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.

It’s a ‘dog eat blog’ world out there

HOTCOPPER is Australia's largest stockmarket chat room. Its managing director, Greg D'Arcy, told us this week he ...

In a spin over soaring power prices

Surely it is time for “the dog ate my homework” to pass into history. It may have a long and cherished tradition ...
Macquarie, battling a Storm on one front, faces another

Macquarie, battling a Storm on one front, faces another

THE corporate regulator is threatening Macquarie Group with sanctions after an investigation found chronic ...

Regulator eyes millionaires factory

The corporate regulator is threatening Macquarie Group with sanctions after an investigation found chronic ...

As miners, the big three take tumbles, but as tax lobbyists …

A PERNICKETY and uncharitable person might say that Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have toasted $50 billion in ...

SP-AusNet spared as Victorians pay for Black Saturday fires

Victorians will get to pay for the Black Saturday bushfires through their electricity bills thanks to a decision ...

Ski operators snug with sky-high prices

FANCY a nice carton of hot chips for $11.50? How about a $5 cappuccino, after you've forked out $110 for a ski ...

When ‘big law’ turns to bullying

It took a government to bring down Big Tobacco but there's no bringing down Big Law. On the same day the High ...

Bloated power sector needs a regulatory jolt

Both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are holding out in the face of calls from the Greens leader Senator Christine ...

Country customers cop raw power deal

The “gold-plating” of Australia's power grid is exacting a far heavier toll on electricity customers in rural ...

How Australia topped the medal tally

Who was the real winner from the London Olympic Games? According to a ground-breaking analysis of the official ...

Beaconsfield mine plan a murky risk

Two weeks ago, we wrote the story about plans to dump 300,000 tonnes of toxic waste into the historic Tasmania ...
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