The trial already involves nearly 1000 documents in 84 lever arch files, but the magnate said he would be “denied natural justice” if he couldn’t delay for more.
The trial already involves nearly 1000 documents in 84 lever arch files, but the magnate said he would be “denied natural justice” if he couldn’t delay for more.
The mining billionaire said he would be ‘denied natural justice’ if he couldn’t get all the evidence presented to court - but he also just needed to pop to a medical appointment, too.
Tensions aside, China remains Australia’s biggest market for iron ore, accounting for almost 80% of its exports in 2021. In a recent weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa noted that “2021 was still a reasonably positive year for global iron ore trade, despite China’s cooling demand, with the rest of the world stepping in with iron .
One of the most poisonous commercial relationships in Australian history will go on trial, as the ‘for better or worse’ elements of the $18 billion Sino Iron project in WA’s Pilbara get scrutinised.