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.

The battle Qantas can’t afford to lose

No wonder Qantas's chairman, Leigh Clifford, was keen to push through a massive pay rise for Alan Joyce - this is ...

Accidental masters of the globe

We have the first major scientific work on the architecture of global power, and not before time. You can check ...

CBA moves performance hurdles to avoid having to jump them

WHEN the directors of Commonwealth Bank peer down on their employers, the bank's shareholders, from the podium ...

You take it where you can get it

Goldman Sachs is mourning the death of a valued client today … Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi. In ...

Just another leg-up for the big money men? You’re kidding

Bankers get a little help from their pals in government and it falls on the taxpayer. HERE is a tale of two ...

More largesse for our struggling banks

Here is a tale of two leg-ups: a tale to raise the hackles of the so-called 99 per cent and a tale which plays to ...

Lesson for big miners: don’t do anything silly

Four years is a long time in strategy. After paying double what Alcan was worth to become the dominant global ...

Smart companies turn to demergers

FOUR years is a long time in strategy. After paying double what Alcan was worth to become the dominant global ...

Hedge funds a super gamble

Philip Falcone grew up in the mining town of Chisholm, Minnesota, population 4976. The youngest of nine ...

Ill-advised attack on proxy advisers

Company directors are not well served by a stinging campaign by their lobby group today against proxy advisers. ...

Theory of capitalism doesn’t apply to executive pay, neither does the law of gravity

When it comes to executive pay, the market is broken. The game, you might say, is rigged. Chief executives and ...

The impact of high pay

“The impact of high pay? Execs buy a third house, they get attacked by professional fund raisers, they spend ...
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