Michael Sainsbury

Michael Sainsbury is a former China correspondent who has lived and worked across North, Southeast and South Asia for 11 years. Now based in regional Australia, he has more than 25 years’ experience writing about business, politics and human rights in Australia and the Indo-Pacific. He has worked for News Corp, Fairfax, Nikkei and a range of independent media outlets and has won multiple awards in Australia and Asia for his reporting. He is a fierce believer in the importance of independent media.
Run of Luck: systemic money-laundering, disgrace, then pay rises for Star casino directors

Run of Luck: systemic money-laundering, disgrace, then pay rises for Star casino directors

Star Entertainment has this week prostrated itself. The company grovelled to maintain its licence to operate its ...
Qantas board gets priorities straight – its own pay – as Alan Joyce edges towards $8.7m package

Qantas board gets priorities straight – its own pay – as Alan Joyce edges towards $8.7m package

No matter what happens with customer discontent and employee unrest at Qantas, chief executive Alan Joyce can't lose.
Wing crack fears for A380 superjumbo escalate customer nightmare for Qantas chief Alan Joyce

Wing crack fears for A380 superjumbo escalate customer nightmare for Qantas chief Alan Joyce

Qantas international flights may become even more expensive as Airbus has issued a global directive concerning ...
Universities in crisis amid savage cuts to staff and services but, hey, big profits are back

Universities in crisis amid savage cuts to staff and services but, hey, big profits are back

Australian universities have banked billions in profits despite the pandemic, with the elite Group of Eight making ...
Winged again: latest chapter of Alan Joyce’s ruinous reign at Qantas laid bare

Winged again: latest chapter of Alan Joyce’s ruinous reign at Qantas laid bare

Qantas has posted a loss of $860 million for the 2021-22 financial year bringing total losses under the reign of ...
Joyce is spoiling for a fight with unions (pity about Qantas customers)

Joyce is spoiling for a fight with unions (pity about Qantas customers)

Qantas is gearing up to inflict even more chaos on its long-suffering customers. Its union-loathing chief ...
James Packer’s email spray is more than a falling out among casino mates

James Packer’s email spray is more than a falling out among casino mates

The grubby nexus between Australian business, politics and the mainstream media has been laid bare in a leaked ...
Westacott joins academic gravy train as VC salaries go up and profits soar

Westacott joins academic gravy train as VC salaries go up and profits soar

Jennifer Westacott's appointment to lead the University of Western Sydney only emphasises the tightening grip of ...
Ciao Roma, but it’s soggy pasta for the limping kangaroo

Ciao Roma, but it’s soggy pasta for the limping kangaroo

The carrier has hiked fares and dropped travel agent commissions, as airport and online booking chaos – including ...
Rooing the day: Qantas passengers and crew taken for a ride by the board

Rooing the day: Qantas passengers and crew taken for a ride by the board

The Qantas board is offering staff an $87m bribe as it slashes real wages and conditions. As ever, shareholders ...
Big Four global shake-up in wings as EY moves to spin off its audit business

Big Four global shake-up in wings as EY moves to spin off its audit business

Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young is moving to spin off its audit business, in a global corporate move which ...
Information wars: are we getting a fair view of China’s treatment of Uyghurs?

Information wars: are we getting a fair view of China’s treatment of Uyghurs?

Genocide or puffery and clickbait? Independent journalism is the touchstone of MWM. So when a widespread narrative ...
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