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.
Updated – Favours and Maates: what’s the scam with Jim Chalmers giving the Fin Review a back rub?

Updated – Favours and Maates: what’s the scam with Jim Chalmers giving the Fin Review a back rub?

Government ministers mollycoddling mainstream media is an age old practise, but dudding independent media and ...
What’s the scam with death threats – are they out of fashion?

What’s the scam with death threats – are they out of fashion?

Back in the day we used to get death threats. They were invariably anonymous and mostly delivered over the ...
Assange and the media: how far is the Fourth Estate to blame for Julian’s persecution?

Assange and the media: how far is the Fourth Estate to blame for Julian’s persecution?

How is the media culpable for the travesty of justice which is the persecution of Julian Assange? An edited ...
Zuck’s Cuck – Facebook v News Corp

Zuck’s Cuck – Facebook v News Corp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmGax_CyVk8 Will Google Australia and Facebook owner Meta continue to provide ...
Botany bomb arrest. Sydney man charged for threats against Theo for flying Palestinian flag

Botany bomb arrest. Sydney man charged for threats against Theo for flying Palestinian flag

The man behind the Botany bomb threat has finally been arrested and charged with a number of offences. He faced ...
Commbank to take BankWest digital, close branches ATMs. What’s the scam?

Commbank to take BankWest digital, close branches ATMs. What’s the scam?

Commonwealth Bank took over BankWest during the GFC in 2008. They were chasing the residential loan book, wiped ...
Cranbrook and the private school “arms race”. How far is elite school funding out of whack?

Cranbrook and the private school “arms race”. How far is elite school funding out of whack?

Cranbrook and other elite schools don’t get way too much in public funding, it’s the parents who do. Michael West ...
Betting London to a Bricklet: colourful Giuseppe Porcelli strives for ASX share market hero status again

Betting London to a Bricklet: colourful Giuseppe Porcelli strives for ASX share market hero status again

Getting control of a share market company is the holy grail for an entrepreneur; it means deep pools of other ...
Heat is on to put Sydney’s privatised Cayman Islands hospital back in public hands

Heat is on to put Sydney’s privatised Cayman Islands hospital back in public hands

Is the Cayman Islands-controlled operator of the Northern Beaches Hospital overcharging the government for public ...
Advance Australia astroturfers | Scam of the Week

Advance Australia astroturfers | Scam of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90Ec-vY5ss Westy talks Scam of the Week: media and political hijinx, Advance ...
Whistleblowers and the Administration of Injustice | The West Report

Whistleblowers and the Administration of Injustice | The West Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGkU4fsxGMI Why do they prosecute whistleblowers for valiantly doing the right ...
What about the liquor! | The West Report

What about the liquor! | The West Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhpx5p7EiiE Surely Australians are not being gouged harder for their alcohol ...

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