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.
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.
Gas deal: “a massive transfer of wealth from gas customers to China and Singapore”

Gas deal: “a massive transfer of wealth from gas customers to China and Singapore”

This reporter had not been barred from attending a public meeting in two decades of journalism but it finally ...
Dirty Power – Politics and Australia’s Coal Networks

Dirty Power – Politics and Australia’s Coal Networks

A 200pc return from water? Nice work if you can get it!

A 200pc return from water? Nice work if you can get it!

Caymans company, Eastern Australia Irrigation, made a 200 per cent return from Australian water and cotton farms. ...
Watergate: when two rights do make a wrong

Watergate: when two rights do make a wrong

The evidence is firming that the Government spent $80 million buying air, not water.
Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor and the $80 million question

Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor and the $80 million question

"Labor, Labor, Labor, Labor, Labor". This is a direct quote from the epic interview of Barnaby Joyce by Patricia ...
Zali Steggall takes on Tony Abbott over hospitals-to-tax-haven deal

Zali Steggall takes on Tony Abbott over hospitals-to-tax-haven deal

Tony Abbott has come under pressure from Warringah independent, Zali Steggall, over the Government's decision to ...

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