Michael West is a Walkley Award-winning independent journalist covering the rising power of corporations over Australian democracy. After years working for both NewsCorp and Fairfax, Michael eventually went out on his own to cover the crimes of the corporate world and how big business get away with dodgy shit and poison our politics.
Here Michael lays out his experiences in and philosophy on journalism (plus some insights into Murdoch empire), the conflicts of interest in the big business of media corporations, the state of tax avoidance and political donations in Australia and how it's very clear that the economic creed of neoliberalism and privatisation has failed.
I’m doing LIASYO live at the 2020 Melbourne Comedy Festival with special guest ANDREW FREAKING DENTON. Tickets are on sale now!
My show ENOUGH is on now the 2020 Adelaide Fringe, tickets available here
My new show GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival and the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, it’s on sale now
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Michael's YouTube channel
Michael's writing at The Independent
Dirty Power: Big Coal's Network of Influence over the Coalition government by Michael West and Greenpeace
ARTICLE: Ranking Australia's billionaires as taxpayers by Michael West
ARTICLE: Australia's Top 40 Tax Dodgers 2019
ARTICLE: Liberal party received $4.1m in donations from property tycoon's company by Paul Karp, Christopher Knaus & Nick Evershed
Cause of the Week: Support Michael's site and his journalism (michaelwest.com.au)
265 - Goodbye
264 - Ben Abbatangelo
263 - Larissa Baldwin-Roberts
262 - Professor John Quiggin
261 - Alison Pennington Returns
260 - "I, Millennial" Event LIVE in Warrnambool
259 - Polly Hemming
258 - "I, Millennial" Extract: Privatisation
257 - Craig Foster
256 - Talking "I, Millennial" w/Osman Faruqi
255 - "I, Millennial" Prologue
254 - Ben Schneiders
253 - Leo Puglisi
252 - Jim Casey
251 - Georgia Steele
250 - David Shoebridge MLC
249 - Palestine Justice Movement Sydney Forum: "Why We Are Boycotting The Sydney Festival"
248 - Johann Hari Returns (On "Stolen Focus")
247 - Van Badham Returns (on #QAnon)
246 - James Button (on Cancel Culture)
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