Two days after the initial hearing,the Commonwealth withdrew its support of Mr Palmer’s position that WA’s ‘all-or-nothing’ approach to the border closure was unconstitutional.
A spokesman for Premier Mark McGowan said the Premier had requested the federal government back WA’s application for a retrial.
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“Currently all of the federal government’s evidence presented to the Federal Court last week has not been struck out,” he said.
“This means the Prime Minister’s public statement to ‘withdraw’ from supporting Clive Palmer’s action against WA is meaningless.
“This is an urgent matter that needs the attention of the Prime Minister,as it is not known when the Federal Court will bring down its findings.”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Commonwealth would"assist the WA government with what they're seeking to achieve".