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.
Johnson & Johnson’s implant failures mirrored in its reporting failures

Johnson & Johnson’s implant failures mirrored in its reporting failures

The Johnson & Johnson company which was found to be negligent in today's historic court case over faulty pelvic ...
Audit Blackout: gatekeepers cuddled while sleeping on the job

Audit Blackout: gatekeepers cuddled while sleeping on the job

Why the secrecy? Most of the Big Four's audit inspections are blacked out; huge chunks redacted by the corporate ...
Love Island Australia: Nine Entertainment chairman Peter Costello dunks Hugh Marks

Love Island Australia: Nine Entertainment chairman Peter Costello dunks Hugh Marks

It was the Nine Entertainment Company annual general meeting yesterday and Peter Costello, federal treasurer ...
Franking Credits: Government wins as bank payouts fall, but Labor …?

Franking Credits: Government wins as bank payouts fall, but Labor …?

If Labor hoists the white flag and dumps its franking credits policy, it endorses a bizarre regime of cash ...
Tabcorp’s welfare payment from RSL veterans fund keeps pokie losses ticking

Tabcorp’s welfare payment from RSL veterans fund keeps pokie losses ticking

The RSL in Victoria is captured by the pokies lobby and Tabcorp. As we remember the fallen on Remembrance Day, ...
Latest Aussie Tax Haven Sale: Pyramids of Brookfield get Treasurer’s tick to take aged care empire

Latest Aussie Tax Haven Sale: Pyramids of Brookfield get Treasurer’s tick to take aged care empire

Five people died at a children's hospital in Scotland built by Brookfield, billions have been stripped offshore in ...
Tender Truncheons: Lendlease concedes Tax Office closes net on retirement village racket

Tender Truncheons: Lendlease concedes Tax Office closes net on retirement village racket

"Outlaw these indulgent and selfish practices that threaten the livelihood of fellow Australians," declared Scott ...
Lendlease tax boondoggle bigger than the hole it left in Sydney Football Stadium

Lendlease tax boondoggle bigger than the hole it left in Sydney Football Stadium

Lendlease walked away from its contract to rebuild the Sydney Football Stadium in July, leaving a giant hole in ...
Toxic “Safety” orders the latest tool to shut down free speech

Toxic “Safety” orders the latest tool to shut down free speech

It's #YourRightToKnow. There are many ways to silence the media. @MichaelWestBiz reports on the latest abuse ...
House of Cards: is Brookfield the next Babcock & Brown?

House of Cards: is Brookfield the next Babcock & Brown?

Babcock & Brown sank in a sea of debt during the Global Financial Crisis, its $70 billion of assets around the ...
Oracle and Accenture: big tax dodgers queued for visa privatisation prize

Oracle and Accenture: big tax dodgers queued for visa privatisation prize

Should the Government award contracts to tax cheating multinationals? The subject is likely to be covered when the ...
Privatisation Fetish and QE: will government surrender the economic rescue to the banks?

Privatisation Fetish and QE: will government surrender the economic rescue to the banks?

Three interest rate cuts have failed to lift the economy. As have the Government's $1080 tax breaks. Printing ...
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