West Australian Government Tries to Head Off $30 Billion Palmer Legal Action

West Australian Government Tries to Head Off $30 Billion Palmer Legal Action
Clive Palmer speaks at National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on July 7, 2014. Stefan Postles/Getty Images
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Clive Palmer has threatened to take his near-$30 billion legal claim against the West Australian government all the way to the High Court after the state put up legislation to halt the suit.

Palmer’s Mineralogy company is pursuing WA for damages over a 2012 decision by the then-Liberal government to refuse to formally assess its proposed Balmoral South iron ore mine in the Pilbara.