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.

In deep at the summit while Europe leads downhill race

THE wrap-up from Davos: One of the best weeks ever! A big dump in mid-January left a solid base of 1.5 metres in ...

Cameron rises from the retail ashes

THERE were some big stories over the festive season. So incendiary were Kochie's breastfeeding allegations that ...

Oversupply is rife, just don’t call it gold plating

IT WAS media management at its slickest. The press release lobbed on Monday, January 7. It was holidays. No one ...

Run for the deposit boxes

Three weeks ago, many of ANZ’s wealthiest customers received a letter that they had to clear out the contents of ...

Banks laughing all the way to the .. bank

IT WAS with a silken touch that the government slipped the bank lobby's ''covered bond'' legislation through the ...

The habits of Empire die hard, as it is writ large

IF YOU think you have freedom of speech, think again. Directors of Empire Oil & Gas fired off legal threats in ...

Liquidators taken to task by dogged pursuer

IT WAS fortuitous that he graduated as a solicitor on December 20, 2001, John Viscariello says, because ''the ...

Smart meters, but at whose expense?

THE introduction of smart meters in Victoria may have been a costly exercise for consumers but it has proven an ...

Smart investors reap windfall from power meters

The roll-out of smart meters in Victoria may have been costly for consumers but it has proven an impressive money ...

And the gong goes to .. Google

The silly season is hard upon us and no reasonable reader could expect any less than to be served up one of ...

They stole our gold mine!

Intrepid Mines top brass have finally broken their silence over the intrigue in Indonesia, claiming that ...

JV partners play mining shell game with Intrepid

INTREPID Mines has a jumbo gold project on the island of Java. At least, that's the official line. According ...
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