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.

Crackdown on multinational tax avoidance likely to be thwarted, says expert

Michael West: Complex tax laws a goose to overseas firms  The G20's efforts to crack down on multinational tax ...

Trade deals acronym really translates to ‘we lose’

The government is not merely determined to strip away the rights of its citizens on grounds of terror, it is also ...

Big Pharma’s secret pricing tactics keep staff and ATO in the dark

Andrew Nicholl had a 25 year career as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry. He held senior leadership ...

American Express pays no tax on multibillion-dollar Australian operation for seven years

Credit card giant American Express has in effect paid no income tax on its multibillion-dollar operation in ...

Chevron’s tax whinge doesn’t stack up

Chevron Australia boss Roy  Krzywosinski was complaining two weeks ago that taxes were too high in ...

Adani a dud candidate for government support

The best-performing infrastructure venture during the reign of Australia's "Infrastructure Prime Minister" ...

Pfizer, GlaxosmithKline leaning on the taxpayer

They may get humungous subsidies from Australian taxpayers, they may fork out a mere skerrick of tax in ...
Solution to housing affordability staring politicians in the face

Solution to housing affordability staring politicians in the face

That an entire generation of young Australians has been shut out of the Melbourne and Sydney property markets is ...

DHR International leaves bill with Australian government

Things are stirring in the land of the headhunters. Nestled just beneath the majors of global executive ...
News Corp shows it’s all about how you present the numbers

News Corp shows it’s all about how you present the numbers

"It is absolute nonsense," News Corp Australia boss Julian Clarke told the Senate Inquiry into Corporate Tax ...

Empire strikes back against shareholders

What Empire Oil & Gas lacks in size, it surely makes up in attitude. Here is a company that has made 79 share ...

Iron ore inquiry loses out to more important matters – like a fence

Illustration: Michael Mucci. Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest called for an inquiry into iron ore. Tony Abbott and ...
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