I’m standing to be the next PM of Australia: Clive Palmer

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I’m standing to be the next PM of Australia: Clive Palmer

« on: April 27, 2013, 08:38:21 PM »

Australian Mining 26 April, 2013 Vicky Validakis

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has announced he will form his own political party for this year’s federal election, fielding candidates in 150 House or Representative seats as well as the Senate.

Palmer told the ABC’s Lateline that Australia needs a new party “to unite all Australians in a time of crisis to work together”.
Named the United Australia Party, Palmer said it was a reformation of the party of the same name which governed Australia in the 1930s, Daily Mercury reported.

Prime ministers Joseph Lyons, Robert Menzies and Billy Hughes were all part of the original United Australian Party.
"We think we've got some great ideas, we think we can contribute to the debate and hopefully we can get the support of Australians," Palmer said.

"It's not reasonable to say Australians will vote for a party or their votes are locked in before the contest. Let's have the contest, let's have the best ideas out there, let's let the people decide."

“Julia Gillard and the Labor government are on the nose but Australians are also clearly disillusioned with both the major political parties,” he said.

“By reforming the United Australia Party we are offering a viable alternative. The United Australia Party stands for bringing people together.

“Politics today is based on politicians blaming and fighting each other; there is no leadership and no plan to grow the economy. United Australia Party will represent all.

“Australia also needs the right policies in place to restore jobs growth. We have had people with little expertise running the country and operating a trillion dollar business. We are facing a $60 billion deficit and drastic action is needed.”

Palmer said the UAP stood for honesty in government and would ensure paid political lobbyists played no part in the business of government.

“Politicians are being compromised by the reliance on lobbyists and their client’s cheque books,” he said.

“Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier Campbell Newman have allowed lobbyists to have too much influence in the political process and this is one of the major factors in my decision last year to resign my membership of the LNP,” he said.
News.com have reported the Palmer intends to run for the Sunshine seat of Fairfax, a position held by the LNQ’s Alex Somlyay since 1990.

The announcement is set to make for an interesting run to the September election.

On Palmer’s plan to enter politics, Julia Gillard said he would have to go through the right processes.
"It’s all a question for Mr Palmer and the appropriate party registration processes," she said.
Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey said Palmer was a "fairly unique individual".
"He is out there in his own orbit and he is entitled to that place," Hockey said.

Former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said he was surprised Palmer was entering the race so close to the election.
"Anyone in Australia can stick their hand up and have a go, it’s democracy," Rudd told the Seven Network’s Sunrise program.
"But the thing with Clive is why on earth are you doing it now? If you are going to run and you are going to put a lot of money in behind your campaign, at least the Australian people have the right to put you under some scrutiny about what policies you would take to an election and whether they should be supported or not.

“I think this last minute stunt like Clive has got in mind is not good because people want to know what you would change."
In an unusual grouping Palmer was voted as a national treasure along with the creator of the cervical cancer vaccine Professor Ian Frazer, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, and Kylie Minogue.

According to the National Trust of Australia (NSW), the Australian public voted for seven Australia's to be considered national living treasures.

Ian Carroll, from the National Trust, said the group was chosen as they personified Australian qualities
"Their generous and significant contributions have, like them, become part of our national heritage," he said in a statement.
Palmer stated that his new status a 'living treasure' is "an honour, especially to be the only person (voted in) from industry".

Palmer is the owner of resource company Mineralogy which owns and operates mines in QLD and Western Australia.

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Mine delays 'killing off' engineering work

« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2013, 07:08:23 PM »

by: Leo Shanahan From: The Australian April 29, 2013 12:00AM

MINERS delaying and cancelling major projects is leading to a long-term decline in engineering projects in Australia.

A BIS Shrapnel report to be released today into the future of engineering construction in Australia has warned that the boom in large-scale civil projects feeding off mining is over.

The report finds that while Australia is at its peak in terms of spending on large-scale engineering projects, investment will fall in the next five years and not reach the current levels of spending again until late into the next decade.

Civil construction work is predicted to be worth $128 billion in the 2012-13 financial year, an 11 per cent rise on the previous year, but is expected to drop another 5.4 per cent in 2013-14.

The report predicts that by 2016-17 there will have been a 20 per cent drop from current levels of civil construction spending.
Adrian Hart, senior manager for BIS Shrapnel's infrastructure and mining unit, said the boom, driven by the mining sector and Chinese demand was over.

