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.

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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/

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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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