WA Premier's private text messages about Clive Palmer revealed

Mr McGowan and the mining magnate are suing each other for defamation in the Federal Court in NSW, where evidence has been heard about their legal fight over the WA hard border, a stalled iron ore project, arbitration and legislation that blocked Mr Palmer’s ability to claim almost $30bn in damages.

Mr McGowan disagreed with the proposition that he had been sneaky, underhanded and dishonourable by not letting people know about the unprecedented legislation until the last minute and “ramming” it through parliament. Turning to public comments made by Mr Quigley about the legislation, Mr Gray noted he had likened the situation to a boxing match.

“I think he was indicating that he and I were somehow quite clever in regards to this. I think that would be the implication,” Mr McGowan added. Mr Gray pointed to confidentiality clauses surrounding the mediation process, including the amount in damages being sought by Mr Palmer. Mr Quigley told the court he was being “silly” and “foolish” when he used the boxing analogy on the radio.

Earlier during the Premier’s cross-examination on Wednesday, the court was told that after Mr McGowan publicly described the Queenslander as an “enemy of the state”, Mr Palmer’s legal team wrote to the Premier. Asked whether he believed he could ignore the concerns from Mr Palmer’s lawyer, the Premier replied: “Yes.”When Clive Palmer gave evidence in the trial he stayed on-board his luxury yacht in Sydney Harbour. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Dylan Coker“Mr Palmer was such a dangerous, threatening figure that the state had to put itself on a war footing?” Mr Gray asked.Mr McGowan said it was also because he was aware of the $30bn damages claim, even though it was not public knowledge at the time.

Said what we all think …besides other dheads 😉

please investigate the Japanese Mozzies fear campaign and it's relation to some of pfizer s side effects. Very interesting

That's a funny way of spelling dickhead mark

Nothing that most Australians don't already think it. Come to think of it Mark was too kind to Clive.

Palmer and his cohort are two evil people

MarkMcGowanMP simply said it out loud RealityCheck facts auspol

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