Palmer V WA Saga to Drag on as Laws Pass

Clive Palmer speaks at National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on July 7, 2014. Stefan Postles/Getty Images

Western Australia has passed extraordinary laws designed to block Clive Palmer’s potential $30 billion claim against the state.

But the saga is no closer to being resolved after Palmer filed an application in the Federal Court seeking to force the withdrawal of the legislation.