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.
Old Fashioned: club pokies profits soar, standards stagnate

Old Fashioned: club pokies profits soar, standards stagnate

Entirely dominated by old white Anglo-Irish men, the club poker machine industry fails basic corporate governance ...
Licked and loaded: how much are clubs pushing free grog on pokies players?

Licked and loaded: how much are clubs pushing free grog on pokies players?

Allegations that pubs and clubs in NSW fuel poker machine gambling with free alcohol will not go away. How much ...
ClubsNSW: silent on toxic pokies culture

ClubsNSW: silent on toxic pokies culture

The thuggish ClubsNSW, poker machine promoter extraordinaire and champion of NSW clubs' billion dollar pokies ...
Pokie Profits Investigation: clubs put executive pay, the state and empire building before community service

Pokie Profits Investigation: clubs put executive pay, the state and empire building before community service

Huge gaming profits versus a minuscule return to the community. Vaulting pay for their executives and billions for ...
Government and Debt: do as we say, not as we do

Government and Debt: do as we say, not as we do

The Government campaigned on a platform of surplus. "Superior economic management," they claimed. Now, with the ...
Indiore and Twitter: one good suspension deserves another

Indiore and Twitter: one good suspension deserves another

Lawyers are fond of sending threat letters and demanding those who receive them keep it "Private and ...
Hospital Pass: Josh Frydenberg and the Coalition as, ahem, superior economic managers

Hospital Pass: Josh Frydenberg and the Coalition as, ahem, superior economic managers

Measuring the track record of Australia's treasurers by worst growth figures detonates the Coalition myth of ...
Pay Day: Christopher Pyne’s Defence bonanza a fee fillip for EY

Pay Day: Christopher Pyne’s Defence bonanza a fee fillip for EY

It dwarfs all other government spending. It is secretive. A huge chunk of it does not even go out to tender. The ...
MW30: an election shakeup as economic clouds gather

MW30: an election shakeup as economic clouds gather

The big economic indicators are all pointing south: GDP, interest rates, the currency, inflation. The ranking of ...
Shine Energy: behind the push for a new coal-fired power station

Shine Energy: behind the push for a new coal-fired power station

"This ticks so many boxes," an adamant George Christensen told Seven News. "Local jobs, indigenous ...
Can APRA defend AMP Life against the “spawn of the devil”?

Can APRA defend AMP Life against the “spawn of the devil”?

The Cayman Islands is the destination du jour for Australian hospitals and water profits but far more is bound for ...
Australia’s Most Wanted: Rex Patrick and the Senate’s new power-block

Australia’s Most Wanted: Rex Patrick and the Senate’s new power-block

Six people exercise extraordinary power in the current parliament. They are the Senate cross-benchers, senators ...
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