatory failure

Behind the sickening video footage of thousands of sheep, dead and dying of heat and thirst aboard the Awassi ...
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