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.
Crushing dissent

Crushing dissent

what they had not anticipated was that Robertson would go public and that his "allegations" - rather than being ...
Synergy’s secret solar deal with MacBank

Synergy’s secret solar deal with MacBank

Are electricity providers now getting kick-backs from Macquarie for providing leases on solar rooftop ...
ETF Fightback: passive manager attacks the active myths

ETF Fightback: passive manager attacks the active myths

It’s no coincidence that the groups most threatened by the groundswell of money into ETFs and index investing are ...
Senate: less debt-loading, much more disclosure and tighten that PRRT!

Senate: less debt-loading, much more disclosure and tighten that PRRT!

Four years ago, Christine Milne, then Greens leader, rang out of the blue to chat about multinational tax ...
The Price of Silence: by Commonwealth Bank whistleblower Dr Benjamin Koh

The Price of Silence: by Commonwealth Bank whistleblower Dr Benjamin Koh

The Commonwealth Bank's psychopathic pursuit of profits came into came into full view when its former chief ...
Kerr Neilson: the case for corporate tax cuts is weak

Kerr Neilson: the case for corporate tax cuts is weak

Kerr Neilson, the man described as Australia's most astute company investor, also the man whose family has ...
Top 40: tax flipside of the big bad banks

Top 40: tax flipside of the big bad banks

The biggest taxpayer in Australia is Commonwealth Bank, which showered the national coffers with an humongous $9.3 ...
Top 40: Platinum takes gong as Australia’s top corporate taxpayer

Top 40: Platinum takes gong as Australia’s top corporate taxpayer

Australia’s number one corporate taxpayer is Platinum Asset Management. Founded and controlled by legendary ...
Aveo’s billions: behind the impenetrable aged-care empire

Aveo’s billions: behind the impenetrable aged-care empire

From Hong Kong and Malaysia, from the tax havens of Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands and into China, the ...
Road-bump for government by consultants amid UK calls for Big Four bust-up

Road-bump for government by consultants amid UK calls for Big Four bust-up

The ultimate “take-out” is that the cost of government is rising, not falling, despite the cuts to bureaucracy and ...
Stranglehold: global tech giants push up prices

Stranglehold: global tech giants push up prices

Noticed the price of an Uber sneaking up lately? Rising fees perhaps from online travel agencies such as ...
Great Barrier Reef: funding links to climate sceptics and political donors

Great Barrier Reef: funding links to climate sceptics and political donors

Of the half a billion dollars earmarked for the Great Barrier Reef in Tuesday's Budget, the lion's share goes to a ...
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