The 11pm dash to Government House in Perth, after passing emergency legislation to thwart Clive Palmer's $30 billion damages claim, holds the key to the billionaire's High Court challenge.
The WA government knew if it didn't get Kim Beazley's signature on the Iron Ore Processing (Mineralogy Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Bill 2020 by midnight, fending off Palmer would have been much harder given the events of earlier that day.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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