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.
Mexico proves renewables way cheaper than coal

Mexico proves renewables way cheaper than coal

The cost of producing solar power has, in short order, plunged 50 per cent. If governments, either state or ...
Paradise Papers: elephant in the room remains still, unnoticed

Paradise Papers: elephant in the room remains still, unnoticed

The elephant in the room remains dead still. It is standing in the middle of the room, dwarfing all other things ...
Corporate lobby in clover, charities SLAPPED

Corporate lobby in clover, charities SLAPPED

There was much talk from government yesterday of terrorism, espionage and the insidious interference by foreign ...
Silence still from mainstream media as Tax Justice Network pings Big Four

Silence still from mainstream media as Tax Justice Network pings Big Four

The Paradise Papers continue to dominate news in the offshore world, and have generated a mixed set of reactions, ...
Privatisation gravy train rolls on

Privatisation gravy train rolls on

There's no work like government work. Look what dropped out of the tree: the guide to the consultants' gravy train ...
Paradise Papers: media ignores the real tax culprits

Paradise Papers: media ignores the real tax culprits

High in their opulent CBD eyries, the architects of global tax avoidance must be indulging in a quiet chuckle, a ...
Corporate lobbying a billion dollar business

Corporate lobbying a billion dollar business

The influencing of politicians, bureaucrats and the course of government policy is a billion-dollar business which ...
Unilever: a multinational tax dodger classic

Unilever: a multinational tax dodger classic

The unions have called for a boycott of Streets Ice Creams this summer but for Unilever and its accounting firm ...
Farmer denies CBA claim that he stole his own identity

Farmer denies CBA claim that he stole his own identity

Three years after his identity had been stolen and his private banking documents found on the side of the road, ...
Come hide with us: inside the Big Four raid on law firms

Come hide with us: inside the Big Four raid on law firms

It is strange that none of the major law firms are kicking up a fuss about the swelling exodus of senior lawyers ...
Adani trumps sale of Manhattan as worst deal in history

Adani trumps sale of Manhattan as worst deal in history

The sale of Manhattan Island to the Dutch is fabled as the worse deal of all time; worse even than Adani ...
Bad deal, bad partner. Why Adani?

Bad deal, bad partner. Why Adani?

Why, if Adani’s gigantic Carmichael coal project is so on-the-nose for the banks and so environmentally ...
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