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Jun 14^th, 2016 at 1:53pm

He's a hard man to keep down. Noise about re-opening the Refinery is good, but.....let's see what happens.

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Clive Palmer has filed a claim in the Supreme Court seeking more than $1 billion in damages from FTI Consulting, the former administrator of his Queensland Nickel business.

Mr Palmer indicated last month he would take legal action over the way FTI Consulting handled the failing Townsville refinery.

FTI was appointed to run the refinery in January, but Mr Palmer sacked the firm several weeks later.

It has previously indicated it would fight any legal action.

Mr Palmer said he held FTI Consulting responsible for the refinery's closure and the sacking of about 800 workers.

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Mr Palmer said yesterday he was taking steps to reopen the refinery.

The current refinery operator, Queensland Nickel Sales, has begun an expressions of interest process and is working on a schedule for the facility's reopening.

Director Martin Brewster said the company was hoping to rehire some of the workers sacked earlier this year.

"We're after all sorts of people to come and work here," Mr Brewster said.

"Hopefully we'll get some of the previous workforce back again. We need that experience to assist us with the process of getting the refinery back online.

"It's certainly a good use to get that employment back here in Townsville."

Mr Brewster said they expected to hire around 500 workers, should the refinery reopen.

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Palmer and Queensland Nickel Reply #1 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 3:08pm The bankruptcy could have been a ploy to allow firing of 300 workers which might otherwise have resulted in union action. Furthermore, the Nickel refinery close down could have given Palmer an advantage in negotiations with Nickel ore suppliers. Perhaps Palmer was foxing all the time.
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Reply #2 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 3:12pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 3:08pm:

The bankruptcy could have been a ploy to allow firing of 300 workers which might otherwise have resulted in union action.

Furthermore, the Nickel refinery close down could have given Palmer an advantage in negotiations with Nickel ore suppliers.

Perhaps Palmer was foxing all the time.

Palmer is many things but fool is not among them.

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Reply #3 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:17pm

Aussie wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 3:12pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 3:08pm:

The bankruptcy could have been a ploy to allow firing of 300 workers which might otherwise have resulted in union action.

Furthermore, the Nickel refinery close down could have given Palmer an advantage in negotiations with Nickel ore suppliers.

Perhaps Palmer was foxing all the time.

Palmer is many things but fool is not among them.

oh that is so right cunning as a fox and takes everyone else to be the fools..

and when it comes to Qld hes dead right..

this is just his usual DEFLECTING.. sue for a billion... yeah right...if he wants to put someone off he threatens to sue them... even the Chinese.....hes lost the plot this time..

I believe thye are getting ready to throw the book at him and hes looking for more time.... maybe to even get more of his filthy money out of the country...

hes a bad dude and how anyone could have even been taken in to vote for him I will never know..

didnt he talk up the Titanic for years as well..

Angry

you must have rocks for brains to b elieve anything this man says..

its all a con....a time wasting con.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20193 Gender:	Re: Palmer and Queensland Nickel Reply #4 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:20pm cods wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:17pm: Didnt he talk up the Titanic for years as well.. Isn't that his ego?
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39721 Gender:	Re: Palmer and Queensland Nickel Reply #5 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:20pm Oh.....okay. I'll search the Supreme Court Registry to see if it is true that he has initiated proceedings. You reckon he lied about that, ey, cods?
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Reply #6 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:23pm

Palmer will, most likely, have a "health scare" soon .... he is soooooooooooo Morbidly Obese that surely his heart cannot keep pumping for much longer. Last ditch stand comes to mind and our resident taxi driver is backing him to the hilt .... shows you what sort of person he is. Wouldn't touch him or Clive with a barge pole. Wink

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39721 Gender:	Re: Palmer and Queensland Nickel Reply #7 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:26pm Nappy, have you got nothing better to do than follow me around like some love sick attention seeking puppy. Get off my coat tails. Make you own way.
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Palmer and Queensland Nickel Reply #8 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:27pm Aussie wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:20pm: Oh.....okay. I'll search the Supreme Court Registry to see if it is true that he has initiated proceedings. You reckon he lied about that, ey, cods? Anyone can do that. Why do you make it sound so "exclusive"?
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20193 Gender:	Re: Palmer and Queensland Nickel Reply #9 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:28pm Neferti wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:23pm: Palmer will, most likely, have a "health scare" soon .... he is soooooooooooo Morbidly Obese that surely his heart cannot keep pumping for much longer. He will probably go overseas, and do a Skase.
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Reply #10 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 6:30pm

lee wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:20pm:

cods wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:17pm:

Didnt he talk up the Titanic for years as well..

Isn't that his ego?

NONONO he spent millions of other peoples money on it..and it never got off the table.. hes a crook...

everything he touches turns to lead...he lives off others like the parasite he is.

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Reply #11 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 6:33pm

Aussie wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:20pm:

Oh.....okay. I'll search the Supreme Court Registry to see if it is true that he has initiated proceedings. You reckon he lied about that, ey, cods?

as we all know he does this because he can....

didnt he take the Qld govt to court... or at least pretend too..

Angry

hes a mon grel threatens everyone to take the heat off himself..

cunning as a fox.. it worked in the past there wasnt a man standing he didnt threaten to sue.....but thats all changed now we see the real clive.. and hes an arsehole.

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Reply #12 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 6:34pm

lee wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:28pm:

Neferti wrote on Jun 14^th, 2016 at 5:23pm:

Palmer will, most likely, have a "health scare" soon .... he is soooooooooooo Morbidly Obese that surely his heart cannot keep pumping for much longer.

He will probably go overseas, and do a Skase.

does anyone remember Alan Bond losing his memory... Grin

like you do.....funny he never had an attack of memory loss whilst at the prison farm... Roll Eyes

is anyone surprised..

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Reply #13 - Jun 15^th, 2016 at 10:23am

QNI will not open again

the plant has been let run down so badly it will cost a fortune to get back to standard

especially it's environmental standards that were let slip

and if as you may be suggesting Aussie

this has all been a ruse

then he should be held to account

because I believe that's tantamount to fraud

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Reply #14 - Jun 15^th, 2016 at 12:10pm

Gnads wrote on Jun 15^th, 2016 at 10:23am:

QNI will not open again

the plant has been let run down so badly it will cost a fortune to get back to standard

especially it's environmental standards that were let slip

and if as you may be suggesting Aussie

this has all been a ruse

then he should be held to account

because I believe that's tantamount to fraud

Its clever business strategy. Its how people get megarich using OPM.

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