"Over the past decade we have witnessed one of the biggest booms in investment in civil infrastructure this country has ever seen. Total work done has risen nearly five-fold. But now this market is turning and will be a drag on GDP," Mr Hart said.
The report claims that the drop in demand from China has led directly to the deferment or cancellation of major mining projects and will lead to a 30 per cent structural decline in resource-related projects in the coming years.

"The slowdown in the resource-hungry Chinese economy since mid-2012 has been the key driver of the downturn in work, with several large mining projects once expected to commence in 2013 or 2014 being deferred," the report says.
"BIS Shrapnel estimates that resources-related engineering construction activity (including port and rail works) will fall nearly 30 per cent from around $78bn in work done during 2012-13 to around $56bn by 2016-17."

Oil and gas producer Woodside this month announced plans to shelve its plans to build a $45bn gas processing plant at James Price Point, north of Broome, saying the liquefied natural gas project was no longer commercially viable.
While Mr Hart said there was no major risk of a "sharp collapse" in engineering projects in the near term, Australia would need to invest in other building sectors such as housing.

"We are a long way from stable, balanced growth and need other sectors to step up," he said. "The decline in civil construction work may itself provide room for further interest rate cuts and be a catalyst for long-needed investment in other sectors of the economy, particularly housing."

Peak housing body, the Housing Industry Association, will today launch its new campaign, Housing Australians, which aims to place the decline in housing construction as an election issue.

"With 2013 being an election year, it is essential that all parties embrace policies that will improve housing affordability and cut through the red and green tape that is strangling new housing development," HIA managing director Shane Goodwin said.

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Re: I’m standing to be the next PM of Australia: Clive Palmer

« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2013, 07:11:42 PM »

Quote from: juan on April 27, 2013, 08:38:21 PM

Australian Mining 26 April, 2013 Vicky Validakis

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has announced he will form his own political party for this year’s federal election, fielding candidates in 150 House or Representative seats as well as the Senate.

Palmer told the ABC’s Lateline that Australia needs a new party “to unite all Australians in a time of crisis to work together”.
Named the United Australia Party, Palmer said it was a reformation of the party of the same name which governed Australia in the 1930s, Daily Mercury reported.

“Julia Gillard and the Labor government are on the nose but Australians are also clearly disillusioned with both the major political parties,” he said.

“Politics today is based on politicians blaming and fighting each other; there is no leadership and no plan to grow the economy. United Australia Party will represent all.
“Australia also needs the right policies in place to restore jobs growth. We have had people with little expertise running the country and operating a trillion dollar business. We are facing a $60 billion deficit and drastic action is needed.”
Palmer said the UAP stood for honesty in government and would ensure paid political lobbyists played no part in the business of government.
“Politicians are being compromised by the reliance on lobbyists and their client’s cheque books,” he said.
“Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier Campbell Newman have allowed lobbyists to have too much influence in the political process and this is one of the major factors in my decision last year to resign my membership of the LNP,” he said.

The announcement is set to make for an interesting run to the September election.

Palmer is the owner of resource company Mineralogy which owns and operates mines in QLD and Western Australia.

Would say that this is timely opportunty for mining magnate Clive Palmer!
Taking advantage of Australia’s disillusionment with both the major parties. Akin to Barack Obama’s running for US presidency the first time.

Not a bad idea really to have Palmer become the next PM. Being a mining magnate, he’d have strong vested interests in getting the myriad of pending projects up and running and boost Australia’s sluggish economy. Import foreign labour to supplement Australia’s dearth of manpower. Establish stronger relations with Asian customers. Keeping fingers crossed that he'll win.

Once again, to kababayans back home! If you haven't already done so, lodge your resumes now.

