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.
Sub-standard plan for Defence

Sub-standard plan for Defence

After a welter of strategic press leaks, targeted with the precision of a laser-guided missile, the 2016 Defence ...

Coal advisers dig us a hole

There's a public meeting at Wollar, near Mudgee, this week at which US coal major Peabody will  seek community ...

Our banks are beyond the law: February 20, 2016

Rarely does the heart bleed for insurance companies, but today we confess to mustering a little ...
Digging a deeper hole for coal

Digging a deeper hole for coal

Has the government completely lost the plot? Why are they helping flood the market by backing the opening of 20 ...

Come on! There’s nothing passive about AusSuper’s operation

Glamorous ad campaigns and glitzy sponsorships were once the domain of the retail super funds, the big-fee, ...
PPP plundering takes its toll on love

PPP plundering takes its toll on love

Transurban eyes more roads in Sydney, Melbourne Once again, on this Valentine's weekend, we are reminded of the ...
Consumers are subsidising the unprofitable coal seam gas industry

Consumers are subsidising the unprofitable coal seam gas industry

After all the heartache, trenchant opposition from local communities and a towering $1.8 billion in ...

Dick Smith float looks like window dressing

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once — ...

Awards for a year of missteps

The Allco Award for Takeover of the Year goes to law firm Slater & Gordon. Named in honour of the ...

NSW is a doggie death row

"We urgently need your help," wrote Steve Coleman, chief executive of the RSPCA in a plea to Facebook followers ...

Corporate tax avoidance bill may deliver little more than hefty fees for tax lawyers

There will be much "restructuring" going on right now at the big end of town. Under the government's corporate ...

Scott Morrison strikes 11th-hour deal with Greens on tax avoidance laws

It was less the last sitting day of Parliament as the last standing-and-shouting day, as Labor cried foul at a ...
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