The West Australian Premier, and Attorney-General John Quigley, have flown to Sydney to take the stand in Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer’s defamation case.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has been questioned over personal text messages he sent describing billionaire Clive Palmer as the worst Australian who s not in jail in Sydney s Federal Court.
Text messages between the WA Premier and the owner of the state's only daily metro newspaper are revealed as Mark McGowan takes the stand for the second day in the high-profile defamation trial against businessman Clive Palmer.
WA Premier Mark McGowan thanked the Seven chairman for his support following the passing of legislation to block a $30 billion claim by Clive Palmer against the state.
Insider text messages between Mark McGowan and Kerry Stokes are aired in court, including an exchange where the WA Premier thanks the media mogul for ""marvellous"" front page articles depicting Clive Palmer as a cockroach and cane toad.