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.
Scourge of Democracy. Senate Inquiry into Lobbying is upon us; get your submissions in now!

Scourge of Democracy. Senate Inquiry into Lobbying is upon us; get your submissions in now!

Lobbying is the scourge of democracy. Independent Senator David Pocock and MP Monique Ryan are pushing legislative ...
Tollroad giant Transurban paid tax! Why? What’s the scam?

Tollroad giant Transurban paid tax! Why? What’s the scam?

Is it a typo? Australia's monopoly of tollroad monopolies, Transurban has broken hard with tradition and actually ...
So you want to be fired | The West Report

So you want to be fired | The West Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYmM1Dh8-eY Westy talks about the force of lobbyists crusading to get workers ...
GHOSTS & FINGERS, FISTS & NAILS | The West Report

GHOSTS & FINGERS, FISTS & NAILS | The West Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_9-zWDihTg Indonesia Election. There'll be mayhem on Valentine's Day when our ...
Tax cuts for us! | The West Report

Tax cuts for us! | The West Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiBaK8LG__U Do they leave 'em, dump 'em or tweak 'em? Westy talks about the ...
Heads I win, Tails you Lose: hand-outs for Australia’s biggest coal plant Eraring a smoking example of the folly of privatisation

Heads I win, Tails you Lose: hand-outs for Australia’s biggest coal plant Eraring a smoking example of the folly of privatisation

Are taxpayers on the hook to bail out Australia’s largest coal plant, Eraring, after just ten years of ...
Hands off the Future Fund, says Costello. Sorry … why?

Hands off the Future Fund, says Costello. Sorry … why?

"Governments must not be allowed to use the $200 billion sovereign wealth fund to support nation building," ...
How they killed journalism | The West Report

How they killed journalism | The West Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GelgBaAvS3I It wasn't just Google that killed journalism. It was management, ...
Say No to War: why Australia needs to stay clear of Biden and Netanyahu’s genocide of the Palestinians

Say No to War: why Australia needs to stay clear of Biden and Netanyahu’s genocide of the Palestinians

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed up Australia for another US war on false pretences. Australia’s history ...
Inequality: how dithering over money-laundering reforms is fuelling Australia’s house affordability crisis

Inequality: how dithering over money-laundering reforms is fuelling Australia’s house affordability crisis

Government is still dithering over laws slated to come in 16 years ago which would make Australian property more ...
Sky and Qantas Pin!

Sky and Qantas Pin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQO0JBrv34 Murdoch mob gees up 6,000 people to demand Qantas sack a flight ...
Fossils in Arms: solar project slammed as white elephant, really a raging success

Fossils in Arms: solar project slammed as white elephant, really a raging success

It’s the war of a generation, fossil fuels and fossil media in a battle to the death against new energy and new ...

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