« Last Edit: April 28, 2013, 08:04:27 PM by juan »

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wealth and fame may pass away,
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through the world i'll gladly go,
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Slowdown hits hopes for mining jobs

« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2013, 09:00:12 PM »

Nick Sas, The West Australian April 29, 2013, 7:30 am

The tales of WA's mining boom, with its abundance of jobs and astounding pay packets, sailed all the way to England's Portsmouth University
And geology student James Robinson heard them loud and clear.
Friends and former fellow students who had travelled from the English port city to their new-found home in the Kalgoorlie and Pilbara dirt told the 24-year-old about this employment paradise.
One friend from geology school said he had five offers in his first week, after moving to Perth early last year.
Inspired by these tales, the graduate packed his bags in January and headed for this utopia called Perth.
Since Australia Day, Mr Robinson says he has sent off about 300 to 400 applications, and regularly travels into the West Perth offices of mining companies to hand out his CV in person.
And although he has found employment - as a warehouse supervisor - he is yet to find work in mining.
"It is frustrating," he said. "I've been looking really, really hard. And I'll keep looking until I find something.
"It seems like the competition has simply increased for jobs in mining over the past six months . . . maybe I am six months too late."
The increased pressure is not a figment of Mr Robinson's imagination.
According to figures from Mackie Employer Solutions, staff turnover at mining companies has fallen nearly 5 per cent over the past six months to 14.8 per cent annually - a figure not seen since the global financial crisis.
The fall has been attributed to layoffs, deferred and suspended projects and a strong focus on cost reduction. All this equates to more pressure on those looking for work, particularly graduates.
Curtin University school of mines director Steve Hall has also seen a change over the past six months.
"There is no doubt the jobs market is tightening," Mr Hall said.
"A few years ago there were three jobs for every graduate. Now it's definitely a bit harder."
The Kalgoorlie-based School of Mines is WA's premier feeder organisation for the mining industry, and has been the learning ground for some of WA's best-known miners.
It includes courses such as geology, metallurgy, mining engineering and exploration geophysics.
Despite the obvious tightening in the jobs market, Mr Hall said at the moment almost all school of mines' graduates were able to find work.
He believed mining industry workers coming to WA from overseas may find it more difficult because of visa issues and the tendency for local companies to employ home-grown talent.
Yet despite the already-tightening jobs market, the real pressure may come midway through this decade.
In 2008, then education minister Mark McGowan urged students - and universities - to take up geology to serve the then-burgeoning mining boom.
It appears WA high school students have been a bit slow on the uptake.
Figures supplied by the school of mines show 866 new students arrived in 2010. That nearly doubled to 1583 in 2012.
According to Mr Hall the natural attrition rate for the school is about 25 per cent. This means about 1200 geologists, metallurgists, mining engineers and exploration geophysics will be looking for work at the end of 2016. Last year there were only 427 graduates.
"I guess the teenagers see the money that's on offer," he said.
"I spoke with our first year students a couple of weeks ago and I did explain to them that perhaps by the time they're moving towards graduation they may not be getting the remuneration packages that were there in the past.."
For the out-of-work Mr Robinson, the pressure is already evident.
"I've left my country and put it all on the line to come here so you know I'm committed - that's what I plan to tell any future employer," he said.
"I just need someone to give me a chance."
I just need someone to give me a chance. "James Robinson

Quote from: juan on April 28, 2013, 07:11:42 PM

Would say that this is timely opportunty for mining magnate Clive Palmer!
Taking advantage of Australia’s disillusionment with both the major parties. Akin to Barack Obama’s running for US presidency the first time.

Not a bad idea really to have Palmer become the next PM. Being a mining magnate, he’d have strong vested interests in getting the myriad of pending projects up and running and boost Australia’s sluggish economy. Import foreign labour to supplement Australia’s dearth of manpower. Establish stronger relations with Asian customers. Keeping fingers crossed that he'll win.

Once again, to kababayans back home! If you haven't already done so, lodge your resumes now.

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"true love is life's best treasure.
wealth and fame may pass away,
bring no joy or lasting pleasure.
true love abides all way.
through the world i'll gladly go,
if one true love i know."

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________
Everyone, who came into my world, left footprints in my heart. Some, so faint, I can hardly detect them. Others, so clear, I can easily discern them. Regardless, they all influenced me. They all made me who I am.

j

juan

14363
Fate is the hunter for my holy grail.

Re: I’m standing to be the next PM of Australia: Clive Palmer

« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2013, 09:07:22 PM »

As mentioned elsewhere, mining has cycles - booms and busts. When bust comes, your contract may not be renewed or the mine will shut down. Gotta prepare yourself for such contingency.
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Quote from: jey on March 30, 2013, 10:16:20 AM
lets go to the beach again ? before going home somewhere over seas
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overseas Should you become a FIFO miner in Australia, wouldn't advise this kinda lifestyle. In short, don't go on a spending spree during your roster out.
Mining has cycles - booms and busts. When bust comes, your contract may not be renewed or the mine will shut down. Gotta prepare yourself for such contingency.
At your age, best is to enrol a course during bust period. Enhance your skills. Best way to invest your money. Nobody can steal what is planted in your brain. Knowledge is power. And power is money.

