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Clive Palmer versus (Western) Australia. He could survive a High Court loss if his company is found to be “foreign”

  • Written by Luke Nottage, Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney

We may not like Clive Palmer as a person, or his business activities, or his politics, but from a legal perspective that should not matter.

All of us, rich or poor, should have equal rights under the rule of law, including access to independent review mechanisms.

So we should be concerned in principle about the oddly-named Iron Ore Processing...

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