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.
Talking power prices with Wendy Harmer ABC 702

Talking power prices with Wendy Harmer ABC 702

Both sides of politics are once again engulfed in a fervent energy blame-fest, an ideological battle of coal ...
ABC, SBS duck for cover on taxpayer rip-off

ABC, SBS duck for cover on taxpayer rip-off

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie and SBS boss Michael Ebeid have refused to answer questions about their ...
Democracy and populism

Democracy and populism

We’re witnessing the rise of populist leaders around the globe. John Keane, Professor of Politics and co-founder ...
Cash lurk: banks skim millions from customers, again

Cash lurk: banks skim millions from customers, again

Australia's banks are a generous lot. They give hundreds of millions of dollars in gifts every year. Spurning ...
AEMO sails under radar amid renewable energy blamefest

AEMO sails under radar amid renewable energy blamefest

Somebody put it nicely on Twitter the other day. When the world moved to cars from the good old horse-and-buggy, ...
Rupert’s results: no end in sight to the destruction of mainstream press

Rupert’s results: no end in sight to the destruction of mainstream press

It is a sad thing for Australian media consumers, indeed for the public interest, that political agendas, ideology ...
Trump, the wannabe king rulilng by ‘Twiat’

Trump, the wannabe king rulilng by ‘Twiat’

Just weeks after his inauguration as US president, it is clear that Donald Trump is making a further bold claim on ...
Gas pipelines: “flea-bitten nothing” or monopoly?

Gas pipelines: “flea-bitten nothing” or monopoly?

APA Group isn't Google, it's not Facebook, Amazon or Microsoft either. It hasn't invented an industry-changing, ...
Bewitched by clean-coal fairies, Canberra hints at more fossil fuel hand-outs

Bewitched by clean-coal fairies, Canberra hints at more fossil fuel hand-outs

It was a timely reminder of the foolishness of flinging $1 billion in taxpayers' money at Indian coal magnate, ...
Europe’s “multi-morbidity”. Interview with Claus Offe

Europe’s “multi-morbidity”. Interview with Claus Offe

“Our times resemble the 1920s”, says Claus Offe. “We’re witnessing the accumulation of various crises that are ...
Where’s Woolley? Star witness for the Crown is hard to find

Where’s Woolley? Star witness for the Crown is hard to find

So intrigued were we at what the judge described as the "implosion" of the expert witness for the Australian ...
Investigation: social welfare cheats targeted while corporate welfare elite runs amok

Investigation: social welfare cheats targeted while corporate welfare elite runs amok

Story by Geordie Wilson and Michael West AS the storm over social welfare rumbles on with Centrelink and its ...
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