Surely, RG&Co will be only too eager to plan for your next week-off. Pakiao og aeroplano, go to Baguio (init sa Bohol!), check-in a 7-star hotel and nightly gambling spree in casino Royale. Before weekend, ubos na ang pera. Come mining bust, you're also busted.

The moral is, when you have money, hide away from RG&Co.
But you can always rely on Tart. After all, me is her financial adviser. Hehe

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"true love is life's best treasure.
wealth and fame may pass away,
bring no joy or lasting pleasure.
true love abides all way.
through the world i'll gladly go,
if one true love i know."

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________
Everyone, who came into my world, left footprints in my heart. Some, so faint, I can hardly detect them. Others, so clear, I can easily discern them. Regardless, they all influenced me. They all made me who I am.

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juan

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Fate is the hunter for my holy grail.

Palmer's party to right the wrongs. Right?

« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2013, 09:41:06 PM »

Brisbanetimes.com.au April 26, 2013 Amy Remeikis Reporter

Clive Palmer's political party is yet to be registered, but don't worry, it does have policies.
Mr Palmer, the leader of the newly established United Australia Party, said his party would fall into the conservative side of politics and would have very similar policies to the Coalition – except for five key differences.

First of all, lobbyists would be out. Completely.

"Another one is on the carbon tax, right," Mr Palmer said.
(Adding "right" to the end of a sentence in explanation mode is a familiar tic of Mr Palmer's. He has used it when explaining what was wrong with the LNP, what was wrong with the Football Federation of Australia and what was wrong with people who didn't understand his Titanic vision. It's not a question. Mr Palmer appears to assume he is right, and not care if you don't agree with him.)
"We think it should be abolished from the day it is introduced, not after its first year, right," he continued. "And in doing that we think we can refund back to all the people who have been paying higher electricity prices that money."

Refugees is another political point of difference: "We don't think it is good sense to spend $5 billion or more every year on the naval blockade of Australia, right. We believe in a similar policy that they have in the United States and other countries, where people can board a plane, whether or not they have a visa, and then they're shuttled to the airports where there are people in facilities waiting to meet them. They are then interviewed, they are given a hearing and if they are found to not be legitimate refugees, they are put on the next plane back. You won't need detention centres, that's what every other country does in the western world. This is what the press calls a 'beat up'. It's not really an issue at all and we don't believe in separating families and mothers and children and putting them in jail, when they have done nothing."

Number four concentrates on the resource and value-rich regions, (those which profit from industries such as tourism and mining) receiving at least one-quarter of the wealth they generate for their communities.

"And the last one [difference] is we believe we should take the mineral wealth from Western Australia and Queensland and develop processing industries in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, so that we can create more jobs."

Other policies are a work in progress for the fledging political party.

The Gonski funding reforms are something Mr Palmer supports in principle, but with some adjustments.
"We're against cutting funding to universities, right," he said. "What goes with that is our universities are an export industry, right, and the Gillard government has stopped that with the 457 [temporary skilled work] and other visas, and universities have lost a lot of revenue and Australia has lost that export revenue. So that needs to be reinstated, right."

But expanding the economy, like his party would like to do by building up the minerals and processing industries in Australia, would increase the government's revenue streams, meaning incorporating the Gonski reforms wouldn't be such an issue. It's that simple, Mr Palmer said.

When it comes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, his party's policy is the same as the Coalition's – which is it supports the scheme, in principle.
Again, he spoke about increased revenue for the federal government: "If you solve the big picture, if you have more revenue coming through, then you have more money you can spend, that is what we are really trying to say, right."

When it comes to marriage equality, Mr Palmer, a practising Catholic, said he believes in a "conscience vote for all those issues".

"It's not something that I would really determine until I have an issue before me. It can all be in different shades of grey, you know, it really depends on what the proposition is."
So does Mr Palmer personally believe that same-sex couples should be able to marry, and if so, when would he work to change the marriage act?

