Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer has said the government’s cancellation of his company’s proposal to build a coal mine in central Queensland will be a blow to the region’s economy. Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Feb. 9 announced she had decided to reject Palmer’s proposed mine in the Styx Coal Basin, to be located 130…

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has voluntarily deregistered his United Australia Party despite having a senator in parliament. The Australian Electoral Commission, which is responsible for the country’s electoral system, published a notice on Friday saying the right-wing party was deregistered on Sep. 8, 2022. Victorian Senator Ralph Babet said he will continue sitting in…

An offer to resolve the defamation proceedings between Mark McGowan and Clive Palmer last year was rejected by the billionaire, a court has been told. Federal Court Justice Michael Lee is set to determine costs arising from the trial after finding Palmer and the West Australian premier had defamed each other. Judgment will be delivered…

A United Australia Party (UAP) candidate has won a seat in the Senate and will represent Victorian constituents in the Australian federal parliament. Following the declaration of the vote count in Victoria on June 20, Ralph Babet won the Senate seat against the incumbent Liberal Senator Greg Mirabella, who only took office in February after…

Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison has shown support for granting the World Health Organisation (WHO) greater powers to assist countries in managing pandemics. However, minor parties have expressed concerns that this would amount to compromising Australia’s health sovereignty. This comes after the World Health Assembly, consisting of 194 member countries, agreed in December 2021 to…

United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly has pledged to stand against reconfiguring Australia’s economy to meet net-zero targets, warning it will force the country to give up its competitive advantages to China. Kelly, who quit the centre-right Coalition government in August 2021, made the comments during the National Press Club debate on May 16 between…

Commentary In the 2019 election campaign, billionaire Clive Palmer spent around $80 million (US$60 million) on advertising, including ubiquitous billboards and television and radio ads to promote his United Australia Party (UAP). Although the UAP ran candidates in all 151 electorates, it only received a primary vote of 3.4 percent and failed to elect any…

The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of a Western Australia (WA) law that specifically prevents mining billionaire, Clive Palmer, from suing the state, sparking anger from legal community members. Palmer’s Mineralogy company had pursued WA for around $30 billion in damages over a 2012 mining dispute. However, due to concerns of overwhelming…

Commentary Mining magnate Clive Palmer will take the Western Australian government to court over their plan to limit entry to their state to only those vaccinated against the CCP virus. In addition, he has offered to fund a class action over vaccination passports. It has been pointed out in the media that he, or the entity through which…

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has said he will financially back Australian Federal MP Craig Kelly in his lawsuit against Facebook after the politician was de-platformed following posts supporting alternative treatments for COVID-19. Kelly had been completely removed from Facebook and Instagram for “misinformation” after sharing peer-reviewed papers by medical experts supporting hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin as a…