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Shock developmentCommentsPremiumWas border saga just Palmer ploy for lawsuit?

A bombshell letter shows Clive Palmer offered to withdraw his High Court challenge of WA’s border closure if the State Government agreed to meet a condition of his $30 billion damages claim hearing.

Peter law

Palmer damages claimVideoCommentsPremiumLibs, Nats won’t stop emergency Palmer laws

The Liberals and Nationals will not oppose the McGowan Government’s emergency legislation aimed at terminating Clive Palmer’s massive damages claim over a stalled iron ore project.

Peter Law

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Palmer may end border fight but WA conflict continues

The Queensland mining magnate is fighting the State Government on two fronts but has hinted at a potential backdown.

Peter Law

The West LiveVideoPremium‘Exaggerating’: Miners trash Palmer’s investment threat

Leading WA mining identities have slammed Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer’s attempt to sue the State for $30 billion in damages to his mining interests, claiming it’s all a show for the court.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

Clive strikes backCommentsPremiumPalmer says emergency law change puts WA mining at risk

Clive Palmer has warned resources companies will stop investing in WA if Parliament passes emergency legislation designed to head off a massive $30 billion damages claim by the Queensland billionaire.

Josh Zimmerman

PALMER HITS BACKCommentsPremiumClive Palmer vows to fight WA in High Court — again

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer is vowing to fight the emergency legislation which aims to stop his $30 billion damages claim against the WA Government.

Peter Law

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McGowan moves to change law to ‘protect WA’ from Palmer

Unprecedented legislation is expected to be rushed through Parliament today to stop Clive Palmer’s attempt to sue the WA Government for almost $30 billion. HOW IT WORKS.

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Parliament must pass ‘Palmer law’ ASAP

Since Clive Palmer burst into public consciousness he has generated plenty of headlines. But suddenly we’re seeing another side of the eccentric billionaire at play — a dangerous menace to WA.

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Timeline: Palmer’s $30b claim dates back to 2012

Clive Palmer’s bombshell $30 billion damages claim against the WA Government has been years in the making, dating back nearly a decade to a time when Colin Barnett was Premier.

Josh Zimmerman

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‘Dire consequences’CommentsPremium
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Why Clive Palmer is suing WA for $30 billion

Clive Palmer is suing for almost $30 billion, it has been revealed in Parliament, in a claim that would cost every man, woman and child more than $12,000 if shared equally among all West Australians.

Peter Law

‘case on knife edge’CommentsPremiumQuigley calls on Morrison to back WA’s border fight

WA Attorney-General John Quigley says the Commonwealth should re-intervene in Clive Palmer’s hard border court case against WA – but this time they should be on Mark McGowan’s side.

Joe Spagnolo

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READ THE LETTER IN FULLCommentsPremium
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‘Immediately and totally’: What PM wrote to McGowan

The ‘escalation of community concerns’ and an acceptance that WA could dictate its own ‘border settings in these circumstances’ proved vital in the Commonwealth’s spectacular backflip.

Step awayCommentsPremiumCormann tells Palmer to stop border war

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has told the Queenslander to drop his border court case against WA.

Joe Spagnolo

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Feds refuse calls for new border trial despite backflip

The Commonwealth Government won’t strike out evidence it has already given in support of Clive Palmer’s legal attempt to tear down the WA border.

Lanai Scarr

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Ah! There’s the PM so many in WA voted for

Scott Morrison has listened to WA pulled the Federal Government out of Clive Palmer’s legal battle over the State’s hard border. It is a welcome move and WA will be watching as it plays out in court.

Backflip deniedCommentsPremiumScoMo says border backflip ‘not politically motivated’

Scott Morrison has denied he backed out of Clive Palmer’s border battle with the McGowan Government because of the public backlash in WA, saying “that’s not how it played out”.

Peter Law

BORDER WINCommentsPremiumPM ‘will assist’ WA in bid for fresh Palmer trial

In a huge win for Mark McGowan, Scott Morrison said he will be writing to the Premier to ‘assist the WA Government with what they're seeking to achieve’ over a fresh border trial with Clive Palmer.

Annabel Hennessy

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Law and borderCommentsPremium
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Premier’s push for ‘fresh trial’ in Palmer court fight

Mark McGowan is calling on Scott Morrison to support WA’s fight for a ‘fresh trial’ after the PM withdrew the Commonwealth’s involvement in Clive Palmer’s court bid to demolish WA’s hard border.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

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Jenna ClarkeCommentsPremium
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Palmer’s State card marked by ugly WA border battle

Clive Palmer. The guy Mark McGowan loves to hate. Why? Because our leader wins no matter what the High Court decides. The border stays up — he protected us. It comes down — he tried to protect us.

Jenna Clarke

Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

War of wordsCommentsPremiumClive’s ‘dictator’ attack on Mark McGowan

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has accused the Premier of admiring dictators in “countries that have heads of state for life” in his latest salvo over the WA hard border.

Josh Zimmerman

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Queensland backs WA in Clive Palmer border case

The Sunshine State says WA’s fight to keep COVID-19 out of the State would be ‘weakened’ if it was forced to replace the hard border with a travel bubble.

Peter Law

Palmer’s COVID cureCommentsPremiumPremier reveals Clive’s ‘dangerous’ reason for WA visit

Mark McGowan has told Clive Palmer to not bother submitting a request to enter WA after his first botched attempt, saying the billionaire wanted to promote a potentially “dangerous” coronavirus cure.

Peter Law

Border warsCommentsPremiumPalmer drags Shakespeare into WA border battle

Clive Palmer has resorted to theatre in an attempt to belittle Attorney General John Quigley after revelations the Queensland billionaire never applied for an exemption to the State’s border closure.

Peter Law

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Why you should never underestimate WA

Our state sent a clear message to Clive Palmer and the Federal Government that people in this State want the border to stay closed. The PM has listened and it’s time for Palmer to do the same.

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