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Reply #120 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 6:16pm

cods wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 5:58pm:

ian wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 5:10pm:

The WA voting public are amongst some of the most retarded in Australia, I wouldnt use that poll as a ringing endorsement of Palmer. The man is a buffoon, but west australians quite comfortably elect buffoons. Look at Barnett, went to the election after downgrading the states credit rating and on the promise of a 80 billion deficit within 5 years. Completely profligate, inept, corrupt government got back in with a landslide victory.

he also doesnt pay his TAX...

a good example to set the public dont you think???

Really. Where is your evidence that Clive does not pay his tax?

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St George of the Garden Gold Member Offline http://tinyurl.com/n 3o8m2x Posts: 9809 Gender:	Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators Reply #121 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:27pm Has he paid his $6m Carbon Price bill?
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38799 Gender:	Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators Reply #122 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:33pm St George of the Garden wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:27pm: Has he paid his $6m Carbon Price bill? He doesn't have one.
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St George of the Garden Gold Member Offline http://tinyurl.com/n 3o8m2x Posts: 9809 Gender:	Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators Reply #123 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:37pm It was reported he did.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38799 Gender:	Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators Reply #124 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:44pm St George of the Garden wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:37pm: It was reported he did. A company does (and that is under current appeal,) not Clive personally.
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ian Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 9451	Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators Reply #125 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:44pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on Mar 16^th, 2014 at 8:10pm: What I like about Clive is his humility. Yes. Just like Ghandi.
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Reply #126 - Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:53pm

Aussie wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 5:02pm:

Looks like PUP is doing okay in the lead-up to the WA Senate (re) election.

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based on 247 interviews.

Margin of error is rather high - the 10.5% translates to about 26 people.

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Clive Palmer's multimillion-dollar advertising splurge ahead of the April 5 Senate election is threatening to wrest a seat from the Liberal Party.

If that happens, that will be the first time that the Liberals have returned less than 3 Senators in WA since 1970.

(1970 - 5 Senators; 1974 - DD; 1975 - DD; 1977 and 1980 - Liberals in office; 1983 - DD; 1984 - 7 Senators elected due to expansion of the Senate; 1987 - DD; 1990 - first election with 6 Senators. 3 Liberals at every election since then.)

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One in 10 (10.5 per cent) of those interviewed in the past fortnight said they were going to vote for PUP on April 5, compared with 37 per cent for the Liberals, 32 per cent for the ALP and 13.5 per cent for the Greens.

Figures for the Nationals are also significant, around 4%. This can be enough to give the Liberals 3 quotas on preferences ahead of PUP. These figures suggest a swing against the government of about 5% is on.

On these figures, Liberals and ALP - 2 primary quotas each. Greens elect one candidate on ALP preferences. Leftover preferences for Greens and ALP will decide the last seat for the conservative side - PUP or Liberals? Hard to say. Minor party preferences will decide the outcome. If leftover Greens preferences are distributed between the Liberals and PUP, the preference flows will strongly favour PUP.

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Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators
Reply #128 - Mar 28^th, 2014 at 11:18am

Aussie wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:44pm:

St George of the Garden wrote on Mar 25^th, 2014 at 7:37pm:

It was reported he did.

A company does (and that is under current appeal,) not Clive personally.

dont think those companies do much without piggies say so...and they havent paid their bill.. because he told them not too..

he plans to fix all that once he gets the POWER.. Roll Eyes

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Reply #129 - Mar 28^th, 2014 at 11:22am

Clive owes $8.4m for carbon tax
DENNIS SHANAHAN THE AUSTRALIAN FEBRUARY 15, 2014 12:00AM

MINING magnate Clive Palmer is being pursued for $8.4 million for flouting the law on carbon emissions after failing to pay the Clean Energy Regulator carbon tax since it became law.

The new MP for the Queensland seat of Fairfax campaigned against the carbon emission scheme before the election last year and is challenging the carbon tax in the High Court.

Mr Palmer's nickel refinery was hit with a further carbon charge of $2.3m yesterday after he failed to pay a $6.1m charge the federal regulator imposed last June.

The regulator revealed the new charge on Mr Palmer's Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd refinery yesterday as part of its reporting of carbon tax progress payments.

Only four companies have failed to account for thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and did not pay more than $13.5m in charges. There is now an outstanding total in carbon tax payments of just more than $20m.

The other companies -- including Penrice Soda Products, which publicly complained of the impact of the carbon tax on its business -- have all suffered financial difficulties since the tax was introduced on July 1, 2012.

Mr Palmer vowed to refund the carbon tax to hundreds of businesses as a core policy of his Palmer United Party. Its success in the Senate means he will have the power to decide the fate of the carbon tax when the new senators take their place on July 1.

Asked about his private companies when he ran for parliament, he declared the matters were none of the voters' business.

