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.

Buried treasure and toxins at Beaconsfield

As if befitting its tumultuous history of corporate conflict and human tragedy, the life of the Tasmania Mine ...

Desal debacle: the Aussie revenge

They may be whipping us in the medal tally for the London Olympics but when it comes to their latest corporate ...

G4S nabs Aussie gold with questionable tactics

When G4S fell short on its London Olympics security contract, the British army stepped into the breach and saved ...

Shale be right mate_ emails show how BHP was drawn in

From: (name deleted) @chk.com Date: Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:35 PM Subject: RE: FW: Fayetteville shale (over) ...

Sandy Weill_ big banks see red when a pot calls the kettle black

BANK OF DAVE LENDING money to my customers had made me realise that banking was actually quite a simple ...

How dodgy forecasts inflate your energy bill

If any further evidence were needed to demonstrate how the power companies, both state-owned and private, have ...

Minimising tax just became a lot riskier

The taxman has a blacklist. That's the quiet chat in the rarefied world of tax lawyers and their big corporate ...

The tax list you don’t want to be on

Update The taxman has a black list. That's the quiet chat in the rarefied world of tax lawyers and their big ...

G4S creates a few hairy moments for local screws

If the scandal over security at the London Olympics security scandal is any indication, Australians had better ...
Keen historians would invest now

Keen historians would invest now

If history is any guide - and let's face it, history is the only guide - it is a good time to buy shares. Not ...

Black, purple polka-dotted swan or capitalism’s swansong

IF HISTORY is any guide - and let's face it, history is the only guide - it is a good time to buy shares. Not ...

Is the retail malaise just a blip – or possibly the new reality?

ARE we hearing the full story when it comes to retail stocks? Or being lulled by financial market patois into ...
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