Michael West
Michael West comments on companies, markets and the economy. He is a former SMH business editor.
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Qantas brawl sounds warning on agitators
Michael West The proudest moment in the career of this reporter was being called a f---wit by Geoff Dixon.
Newcrest licence to be probed
Michael West The Independent Commission Against Corruption in New South Wales will investigate dealings between goldmining company Newcrest and the NSW Department of Mineral Resources.
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Finding the real Grid Australia
Michael West When the chairman of Grid Australia, Peter McIntyre, issued a public apology to cattle farmer and electricity activist Bruce Robertson two weeks ago there was one hitch.
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Tamar tailings take toxic twist
Michael West Mystery surrounds an environmental backflip at the ill-fated Beaconsfield gold mine
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Smart move - but consumers pick up the costs
Michael West Do we really want to check our smart meters every time we turn on the dishwasher, take a shower or toast a slice of bread?
Drowning, not splashing, in dark pools
Michael West One disadvantage of longevity in journalism is persistent exposure to that annoying phenomenon called the 'crackdown'.
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For dark pools, just wade into the ASX
Michael West One distinct disadvantage of longevity in journalism is the persistent exposure to that annoying phenomenon called the 'crackdown'.
Massive Newcrest goldmine faces legal challenge over Obeid licence
Michael West Lawsuit likely to drag Newcrest into Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry.
Newcrest gold mine licence challenged
Michael West Newcrest has been served with a lawsuit challenging its licence to Australia’s biggest underground gold mine - a licence granted by NSW powerbroker Eddie Obeid.
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Questions remain over NSW mine approvals
Michael West It was Christmas Eve, 2008, and the New South Wales government was ''putting the garbage out''.
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Nice money - but they have to earn it
Michael West The Directors' Club has heard the message: It is the shareholders who own the company.
'Two strikes' holds boards to account
Michael West There have been many strikes along the way, such as at Lend Lease, which suffered a rebuke at the hands of its shareholders this week, but the Directors' Club has heard the message. And it has acted.
So here's to you, Mr Robertson ...
Michael West Bruce Robertson has received an apology from the chairman of Grid Australia folowing public outrage.
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Grid Australia and the campaign to gag outspoken farmer
Michael West The thing that really irks Bruce Robertson is not just that the giant power companies are threatening to sue him but that their lawyers are demanding he pay for their costs.
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Powerless: legal heavyweights used to silence farmer
Michael West The thing that really irks Bruce Robertson is not just that the giant power companies are threatening to sue him but that their lawyers are demanding he pay for their costs.
Rats! Qantas in dispute over chewed wiring
Michael West Qantas faces a lawsuit from one of its Platinum customers who alleges that rats chewed through the wiring on his Aston Martin when it was parked by the airline.
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Trust all a bit of a MYSTery
Michael West Tomorrow night the Whitlam Institute is hosting the 40-year anniversary of the speech that changed a nation.
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QR National erects lower goalposts at shareholder expense
Michael West The board and management of QR National certainly have a penchant for first-class travel.
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Bloated power sector must be reined in
Michael West The workforce in the electricity industry has more than doubled over the past six years although the actual amount of energy supplied to consumers has remained flat.
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Time to switch off on bloated power industry
Michael West Surely, a complete audit of all distribution and transmission expenditure over the last five years in the NEM should be undertaken and the non-economic gold plating written off?
