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.
Mars Barred: another US giant skewers small business

Mars Barred: another US giant skewers small business

American food and confectionary giant, Mars, has made an art-form of stiffing its suppliers by trying to stitch ...
As power bills swell, so do the fortunes of power companies and billionaires

As power bills swell, so do the fortunes of power companies and billionaires

Spiralling power bills have made energy poverty a grave issue in Australia. Indeed the entire economy is ...
House prices surge on China black money; authorities dither

House prices surge on China black money; authorities dither

It is little wonder house prices shot up again last year: plus 15 per cent in Sydney and close to that in ...
ASIC’s OJ Simpson moment shows directors have little to fear

ASIC’s OJ Simpson moment shows directors have little to fear

Just two days out from Christmas, our corporate regulator had its OJ Simpson moment, losing what seemed to be the ...
Video: Sydney Democracy Network joint venture

Video: Sydney Democracy Network joint venture

"Democracy is the best system of government money can buy". Interview with Professor John Keane, Sydney Democracy ...
“Gun-toting thugs” slap senator with creditor’s petition

“Gun-toting thugs” slap senator with creditor’s petition

The kaleidoscopically colourful senator from WA, Rodney Culleton, just got a brand new creditor's petition for ...
Brain explosion over, ASIC sale off

Brain explosion over, ASIC sale off

Sanity has finally prevailed. The government has scrapped its sale of the corporate data-base. Amid the madness ...
Tax cuts for banks and multinationals? Great idea … not

Tax cuts for banks and multinationals? Great idea … not

Treasurer Scott Morrison was at it again yesterday, chanting that frayed old mantra that corporate tax cuts ...
Towering cheek II: billion dollar squatters

Towering cheek II: billion dollar squatters

Every year, the secretive BAI Communications books hundreds of millions in revenue straight from the ...
CAANZ: of accountants as artists and cooks

CAANZ: of accountants as artists and cooks

This week the crack Assurance division at michaelwest.com.au conducted an audit of the 2016 Annual Report of ...
Corporate watchdog now on the sniff for Rodney Culleton too

Corporate watchdog now on the sniff for Rodney Culleton too

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission is investigating colourful One Nation Senator Rodney ...
The Charge of the Lignite Brigade

The Charge of the Lignite Brigade

The latest brainwave from the Federal government is to lavish a $1 billion taxpayer subsidy on a foreign ...
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