Mr Palmer faces court action if he refuses to pay the annual carbon impost after missing the June 17 deadline last year, which was met by more than 370 other big emitters, and a further deadline of February 3 this year.

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Reply #130 - Mar 29^th, 2014 at 2:33pm

Cods, the matter is the subject of litigation....but the point I am making is that Clive personally does not owe the tax....a Company he controls and owns, owes it.

On another subject:

Clive has declined payment as a pollie. Note the other snouts in the State trough!

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CLIVE Palmer has slammed the latest pay rise for Queensland politicians, revealing he has not taken a cent since being elected to Federal parliament last year.

"The whole thing is a cesspool," the Palmer United Party leader said.

"It's about them. It's not about the community.''

New pay scales for state parliamentarians have pushed the Premier's wage to $379,562, a jump of $70,000. The Sunshine Coast's five Cabinet members are now on $310,066.

The salary for the Speaker Fiona Simpson (Maroochydore), jumps to $287,035, while Nicklin MP Peter Wellington receives $148,848 plus an additional $23,031 in total for his work on three committees.

"It's called public service,'' Mr Palmer said.

"To get a salary you need to fill in a form and send it in. I refuse to do it.

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Reply #131 - Mar 29^th, 2014 at 5:25pm

"To get a salary you need to fill in a form and send it in. I refuse to do it.

He should be shouting that from the rooftops, but then he'd be accused of chest beating. People are just so fed up with greedy career politicians that are in it for nothing more than to take and take and at the same time telling us all how tough we have to do it.

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Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators
Reply #132 - Mar 29^th, 2014 at 5:33pm

Aussie wrote on Mar 29^th, 2014 at 2:33pm:

Cods, the matter is the subject of litigation....but the point I am making is that Clive personally does not owe the tax....a Company he controls and owns, owes it.

On another subject:

Clive has declined payment as a pollie. Note the other snouts in the State trough!

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CLIVE Palmer has slammed the latest pay rise for Queensland politicians, revealing he has not taken a cent since being elected to Federal parliament last year.

"The whole thing is a cesspool," the Palmer United Party leader said.

"It's about them. It's not about the community.''

New pay scales for state parliamentarians have pushed the Premier's wage to $379,562, a jump of $70,000. The Sunshine Coast's five Cabinet members are now on $310,066.

The salary for the Speaker Fiona Simpson (Maroochydore), jumps to $287,035, while Nicklin MP Peter Wellington receives $148,848 plus an additional $23,031 in total for his work on three committees.

"It's called public service,'' Mr Palmer said.

"To get a salary you need to fill in a form and send it in. I refuse to do it.

I KNOW DARLING.... BUT HE CALLS THE SHOTS.....YOUR AVERAGE ACCOUNTANT WOULD NOT..NOT PAY THE TAX

THATS WHAT I AM SAYING..

he either hasnt got it???..or is not a good taxpayer.

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Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators
Reply #133 - Mar 29^th, 2014 at 5:34pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Mar 29^th, 2014 at 5:25pm:

"To get a salary you need to fill in a form and send it in. I refuse to do it.

He should be shouting that from the rooftops, but then he'd be accused of chest beating. People are just so fed up with greedy career politicians that are in it for nothing more than to take and take and at the same time telling us all how tough we have to do it.

and I thought you were a fan yr dameship.. Roll Eyes

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Re: Clive Palmer hopeful of 2 more senators
Reply #134 - Mar 29^th, 2014 at 6:54pm

cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2014 at 5:33pm:

Aussie wrote on Mar 29^th, 2014 at 2:33pm:

Cods, the matter is the subject of litigation....but the point I am making is that Clive personally does not owe the tax....a Company he controls and owns, owes it.

On another subject:

Clive has declined payment as a pollie. Note the other snouts in the State trough!

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CLIVE Palmer has slammed the latest pay rise for Queensland politicians, revealing he has not taken a cent since being elected to Federal parliament last year.

"The whole thing is a cesspool," the Palmer United Party leader said.

"It's about them. It's not about the community.''

New pay scales for state parliamentarians have pushed the Premier's wage to $379,562, a jump of $70,000. The Sunshine Coast's five Cabinet members are now on $310,066.

The salary for the Speaker Fiona Simpson (Maroochydore), jumps to $287,035, while Nicklin MP Peter Wellington receives $148,848 plus an additional $23,031 in total for his work on three committees.

"It's called public service,'' Mr Palmer said.

"To get a salary you need to fill in a form and send it in. I refuse to do it.

I KNOW DARLING.... BUT HE CALLS THE SHOTS.....YOUR AVERAGE ACCOUNTANT WOULD NOT..NOT PAY THE TAX

THATS WHAT I AM SAYING..

he either hasnt got it???..or is not a good taxpayer.

It is not his tax to pay. Please grasp that fact.

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