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COVID vax protestVideoCommentsPremiumJab revolt as Clive Palmer sells off Qantas stake

The billionaire has sold his Qantas shares in protest over the airline making it mandatory for its staff to have the COVID vaccination and banning passengers who have not had the jab from flying.

Sarah Ison

New sheriff in townVideoCommentsThreat to seize Clive Palmer’s jet over costs

WA’s Attorney-General has threatened to seize the mining magnate’s plane — and send him back to Queensland by train — if the billionaire does not pay up for legal fees owed to the State.

Troy de Ruyter

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Ben HarveyCommentsPremium
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Palmer’s trade challenge with WA’s hard border

Clive Palmer wants to have intercourse with everyone in Western Australia. Did that sentence put you off your Weeties? The intercourse he craves is the kind mentioned in the Australian Constitution.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Huge costCommentsPremiumPalmer tipped to cost West Aussies $4.7 million

The State Budget reveals West Australian taxpayers have shelled out $1.5 million fighting Clive Palmer in court — and that figure is tipped to grow to $4.7 million over the next two years.

Josh Zimmerman

Peace talksPremiumPush for McGowan, Palmer to settle before trial

Former WA chief justice Wayne Martin will act as mediator in the defamation fight between Clive Palmer and Premier Mark McGowan in a bid to settle their disagreement before a trial in January.

Shannon Hampton

Thrown outPremiumClive Palmer’s Mineralogy loses ‘fanciful’ court fight

The billionaire’s mining company has lost a Federal Court battle seen as a warm-up bout for his criminal court fight over political payments in 2013.

Heavyweight legal battleCommentsPremiumHow ex-top judge could resolve Palmer-McGowan defo case

The next round in the defamation battle between billionaire Clive Palmer and WA Premier Mark McGowan could be refereed by WA’s ex-chief justice — but it may not happen until the end of next year.

Shannon Hampton

‘Sociopath’CommentsPremiumMcGowan labels Palmer a ‘narcissist’ in scathing rant

The WA Premier – who is currently being sued by the Queensland billionaire for defamation – used parliamentary privilege to unload on Mr Palmer.

Josh Zimmerman

‘It’s unconstitutional’CommentsPremiumPalmer’s new bid to take down WA’s COVID passports

Mining magnate Clive Palmer is launching fresh High Court action against WA’s COVID passport for interstate travellers from high-risk jurisdictions.

Josh Zimmerman

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Clive Palmer is coming for WA voters

Belligerent billionaire Clive Palmer has been accused of trying to trick voters by removing his name from his political party — and the Australian Electoral Commission has given him the green light.

Joe Spagnolo

‘He’s scared stiff’CommentsPremiumPalmer slams vax data but won’t reveal own jab status

Clive Palmer has refused to say if he has been vaccinated against COVID-19, while at the same time threatening to sue Western Australia over the jab rollout.

Peter Law

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WA a key testCommentsPremium
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Women and Palmer to loom large at poll

If ever there was any doubt that a Federal election campaign is under way, today we firmly dispel such a notion.

‘Abuse of process’PremiumWA court rules against Palmer in $200m royalties claim

Billionaire and Mark McGowan provocateur Clive Palmer has been left counting another legal loss after WA’s highest court struck out an attempt to extract the nine-figure royalty.

Tim Clarke

All inPremiumPush to jail Clive Palmer over Mineralogy accounts

A corporate watchdog has told the court it plans to push for the case against Clive Palmer to be heard in Queensland’s higher courts — where a guilty verdict could mean jail.

Tim Clarke

‘Intimidation tactics’CommentsPremiumPalmer warns of ‘bad day for Aus’ if court fight fails

There were no tears from mining magnate Clive Palmer today but he did deliver a dire warning, should he lose his battle against the WA Government.

Sarah Ison

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‘About the process’CommentsPremium
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Palmer doesn't care if he wins or loses WA legal battle

Billionaire Clive Palmer has declared it ‘doesn’t matter if I win or lose’ the legal battle against WA that would allow him to sue the State $30 billion were he successful.

Sarah Ison

‘They have come for me’CommentsPremiumClive Palmer sobs over ‘repugnant’ WA Government

In an extraordinary outburst of emotion Clive Palmer has broken down in tears in the High Court, declaring the WA Government had ‘come for’ him before issuing a stern warning to Australians.

Sarah Ison & Charlotte Elton

High court battleCommentsPremium‘It’s my duty to take WA Govt to court’: Clive Palmer

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has labelled the first day of his High Court battle against the McGowan Government as ‘encouraging’, saying it was his ‘duty’ to take the $30 billion stoush to court.

Sarah Ison

Move onCommentsPremiumPalmer must swap litigation for new hobby

Mr Palmer should abandon his action and find another hobby.

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Judge forces McGowan and Palmer to meet and make up

Mark McGowan and Clive Palmer are set to meet face-to-face after a judge ordered the pair to make a genuine attempt to settle their defamation battle outside of court.

Peter Law

Court scrapPremiumMcGowan says Palmer peace talks ‘pointless’

Mining magnate Clive Palmer is suing Mark McGowan for remarks he claims were defamatory and while he says he’s open to mediation, WA’s Premier says it will achieve absolutely anything.

Peter Law

Saga continuesPremiumYou owe me $27m: Palmer pay demand to Sino companies

Mineralogy says it is entitled to make the claims under mining rights and site lease agreements it struck with the project companies in 2006.

Neale Prior

SEEING DOLLAR SWINESCommentsPremiumPalmer to pay WA’s legal costs after failed case

The High Court has ordered Clive Palmer to pay the State Government’s costs over his abandoned contempt suit against Premier Mark McGowan.

Josh Zimmerman

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Across the borderCommentsPremium
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WA gets a friend in battle against Clive’s $30b case

WA has found an unlikely ally in its battle to stop Clive Palmer’s $30 billion damages claim — the NSW Government.

Peter Law