David v Goliath. Simon Turner v BHP. A coal miner breaks his back at work. What follows is years of legal battles, redactions, and a courtroom process the public was never meant to fully see.
We examine the extraordinary legal fight between an injured worker and Australia’s biggest company. Court documents are restricted. Key details are suppressed. And a single worker finds himself up against a legal machine with vastly greater resources.
Wild Accusations. BHP has even its own evidence muzzled by Court
Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
