Do the grandchildren really pay the debt? The problem with Scott Morrison’s plan for recovery, and MMT
The Government's plan for economic recovery is wrong. Michael West investigates Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and ...
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.
Crony Capitalism: Government fights off move to shut loophole for old-money billionaires
The Government has grovelled to its billionaire donors yet again, killing a Senate amendment to force the richest ...
Will the passage from JobKeeper to JobMaker finish at JobSeeker?
Today’s GDP is a sideshow. The real game kicks off in the first week of September when the full devastation of the ...
Lendlease and Blue Care join throng of large corporations cheating JobKeeper
Why is Lendlease claiming JobKeeper? What is Queensland's largest private sector employer, Blue Care, doing ...
News Corp and Packer aged care “win” is tip of corporate welfare iceberg
The Murdochs and Packers have got their fingers in the taxpayer honeypot again, this time nabbing nearly $6 ...
The Virgin Brides: fate of airline on a knife-edge as bids lob and cash runs dry
The government has tossed $130 billion at business, the corporate largesse is dripping all over the big end of ...
A Towering Hide: Mirvac and property giants board JobKeeper gravy train
Rolling in cash, Mirvac has just confirmed plans to build Australia's tallest building while leaning on taxpayers ...
Marvellous Mirvac: $8 billion property developer rorts JobKeeper scheme
Mirvac, an $8 billion property juggernaut, is claiming the JobKeeker subsidy. Michael West reports on large ...
A Noisy Stub: Rupert Murdoch’s Australian news assets valued at zip
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is shrinking - Facebook is now 60 times the size - yet its political clout still has ...
Government spending on consultants still soars despite economic calamity
Government spending on consultants EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG persists at nosebleed levels although millions of ...
Igglepiggle’s Scoop: Virus War Costs Australia $4 Billion a Week!
The switch has been flicked from saving lives to saving money via a Josh Frydenberg press blitz today. The ...
JobKeeper v JobSeeker: do Australians fill out the form for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg?
Do we keep him on? As Josh Frydenberg's employers, should Australians put Josh on JobKeeper? Or JobSeeker, which ...
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