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Clive Palmer says his United Australia Party will not contest WA state election
Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer says his United Australia Party (UAP) will not contest the WA state election in March.
Key points:
- Mr Palmer says he will also remove defamation action against Mr McGowan
- Mr McGowan’s office said it had not been notified that any legal claims had been removed
- WA Liberal Party leader Zak Kirkup said he welcomed the news UAP would not contest the state election
In a statement released on Sunday, Mr Palmer said his party would not field any candidates and that he would be withdrawing a defamation case against Premier Mark McGowan.
Mr McGowan’s office couldn’t confirm it had received any notice of the defamation claims being removed.
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