BHP Wanted Us Silenced, The Court Said Not So Fast | The West Report
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May 15, 2026
BHP tried to rush Michael West Media and injured coal miner Simon Turner into the Federal Court, seeking urgent orders to take down reporting on a story we believe is firmly in the public interest. The court declined to hear BHP’s urgent application, leaving the matter on its ordinary timetable. At the centre of this fight is a coal miner who broke his back at a BHP mine site, a small independent newsroom, and one of the biggest companies in the world trying to muzzle coverage rather than answer basic questions. Story: https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-wanted-us-silenced-now-the-federal-court-said-no/ 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 Pauline, Please Explain | The West Report https://michaelwest.com.au/pauline-please-explain-the-west-report/ BHP wins orders to keep coal miner’s evidence out of Court https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-wins-orders-to-keep-coal-miners-evidence-out-of-court/ BHP is suing us. Here is the File Number. https://michaelwest.com.au/bhp-is-suing-us-here-is-the-file-number/ 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/ Case Muzzled. Court strikes out injured coal miner, backs BHP https://michaelwest.com.au/case-muzzled-court-strikes-out-injured-coal-miner-backs-bhp/ 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/ ⸻ Chapters 00:00 BHP sues MWM 01:24 Court says not so fast 03:49 Simon Turner’s story
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