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 hard to get excited about equities

ONLY three things in life are certain: death, taxes and pundits predicting the sharemarket will rise by 10 per ...

The big four are a sure bet to win the toss

Perhaps it's the lingering Christmas spirit, or the catharsis of one year ending and another beginning, but it ...

Banks’ hyper-profits keep the nation safe

PERHAPS it's the lingering Christmas spirit, or the catharsis of one year ending and another beginning, but it is ...

Crocodile tears should fool no one

CARE to start up a bank? Just pop down to the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority and fill out a few forms. ...

Bank reforms have big four laughing all the way

IN THE end it was all talk and not much action. Despite the fanfare of the announcement heralding ''tough new ...

Keep it safe: under the mattress

THERE were two big superannuation stories this year. One was that after 10 years, according to bodies that track ...

The young gun whose trades led to jail

THE path towards illegal riches for the jailed insider trader John Hartman was simple and, until he was detected, ...

The young and the reckless

IT'S a morality play worthy of Shakespeare himself. A 25-year-old dealer, John Hartman, was sentenced to prison ...

Ng’s arrest won’t help China deals

IT'S Stern Hu Mark II. Another Australian entrepreneur has been jailed without charge in China. The alleged crime, ...

The big boys’ ploys and Kelly’s poise

IF MARIUS Kloppers is fair dinkum about bringing value to BHP shareholders, he ought to shelve his big acquisition ...

US already inflating the next bubble

THERE was an old saying in the markets that when the US sneezed, Australia caught a cold. These days, the US is ...

Old-school TV looked like a good grab

CLOUT, sheer clout, seems to have been overlooked as a reason for the Packer raid on Ten. Notwithstanding the ...
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