Information wars: are we getting a fair view of China's treatment of Uyghurs? - Michael West Media

Genocide or clickbait? Former China correspondent Michael Sainsbury examines the propaganda war and ASPI's claims of Uyghur genocide

Big 4 firms share record loot from government after another round of bribes (donations) - Michael West Media

It's no wonder the cost of government has never been higher. EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte got a record consulting haul after the usual donations

"Biggest cyber breach in history" as techs scramble to be heard above Omicron din - Michael West Media

The Australian government has been warned IT systems face a critical hacking threat, Apache Log4j, by the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Twilight of the coal boom as banks run out of excuses to fund coking coal - Michael West Media

Coking coal is headed the way of thermal coal, despite the frenzy in exports and profits, as China quickly shifts to scrap steel recycling

Profits of punishment: the big business of Australia’s private prisons  - Michael West Media

Multinational prison contractors reap billion-dollar government contracts with soaring profits throughout the pandemic.

Defamation disaster: bid to muzzle journalists, teachers, no more than a lawyers' fee-fest - Michael West Media

Canberra law firm Meyer Vandenberg continues to stand over independent media with defamation threats, writes Michael West.

Social media: time to turn around the weapons - Michael West Media

Social media has become a tool of dictators. Its surveillance-based business model favours those with deep pockets and deadly motives.

Britain's Guantanamo: is Julian Assange a terrorist? - Michael West Media

As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces court for possibly the last time and 175 years prison in the US, global media is strangely apathetic

Pandora Papers: is the world’s biggest leak the world’s biggest cover-up? - Michael West Media

Where are the US billionaires, the Wall Streeters, the Big Four tax firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC? Sadly, not in the Pandora Papers

Planned obsolescence - how Big Tech manipulates consumers to spend again and again - Michael West Media

"Your smartphone has a built-in frailty that will force it to fail in approximately 2-3 years." Why Big Tech designs products to fail

Beyond the Spin: workers' share of wealth slumps to record low - Michael West Media

Workers now have the lowest share ever of the nation’s earnings as under-employment rises and corporate profits boom

Wikipedia v ASPI: on sock-puppets and Wiki-sneaks - Michael West Media

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has been reprimanded for scrubbing negative comments from its Wikipedia page

Digital Slaves: how Big Tech tracks us for profit - Michael West Media

Use of AI is increasing the power of Big Tech players like Google and Facebook and their control over our lives. Manal al Sharif investigates

War Powers: immense profits for arms dealers, incalculable losses for Australians - Michael West Media

"Freedom's always worth it," said Scott Morrison. "What a waste," said the father who had lost his son in Afghanistan. Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam. Tasha May totes up the immense cost of futile wars and the immense profits.

Third, Oh Really? ABC News swallows Coalition data spin - Michael West Media

ABC News is showing its extensive audience that growth in gross domestic product (GDP) ranks third in the world - 23rd is closer to the mark

Google dodges regulation, hits advertisers with "regulatory" charges: What's the Scam? - Michael West Media

Google, an unregulated global monopoly, is about to hike charges for advertisers in some countries by 5% for alleged "digital services regulations"