News Articles for Clive Palmer

Clive Palmer has described his disbelief, fear and withdrawal from public life amid “the war” against him, as he took to the witness stand in his stoush with Mark McGowan.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has taken to the airwaves to confirm he intends to file a new legal action against the state government, this time for $50 million in damages.

Text messages between Mark McGowan and John Quigley will become public as part of his defamation battle with Clive Palmer.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost his High Court battle against the state government over legislation introduced to thwart his $30 billion damages claim.

Premier Mark McGowan has urged Clive Palmer to discontinue legal action against himself and the state, as the costs continue to mount.

Scott Morrison has conceded opening Australia's internal borders will be up to state governments despite making Christmas a key goal.

Clive Palmer's $30 billion battle with the state of Western Australia might finally be resolved when the two parties return to the High Court.

Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan have been ordered to meet "face-to-face" in a bid to resolve the mining magnate's defamation case against the premier.

The Supreme Court has thwarted an attempt by Clive Palmer's mining company, Mineralogy, to halt a long-running court action with Sino Iron over a proposed mine expansion.

Clive Palmer's mining company Mineralogy is suing Sino Iron and Korean Steel over an alleged $27.3 million debt stemming from a 15-year-old mining lease agreement.

Mining executive Shankar Madan is suing billionaire Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy for about $10 million in royalties, after allegedly helping it acquire the Sino Iron tenements 35 years ago.

Scott Morrison has reeled off a shopping list of his government's coronavirus vaccine achievements despite the rollout being well behind.

Clive Palmer's Mineralogy and Woodside Petroleum were among the biggest political donors last year, having contributed a combined $6.2 million to federal parties.

WA's latest secessionist party is pledging to run a broad, economics-focused campaign at the upcoming state election, as popularity for the state government's border stance soars.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has refuted claims his party is an ally of mining magnate Clive Palmer, saying the state election was not a “plaything” for millionaires.

The Supreme Court has delivered a tactical win to the WA government in its legal battle with Clive Palmer but strongly criticised legislation that is subject to a High Court appeal.

Clive Palmer's legal battle with Premier Mark McGowan has continued just days after the High Court struck out his hard border challenge.

Premier Mark McGowan has heralded his state's High Court victory over Clive Palmer as a big win for all Australians.

Australians will soon know if Western Australia's border closure is legally valid, in a court decision that could have broad consequences for the nation's pandemic response.

It's hard to imagine a more serious purpose for closing Western Australia's border than for the coronavirus pandemic, the High Court has been told.

Western Australia will reopen its borders to all states and territories from November 14, but some restrictions will remain for people from NSW and Victoria.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has become Australia's richest person after her net worth jumped 109 per cent to nearly $29 billion.

Premier Mark McGowan has brushed aside the findings of a new poll showing most West Australians want him to set a date for reopening state borders.

A bid by Clive Palmer to seek further damages from the state of Western Australia may be delayed until after next month's High Court border trial is resolved.

Premier Mark McGowan has been accused of "protectionism" after he claimed reopening the borders to South Australia and the Northern Territory would provide no economic benefit.

Premier Mark McGowan has defended his taxpayer-funded defamation claim against Clive Palmer, saying any benefits will flow to the state.

A Bill to tighten rules around political donations to WA campaigns is likely to further anger businessman and one-time politician Clive Palmer.

The state government's strategy in dealing with Clive Palmer has echoes of a time past.

Clive Palmer is refusing to drop his challenge of Western Australia's border closures and has promised further legal action against Premier Mark McGowan.

Interstate border closures have helped keep COVID-19 out of Western Australia and are likely to continue to be successful, the Federal Court found today.

Premier Mark McGowan has declared he won't be silenced after his bitter feud with Clive Palmer escalated to defamation proceedings.

Western Australia's legal battle with Clive Palmer is set to drag on, with a Queensland judge delaying a key decision until September.

Western Australia's position is ironclad against future legal challenges, the premier says, after passing laws to stop Clive Palmer claiming damages against the state.

The state government has passed its extraordinary 'Palmer' Bill through the lower house, as it seeks to head off Clive Palmer's potential $30 billion damages claim.

'Palmer' Bill wrap up: Quigley confident on constitutionality, Harvey confirms Liberal support, Mineralogy's border challenge withdrawal offer.

Clive Palmer has warned that mining companies would be wary of investing in WA after the state government moved to legislate its way out of a dispute with the mining magnate.

A $27.6 billion damages claim by Clive Palmer could be avoided by new legislation, the state government hopes.

Mathias Cormann has given a strong hint he's exploring leading the OECD after politics, while cautioning Australia's international border closure could continue until late 2021.

Western Australia is at war with Clive Palmer, the state's premier has declared, as the Commonwealth stopped short of backing a new border trial.

Premier Mark McGowan has accused Clive Palmer of seeking to enter Western Australia so he can promote hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus cure.