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We are Getting Sued by BHP | The West Report

May 11, 2026
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Michael West Media is being sued by BHP, The Big Australian, for our reporting on the case of injured coal miner Simon Turner. At the centre of the fight are questions of public interest journalism, confidentiality orders, labour hire, coal mining, and whether a 300 billion corporate giant should be using the courts against a small independent media outlet.

Michael West breaks down the claim, the role of BHP’s lawyers Minter Ellison, the long running story of Simon Turner, and why MWM is preparing to fight back, possibly with the inaugural BHP Ball and Minter Ellison Press Freedom Oration. Support us https://www.patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism https://michaelwest.com.au Merch https://lonelykidsclub.com/collections/michael-west Linktree https://linktr.ee/michaelwestmedia.com.au Articles mentioned Simon’s story Black Hole: CFMEU, governments, BHP, black coal giants in 2.5B worker wage swindle https://michaelwest.com.au/black-hole-cfmeu-governments-bhp-black-coal-giants-collude-in-2-5b-worker-wage-swindle/ Same Job, Lame Pay: BHP and the black coal wage swindle https://michaelwest.com.au/same-job-lame-pay-bhp-and-the-black-coal-wage-swindle/ BHP wage theft cover-up in the shadows of Christmas https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-fwc-keep-wage-theft-secret/ BHP’s big wage theft unveiled, the whistleblower and the coal miner https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-buries-wage-theft-as-fair-work-commission-showdown-kicks-off/ David v the Goliaths. Lone coal miner tackles BHP co in Court over massive wage theft https://michaelwest.com.au/david-v-the-goliaths-lone-coal-miner-tackles-bhp-co-in-court-over-massive-wage-theft/ Is BHP making wild accusations about “wild accusations”? https://michaelwest.com.au/is-bhp-making-wild-accusations-about-wild-accusations/ Wild Accusations. BHP has even its own evidence muzzled by Court https://michaelwest.com.au/wild-accusations-bhp-has-even-its-own-evidence-muzzled-by-court/ Judge takes pity on BHP in case against injured coal miner https://michaelwest.com.au/judge-takes-pity-on-bhp-in-case-against-injured-coal-miner/ Hoodwinked. How BHP bulldozed a coal miner in court https://michaelwest.com.au/hoodwinked-how-bhp-bulldozed-a-coal-miner-in-court/ David v Goliath. Court gets real evidence from miner v BHP by accident https://michaelwest.com.au/david-v-goliath-court-gets-real-evidence-from-miner-v-bhp-by-accident/ Behind the coal miner v BHP, 20,000 miners and a bunch of giant mining corporations https://michaelwest.com.au/behind-the-lone-coal-miner-v-bhp-20000-miners-and-a-bunch-of-giant-mining-corporations/ BHP threatens coal miner for leaking in David v Goliath court stoush https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-threatens-coal-miner-for-leaking-in-david-v-goliath-court-stoush/ BHP is suing us. Here is the File Number. https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-is-suing-us-here-is-the-file-number/ Chapters 00:00 BHP sues MWM 01:13 The BHP Ball 02:08 Simon Turner’s story 06:02 Mike to Mike 08:52 More legal threats 09:51 Support independent media

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