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.
Coal woes push Peabody Energy to brink

Coal woes push Peabody Energy to brink

Adani and Shenhua are still pursuing their spanking new coal projects, Walter-Mitty-like, while the financial ...
How Adidas and its auditors managed to file their accounts late for 16 years

How Adidas and its auditors managed to file their accounts late for 16 years

Investigating multinational tax abuses and shoddy compliance by the world's biggest companies is like shooting ...
The option of paying tax – or not

The option of paying tax – or not

American Express has now paid no net income tax in Australia in eight years. EBay persists with its financial ...
Lawyers, travel bans and money in action over fertilizer group sale

Lawyers, travel bans and money in action over fertilizer group sale

Flamboyant Indian couple Pankaj and Radhika Oswal flew back to Australia to fight their colossal court action ...
The not-so-cool side of Twitter

The not-so-cool side of Twitter

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive of Twitter, was in Australia earlier this month spruiking his ...
Beaconsfield-style disasters should put executive bonuses at risk

Beaconsfield-style disasters should put executive bonuses at risk

It was on this day, 10 years ago, that the Beaconsfield gold mine in Tasmania collapsed, killing 44-year-old Larry ...
Net closing on corporate tax dodging

Net closing on corporate tax dodging

The Senate's final report into corporate tax avoidance was due today. Instead, the committee presiding over one of ...
Banks hold on advice challenged

Banks hold on advice challenged

The stranglehold of the big banks and AMP over the nation's financial advice market is finally to meet a ...
Clive Palmer’s antics are the very same ones multinationals use

Clive Palmer’s antics are the very same ones multinationals use

The festival of outrage and indignation engulfing Clive Palmer and the collapse of Queensland Nickel constitutes ...
Half a dozen ways out of rehab for coal companies

Half a dozen ways out of rehab for coal companies

A report from Environmental Justice Australia has detailed six ways in which coal companies can sidestep their ...
Is coal giant funded for its mine rehab

Is coal giant funded for its mine rehab

Judgement day may arrive as early as this week for Peabody, as the US coal giant teeters at the precipice of ...
Wilson Parking’s tax numbers appear to defy economic reality

Wilson Parking’s tax numbers appear to defy economic reality

Many readers will know the feeling of being silently, financially assaulted when parking in the city or at the ...
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