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.
Donald Trump: Crappy Businessman, Great Con Artist

Donald Trump: Crappy Businessman, Great Con Artist

A monumental New York Times Investigation uncovers decades of Trump family tax cheating and fraud.
Hayne says banks have corporate watchdog in the bag

Hayne says banks have corporate watchdog in the bag

They ran it like a business. Bonuses for top staff, deals done with the banks, negotiation rather than ...
Of leasing rips and tax loopholes: salary packagers sail under the consumer radar

Of leasing rips and tax loopholes: salary packagers sail under the consumer radar

It's a sector which reaps large profits from a tax loophole, much of these profits from government and NGOs. Its ...
The Renewables: ScoMo’s Heroes

The Renewables: ScoMo’s Heroes

The healing is over. What was old is young again, refreshed, enlivened. The winter of discontent is behind us and ...
KPMG: the Big Four darling of Defence

KPMG: the Big Four darling of Defence

So matey is KPMG with the federal government that, out of $3.1 billion in fees earned by the Big Four global ...
Big Four: government’s binge on consultants goes ballistic

Big Four: government’s binge on consultants goes ballistic

The Big Four global accounting firms have banked $3.1 billion in taxpayer income in the past six years for ...
Skipping confession: Archbishop affirms pokies patronage

Skipping confession: Archbishop affirms pokies patronage

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, and Bishop David Cremlin have refused to distance the ...
Scott Morrison smashes shortest Prime Minister records

Scott Morrison smashes shortest Prime Minister records

Is Scott Morrison really on his way to a full half-term? As Liberal MPs flee the parliament and by-elections ...
Oxfam is right. Big Pharma are shockers on tax

Oxfam is right. Big Pharma are shockers on tax

The Big Pharma corporations deny it, they have rejected the Oxfam allegations, but it's true; they are tax dodgers.
Fibros v Silvertails: picking the pokies premiership

Fibros v Silvertails: picking the pokies premiership

Hawthorn Football Club may have been knocked out of the finals already but when it comes to the pokies ...
Marubeni’s shock exit from coal

Marubeni’s shock exit from coal

Japanese energy juggernaut, Marubeni Corp, is getting out of coal and dramatically accelerating its shift into ...
Crony capitalism, APA and the mystique of FIRB

Crony capitalism, APA and the mystique of FIRB

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is at the cusp of a vital decision, whether to allow the most dominant corporate stable ...

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