POLITICIANS – AUSTRALIA

Hockey claim for ‘substantial’ damages in Fairfax case

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 18-Mar-15

The defamation case brought by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey against Fairfax Media continued on 17 March 2015. Hockey is being represented by Bruce McClintock, SC, who told the court that in addition to general damages his client should receive aggravated damages. McClintock argued that the three Fairfax newspapers that published the allegedly defamatory articles should be treated separately in any assessment of general damages

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, NORTH SYDNEY FORUM, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Clive Palmer absent from Parliament more than any other MPs

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Original article by Lisa Cox
The Age – Page: 4 : 23-Jan-15

Australian federal MP Clive Palmer attended only 17 of 33 sitting days in Parliament between 26 August and 4 December 2014. No other member of the House of Representatives was absent so often. Palmer offered a number of explanations, including the birth of his second child and his political tactics

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PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION, AUSTRALIA. CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY

Police examine fake Greens siege post

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Original article by Sarah Whyte
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 6-Jan-15

A Facebook post of Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has been manipulated in such a way as to discredit her as a politician. The matter is being investigated by the Australian Federal Police. Hanson-Young stated in the original message that she sympathised with the victims of the Martin Place siege in Sydney, while the fake message describes gunman Man Horan Monis as a "peace loving" individual who was wronged by a "cruel government"

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FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Court dismisses Palmer’s attempts to thwart Citic

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Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 20 : 12-Dec-14

Supreme Court of Western Australia (WA) judge James Edelman has ruled in a matter that forms part of the wider and drawn-out legal battle between Chinese state enterprise Citic Pacific and the Mineralogy vehicle of federal MP Clive Palmer. The latter had sought to have declared invalid two environmental permits held by Citic for the Sino Iron joint venture in WA. This was rejected by the court, and Edelman also criticised Mineralogy for attempting to drag out the proceedings even further

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MINERALOGY PTY LTD, CITIC PACIFIC LIMITED, SINO IRON PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT REGULATION

Palmer in bid to stop fraud ruling

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Original article by Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 2 : 27-Nov-14

Supreme Court of Queensland judge David Jackson is hearing a claim by Chinese state enterprise Citic Pacific against its iron ore mining joint venture partner, federal politician Clive Palmer. Citic alleges that he improperly accessed an account and withdrew $A12.167m to fund his election campaign. Simon Couper QC, acting for Palmer, has formally conceded some of the points and argues the case should now be dropped. Andrew Bell SC, for Citic, says the admissions merely show that fraud did occur

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MINERALOGY PTY LTD, CITIC PACIFIC LIMITED, COSMO DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD, MEDIA CIRCUS NETWORK PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, SINO IRON PTY LTD, PALMER UNITED PARTY

Police launch Palmer probe

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Original article by Hedley Thomas
The Australian – Page: 4 : 24-Nov-14

Chinese state enterprise Citic Pacific is reportedly handing over material to police in Western Australia (WA) that could lead to fraud charges against federal MP and businessman Clive Palmer. His Mineralogy vehicle is accused by Citic in a series of civil cases of making unauthorised withdrawals worth $A12m-plus from an account for an iron ore mining joint venture. The funds are claimed to have been used for the 2103 election campaign of the Palmer United Party. Citic wants WA Supreme Court judge David Jackson QC to rule that Palmer acted fraudulently and dishonestly

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CITIC PACIFIC LIMITED, CHINA INTERNATIONAL TRUST AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, MINERALOGY PTY LTD, PALMER UNITED PARTY, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLICE SERVICE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND, SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), ABC TV, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Palmer mine bid rejected

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Original article by Andrew Burrell
The Australian – Page: 5 : 5-Nov-14

Western Australian (WA) magistrate Stephen Wilson has found against the Mineralogy group, and declared its mining ­licence application in breach of the federal Native Title Act as well as WA’s Mining Act. The private vehicle of billionaire and federal MP Clive Palmer has also been criticised by the traditional Kuruma Marthudunera land owners, with Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation CEO Simon Hawkins noting that Mineralogy has been cited by the mining warden over such flawed practices three times in a decade

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MINERALOGY PTY LTD, MINING WARDEN’S COURT (WESTERN AUSTRALIA), FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, YAMATJI MARLPA BARNA BABA MAAJA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

PM Tony Abbott (44%) now leads Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (37%) as ‘Better PM’ but neither Leader has positive job approval

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 3-Oct-14

A special telephone Morgan Poll has found that 44 per cent of Australian electors now rate Prime Minister Tony Abbott as the "Better PM", compared with 37 per cent for Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. The poll, which was carried out from 30 September-2 October 2014, also shows that the number of electors who approve of his handling of his job has risen by 10 per cent to 44 per cent. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan notes that 51 per cent of men approve of Abbott’s handling of the job of PM, while 51 per cent of women disapprove

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Sentence ends Slipper plan to return to law

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Original article by Michael Inman, Christopher Knaus
The Age – Page: 8 : 25-Sep-14

Former MP Peter Slipper has been sentenced for his fraudulent use of travel entitlements. He has been ordered to perform 300 hours of community service and to enter a two-year good-behaviour order. The conviction has ended his plans to return to legal practice

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY MAGISTRATES’ COURT

Tax review urgent, warns Hendy

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Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 16-Sep-14

The Australian Government has been urged to pursue a wide-ranging reform agenda. Liberal Party MP Peter Hendy has called for reforms to the tax industrial relations regimes. He argues that the domestic economy is vulnerable to a range of external shocks, particularly the uncertain outlook for the Chinese economy. He also says the Government should commence its review of the tax white paper immediately

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REMUNERATION GROUP INCORPORATED