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.
Small business relief as big biz agrees to rein in payment times

Small business relief as big biz agrees to rein in payment times

Small businesses under pressure because they have been strung out as far as 120 days by big business before being ...
Journalists slap the eject button in Fairfax redundancy offer

Journalists slap the eject button in Fairfax redundancy offer

This morning at 10am is the deadline for journalists at Fairfax Media to accept the latest redundancy offer and ...
Minister still mum on Adani funding as mine’s prospects fade

Minister still mum on Adani funding as mine’s prospects fade

It is yet another failure of our elected officials and public servants to be accountable to their voters and ...
Report; EFIC may finance Adani coal mine

Report; EFIC may finance Adani coal mine

Is the government secretly planning to put taxpayers on the hook to build the world's biggest new thermal coal ...
Plutus: the police raids, the ATO and the real plutocrats

Plutus: the police raids, the ATO and the real plutocrats

COMMENT Loath as one is to invoke the utterances of Donald Trump, this "shocking", "massive" and "disgusting" ...

“Ridiculous”

Sky News accidentally presented a good chance to set the record straight against claims in Murdoch press, and ...
Opening Statement to Senate Inquiry into Journalism

Opening Statement to Senate Inquiry into Journalism

Opening statement to the Senate Select Committee on the Future of Public Interest Journalism by Michael West, ...
Health insurance spirals but you won’t know it from BUPA’s accounts

Health insurance spirals but you won’t know it from BUPA’s accounts

Health insurance is yet another sector subsidised by taxpayers but statutory disclosure remains poor, particularly ...
How Amex paid no tax in nine years on $10 billion

How Amex paid no tax in nine years on $10 billion

American Express has paid no net tax in Australia for nine years, according to its latest financial statements. ...
Monster gas projects may pay no tax and royalties on $33B a year

Monster gas projects may pay no tax and royalties on $33B a year

This week’s budget papers show the government spending A$33 billion on education this year, nearly the same amount ...
Banks, the tax and the $14 billion insider trade

Banks, the tax and the $14 billion insider trade

The biggest insider trade of the year has just been executed before our very eyes thanks to a monumental ...
Shell: tax ripped out as in-house deals double

Shell: tax ripped out as in-house deals double

The latest financial statements from oil and gas giant Shell show just one tax haven connection. The appendix to a ...
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