Big Oil Drained Australia, Now We Pay to Clean It Up | The West Report

by Michael West | Jul 23, 2025 | The West Report

They made the mess, now we’re cleaning it up on the taxpayer dime. US oil and gas giant Chevron has inveigled both WA and Federal governments to pay more than half a billion dollars in clean up costs. That’s after rorting the country on tax.

We break down Pete Milne’s explosive investigation from Boiling Cold, published on Michael West Media, exposing how Chevron gamed the system, bullied the ATO, and walked away with billions.

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🔗 Read the full story: michaelwest.com.au/australian-taxpayers-to-refund-us-oil-giant-for-oil-field-clean-up/

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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.

 

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