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.

Shell pumped $20 billion a year from motorists but paid no company tax

COMMENT For the third year on the trot, Shell service stations generated billions of dollars and revenue but ...
Adani mine’s fate may hang in balance for some time

Adani mine’s fate may hang in balance for some time

Tony Abbott is fulminating about those dastardly eco-warriors and their sabotage of Adani's plan to build the ...

Adani caned but not canned

Federal Court overturns approval of Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland The yakka skink and the ...

Adani and Commonwealth Bank part ways, casting further doubt on Carmichael coal project

Federal Court overturns approval of Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland Michael West: Adani caned but not ...

Focus on tax avoidance, not GST hikes

What is the difference between 30 per cent of zero and 20 per cent of zero? Correct: precisely $5227.27 less ...
With coal going begging, it’s time to stop digging

With coal going begging, it’s time to stop digging

Instead of splashing billions of dollars building their coal mines from scratch, instead of enticing governments ...

Complex tax laws a goose to overseas firms

Corporate tax blitz 'doomed to fail' Someone once said that a good tax system enables the government to pluck ...

Tax avoiders: Apple joins other multinationals in sinking to the bottom of the ocean

Apple is sitting on the biggest pile of cash in corporate history, some $US200 billion ($259 billion) stowed ...

Indian billionaire gives receivers a taste of the receiving end

Flamboyant Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal is emerging as the unlikely hero for victims of the insolvency ...
Big pharma bosses front up to Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance

Big pharma bosses front up to Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance

Drug companies unable to assure Australians they're not being "ripped off" COMMENT It is a rare moment to ...

Australia is getting played for a mug with tax dodging

PayPal is no pal of the Australian Tax Office. Like its sister company eBay, the electronic payments provider ...

Wall of Chinese capital buying up Australian properties

The "wall of Chinese capital" hitting property markets in Sydney and Melbourne will not ease up until the ...
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