The Courier-Mail can reveal Mr Palmer detailed his extraordinary treaty terms in a three-page letter that he gave to Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney’s senior staff during failed peace talks early last year.
The letter, along with all documents related to the Government’s dealings with the now federal MP and his companies, will today be handed to Queensland’s corruption watchdog.
Mr Palmer has denied any wrongdoing.
In the three-page letter, Mr Palmer demanded the Government hand his company, Waratah Coal, exclusive rights to own and operate the rail corridor through the Galilee Basin.
In exchange, Mr Palmer promised to drop multiple actions in the Supreme Court, cease all right-to-information applications and not publicly disparage the Government over the Galilee Basin.
Waratah will “discontinue all current litigation”, the first settlement term stated.
Mr Palmer’s terms were ignored and two of the three Supreme Court cases were unsuccessful, with a third due to be heard this week.
TS, as Calliope points out, the letter of demand from Clive Palmer is fact, not some vague allegation.Same as what they did to Pauline Hanson .... DISCREDIT DISCREDIT DISCREDIT until the media frenzy causes a cave in as the cracks start to show. Throw enough mud and some of it will have to stick eventually.
The ABC reported that that suggestion came from a member of Abbott's own party, not Clive Palmer.
Do you have a link to Palmer's 'offer'?
Agree, yet he seems irrationally immovable on this. It's a trait that's concerning.
TS, as Calliope points out, the letter of demand from Clive Palmer is fact, not some vague allegation.
You're usually very perceptive about people. I'm curious about why you seem to be a bit defensive about Mr Palmer?
The ABC reported that that suggestion came from a member of Abbott's own party, not Clive Palmer.
Do you have a link to Palmer's 'offer'?
Agree, yet he seems irrationally immovable on this. It's a trait that's concerning.
Noco, I wouldn't be counting your chickens just yet on Jeff Seeney's belated reference of Palmer to the CMC. You have to ask - if the demands were so corrupt - why was Mr Palmer not referred to the CMC two years ago?
Rant completely justified imo, TS. I'm duly reassured.*RANT OVER*
Yes, accepted, noco. I'll be the first to cheer if Mr Palmer's ambitions are dealt any sort of blow.Julia, it is not illegal to delay any reference to the CMC.....politics is a dirty business on both sides of the house.....sometimes these anomalies are keep in the memory bank and brought out at a convenient time to discredit an opponent.......there is a state election in Queensland early in 2015 and no doubt the LNP will use it all to their advantage.
Both sides do it if they believe there is some political mileage......you only have to look at what happened to Barry O'Farrell and that bottle of wine...enough said.
According to Seeney, Palmer urged Seeney to send the the 'corruption' material to the CMC......so the time period had nothing to do with it.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ve-palmer-to-cmc/story-fnihsrf2-1226950419024
As I posted in my rant .. Clive wants the info to come out as there is a few hairballs in the tender process from Hancock Prospecting that are about to clear the throat.
GREEN groups are challenging billionaire Gina Rinehart in Queensland's highest court in a bid to stop a mega coal mine.
Ms Rinehart's Hancock Coal and Indian mining giant GVK was given conditional approval in April to develop the multi-billion dollar Alpha coal mine in the Galilee Basin.
Mr Palmer has said his proposal would not have favoured Waratah Coal and would have ensured open access to infrastructure for every company operating in the basin in western Queensland.
In March 2013, the government announced Indian mining giant GVK and Gina Rinehart's Hancock Coal would work with freight rail company Aurizon to build rail infrastructure from the basin to the Abbot Point coal terminal near Bowen.
Mr Palmer on Friday produced four letters to him, from Mr Newman and Mr Seeney in 2012, showing they were pleased with Waratah Coal's proposals to build the rail line.
"I congratulate you for your efforts to date, which are contributing to the long-held vision of the Galilee Basin becoming a major new resource region," Mr Seeney said in April 2012, a month after the LNP won power.
Waratah went to the Supreme Court to challenge the government's rejection of its rail proposal in October 2013.
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