Adani Archives - Michael West

Can APRA defend AMP Life against the “spawn of the devil”?

by Michael West | Jun 18, 2019 | Finance & Tax

The Cayman Islands is the destination du jour for Australian hospitals and water profits but far more is bound for Bermuda. Michael West on tax haven risk for AMP Life policyholders and their $100 billion in assets.

Adani: why would a billionaire persist with a financial lemon?

by John Quiggin | Jun 3, 2019 | Energy & Environment

Why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money? John Quiggin explains. BY MID-JUNE, if everything goes as expected, Adani Australia will receive the final environmental approvals for its proposed Carmichael coal mine and rail line...

The Fix Is In: Adani hooks India’s poor and Australia’s taxpayers

by Michael West | May 29, 2019 | Comment & Analysis, Energy & Environment

Defying all odds, prospects for Adani’s coal mine in the Galilee Basin have never looked better. This is a risk for Australia, and the world

Stopping Adani is a no-brainer — economically, financially and for our survival

by Ian Dunlop | May 3, 2019 | Energy & Environment

The Adani pile-on continues apace this week with Bob Brown’s Stop Adani convoy, Queensland Government’s rejection of the miner’s management plan for the endangered Black-Throated Finch and the UK’s upping of the global stakes with its...

Hurley Berlei: Adani’s desperate compo claim doesn’t stack up

by Michael West | Apr 1, 2019 | Energy & Environment

The price of a solar module has crashed 90 per cent since 2010. That was the year when Adani bought into its Galilee Basin coal project but it is now demanding compensation from Australian taxpayers