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.
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 ...
Big Four: guardians of the guards infiltrate the infiltrators

Big Four: guardians of the guards infiltrate the infiltrators

While the standards-setter AASB continues its three year dither on disclosure, the Board of Taxation continues to ...
Glencore, media battles and the pitfalls of fighting a multinational

Glencore, media battles and the pitfalls of fighting a multinational

There was one simple goal: to find out how much income tax was paid by Glencore, Australia's biggest coal miner. ...

Glencore Investment Pty Limited

Headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, the history of this global miner and commodities trader has all the hallmarks ...
No KPI for KPIs: exploding the myth of executive pay

No KPI for KPIs: exploding the myth of executive pay

An entire industry has mushroomed around it. Platoons of remuneration consultants rubber-stamp it, board ...

Exxonmobil Australia Pty Ltd

Exxon has enjoyed the rampant increase in gas prices in Australia but managed to wipe out $25 billion in total ...

EnergyAustralia Holdings Limited

Electricity and gas bills have doubled. Pay for executives and directors has shot up. Some 42,000 Australians live ...
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