WA premier described Clive Palmer as ‘the worst Australian who’s not in jail’ in text messages
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Mark McGowan also thanked media mogul Kerry Stokes for marvellous front pages' attacking Palmer in 2020, court hears in defamation case
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The Western Australia premier, Mark McGowan, privately described mining billionaire Clive Palmer as the worst Australian who's not in jail" in text messages revealed in court during their defamation trial.
The premier was grilled on Wednesday about his personal communications regarding Palmer while being cross-examined in the federal court in Sydney.
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