'They could do anything'Įarlier, Mr Palmer said he "ended up vomiting" when he learned about the legislation to stop him from claiming compensation, telling the court he was frightened about what might happen. He also accused the businessman of not answering questions when Mr Palmer said he could not recall details. Mr Walker took Mr Palmer to task about his suggestions the Premier had lied in relation to COVID-19 medical advice and WA's hard border. He said this was determined by "independent experts" and was not quite as high as the $30 billion that was being stated by the WA government in 2020. Mr Palmer did admit his company was potentially entitled to more than $27 billion in compensation as a result of arbitration over the mining proposal, something he said should have been treated confidentially. He also accused Mr Palmer of lying during his testimony, something he rejected. ( ABC News: James Carmody)ĭuring the exchange about the advertisements, Mr Walker accused Mr Palmer of "just playing with words" and said it was "absurd" to suggest the advertisements did not represent his views. Mark McGowan has lodged a defamation countersuit against Clive Palmer. ![]() "At that time it was a bit of a blur," he said, asserting that he did not draw them up and that the advertisements were on behalf of a company, not him personally. Mr Palmer told the court he could not remember advertisements that attacked the McGowan government and made several accusations about the Premier. Mr Walker put it to him that this would be an "outrageous and absurd effect" of the legislation, to which Mr Palmer responded: "I just reject it." Palmer denies lying during testimony "Not authorised, but allowed for it to happen," Mr Palmer said. Mr Walker asked further if he thought the legislation authorised the killing of anyone. "That's the essence of it," Mr Palmer replied. ![]() Mr Walker asked Mr Palmer if he thought the Premier could escape criminal responsibility for killing someone. He likened it to James Bond's "licence to kill", in that there wasn't a limitation in "what they may do in breaching the criminal law". Clive Palmer told the court he believed the WA government "wanted to get me".
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