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.
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 ...
Unveiled: Australia’s Most Hopeless Regulator

Unveiled: Australia’s Most Hopeless Regulator

"A million dead fish can't be beat", proclaimed one nomination for the inaugural Australia's Most Hopeless ...
Investigation: The Sydney Institute’s Gala Balls-up

Investigation: The Sydney Institute’s Gala Balls-up

"The Annual Dinner is an occasion for a prominent personality to present a serious lecture to an audience of some ...
Taxman closes in on Lendlease’s “magnificent” $1 billion tax dodge

Taxman closes in on Lendlease’s “magnificent” $1 billion tax dodge

Lendlease has had the same auditor since 1958. Back in the day when doctors and pregnant women were still ...
The Fix Is In: Adani hooks India’s poor and Australia’s taxpayers

The Fix Is In: Adani hooks India’s poor and Australia’s taxpayers

Defying all odds, prospects for Adani's coal mine in the Galilee Basin have never looked better. This is a risk ...
Election 2019: how good is plutocracy!

Election 2019: how good is plutocracy!

"A triumph of image over substance, fear over logic, politics over policy". Michael West reports on Election 2019 ...
5 minutes with michael west

5 minutes with michael west

Public support is vital so this website can continue to fund investigations and publish stories which speak ...
MW30: the numbers which count

MW30: the numbers which count

This is the "MW30", a bunch of numbers to track key changes in Australian politics and economy.

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