Michael West
The New Daily
Australia
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Australia’s top 10 tax dodgers: Petrol and gas company Exxon Mobil
The New Daily and Michael West have counted down the 10 biggest corporate tax dodgers in Australia. Now we can reveal number one. → Read More
Australia’s top 10 tax dodgers: Santos
The New Daily and Michael West count down the 10 biggest corporate tax dodgers in Australia. Return on Wednesday when we reveal the nation's 4th-biggest → Read More
Australia's top 10 tax dodgers: Ford Motor Company
Over the four years of available data from the Australian Tax Office, Ford has paid zero tax, despite producing a small taxable profit of $45 million → Read More
Treasury hides corporate welfare data to boost Government attacks on poor
In its attacks on the poor, the Government concealed its gifts to rich corporations, while the media asked no questions. → Read More
Kellogg's and Fonterra stretch payments to 120 days: The corporate giants putting the big squeeze on small business
Cereal giant Kellogg’s and milk multinational Fonterra have put the squeeze on local suppliers by stretching their payment terms out to a crushing 120 days. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: eBay Australia kicks tax own goal
The Australian subsidiary arouses interest of the ATO by suing former employee. → Read More
Major accounting firms facilitators of global tax avoidance
Investigative reporter Michael West, in partnership with The New Daily, uncovers the hidden players in the multi-billion business of global tax dodging. → Read More
Clive Palmer's antics are the very same ones multinationals use
The festival of outrage and indignation engulfing Clive Palmer and the collapse of Queensland Nickel constitutes hypocrisy of the first order. → Read More
Powerlink is Queensland government's golden goose
Would you hock off something that has produced a 2300 per cent return? → Read More
Sub-standard plan for Defence
You'll get more detail from an aspiring Chinese dairy company than our government. → Read More
Coal advisers dig us a hole
The beauty of being an economic consultant, is you get paid regardless of whether you are right or wrong → Read More
Dick Smith float looks like window dressing
There are plenty of questions to be answered about the failed chain's financial health when it was sold to shareholders. → Read More
Scott Morrison strikes 11th hour deal with Greens on tax avoidance laws
The Turnbull government cans controversial rules shielding billionaires from disclosing their financial information, in a compromise last night to ensure the passage of its corporate tax avoidance bill. → Read More
NSW power sale profits could end up in Cayman Islands
A goodly chunk of the future corporate profits from the NSW power sale are destined to wend their merry way to the Cayman Islands. → Read More
Facts first to fall at Senate's corporate tax avoidance inquiry
Big companies made some pretty amazing claims in front of the Senate this week. → Read More
Funds are fattening up on superannuation fees
Fees matter … a lot. The average 30 year old can expect to lose one quarter of his or her retirement savings in fees if he or she has the misfortune to be invested in a high-fee super fund. → Read More
Transparency is best tonic for multinational tax avoidance
The Senate last night passed what may be the most useful piece of legislation yet to combat multinational tax avoidance, despite protests from the Coalition. → Read More
Glencore's tax position remains unclear
Glencore employs thousands of people and its costs run into the billions. So just how leveraged is it? → Read More
TPP: 'She's a beauty, mate!' Really?
Signing up to the TPP is a bit like buying a used car over the phone with no detail as to the state of the vehicle, but with glowing assurances from the dealer that "she's a beauty". → Read More
eBay base laid bare in court case
A stoush with former staff has unveiled an intriguing tax structure. → Read More