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.

HMAS Melbourne: Courting a disaster decades in the making

At nearly 9pm on February 10, 1964, the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne ploughed into the Voyager, cutting the ...

Banks have outsourcing down to a fine art

It is mildly amusing to observe the sanctimony of the banks when it comes to lending standards. We have ...
Oils ain’t oils, gas contracts ain’t gas contracts

Oils ain’t oils, gas contracts ain’t gas contracts

It was with high expectations and a sense of gravity that the gravelly voiced Ian Macfarlane addressed a ...
Malcolm Turnbull’s Cayman Islands connection isn’t the problem

Malcolm Turnbull’s Cayman Islands connection isn’t the problem

The priority for Parliament should remain pinging the big tax culprits – foreign-controlled multinationals. It ...

East coast gas market has all the hallmarks of a cartel

When competition tsar Rod Sims delivered the keynote address on the gas industry at an energy conference last ...
Adani loses Liberals but gaining Labor?

Adani loses Liberals but gaining Labor?

Opinion Only two weeks ago, the new Resources and Energy Minister, Josh Frydenberg, was enthusing about Galilee ...
TPP: ‘She’s a beauty, mate!’ Really?

TPP: ‘She’s a beauty, mate!’ Really?

Rarely has there been such a triumph of image over substance; rarely such an outpouring of admiration for a deal, ...
Anyone for tennis? Australia’s greatest local government stoush rolls on

Anyone for tennis? Australia’s greatest local government stoush rolls on

In the winter of 2009, then shadow treasurer Joe Hockey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with Seven Network celebrity ...

Coal isn’t dead; it’s a takeover target

Coal is not dead yet – not even the thermal stuff - but it's cheap. No doubt about that. A takeover bid was ...

Volkswagen’s light ‘leakage’ needs immediate explanation

"As one of the world's largest automakers, we bear a special responsibility for the environment and for humankind, ...

Tackling tax leaners needed before GST change

In his maiden press conference as treasurer, Scott Morrison dexterously managed to avoid, not one but, two ...

Joe Hockey acts in what may be his final hours as Treasurer against multinationals

It was as if the prisoner, awaiting the hangman's noose, had been led out to utter his final words. Despite the ...
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