"It is not something I have considered at the moment," he said.
"I can't pre-empt these things because they are not real propositions before the parliament, right. And there are 101 issues you could ask me about 101 things, but I couldn't answer them all for you because it would be wrong to do so.

"I haven't been fully briefed on it. I wouldn't want to say something to you which was wrong because I hadn't had the information and I have to correct it later. I haven't looked at that issue in enough detail to be able to give you a rational answer."

As for the balance between increasing revenue streams and environmental concerns – it can be done. If people just speak to each another.
"The real issue really is that people need to talk to each other to get out to what is the best solution. That is what my experience has been. A lot of the greens don't talk to industry; industry doesn't talk to the greens."
Two years ago, coal seam gas mining "wasn't something one of our companies would have done, because we didn't think there was enough data available in Australia".
"It's as simple as that," Mr Palmer said.

But what the United Australia Party (Australian Electoral Commission registration pending) is all about is consensus.
"Saying, let's not condemn people for saying they have a different view than we have, because they are all citizens of the country, let's try and come to a solution," Mr Palmer said.

And a successful politician – "one who fulfils the expectations of his electorate".

Come September, we'll find out what expectations the people of the seat of Fairfax hold for their elected representative.

« Last Edit: May 01, 2013, 09:53:33 PM by juan »

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wealth and fame may pass away,
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true love abides all way.
through the world i'll gladly go,
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Everyone, who came into my world, left footprints in my heart. Some, so faint, I can hardly detect them. Others, so clear, I can easily discern them. Regardless, they all influenced me. They all made me who I am.

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Re: I’m standing to be the next PM of Australia: Clive Palmer

« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2013, 12:01:10 AM »

Quote from: juan on October 31, 2013, 06:06:38 PM

by: JAMIE WALKER From: The Australian November 01, 2013 12:00AM

LOOK out Canberra. Clive Palmer is heading to federal parliament after a recount affirmed he had won the Queensland seat of Fairfax.

The flamboyant businessman who invested millions in his startup Palmer United Party will be joined by at least two senators, capping the strongest debut in contemporary politics since One Nation had its brief moment in the sun at the state level in Queensland in 1998.

While acknowledging the result of the recount, Queensland's Liberal National Party is keeping its options open to mount a court challenge to Mr Palmer's election.

Accusing PUP of drawing out the recount, LNP state director Brad Henderson said a petition to the Court of Disputed Returns could be lodged within 40 days of the poll being declared.

"Given the sheer scale of this process in terms of the number and nature of challenges and determinations made, the LNP will now take some time to consider its position," Mr Henderson said.

For now, attention will likely turn to the statement of pecuniary interests required of MPs and senators, which promises to provide new insight into Mr Palmer's personal wealth.

His claim to be the $6 billion man is contested, with Forbes magazine putting his wealth at $895 million as of last January.
When he takes his place in parliament in a fortnight, Mr Palmer will have the added distinction of holding its most marginal seat after winning by only 53 votes.

"I'm looking forward to making a positive contribution to the battle of ideas in Canberra," Mr Palmer said last night.
The marathon recount extended his winning margin from 36 to 53 over the LNP's Ted O'Brien.

The process was fraught for the Australian Electoral Commission which faced scathing criticism from Mr Palmer. His party challenged a record 50,099 of the 89,176 ballots cast in Fairfax, pushing the duration of the recount to an unprecedented eight weeks.

Mr Palmer will be joined in parliament from next July by incoming PUP senators Glenn Lazarus, the rugby league great who won in Queensland, and Tasmanian Jacqui Lambie.

In Western Australia, PUP frontrunner Zhenya Wang remains on tenterhooks, along with incumbent Green Scott Ludlam, with their battle for the final senate spot potentially to be decided by a court or even a new election after the AEC yesterday admitted losing nearly 1400 previously counted ballot papers.

Senator Ludlam made a barbed reference to Mr Palmer's wealth in congratulating him on being elected. "Good for him," he told Sky News. "He won a . . . fair election. I wish I had a billion to spend on my campaign."

Mr Palmer, 59, has a strong political pedigree, having served as spokesman to Queensland's longest-serving premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, in the late 1980s and then becoming a financial backer of the LNP. A life member of the National Party, he stormed out of the LNP last year after falling out bitterly with Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier Campbell Newman.
Relations between Mr Palmer and the state LNP government remain poisonous. Recently, he claimed to have evidence of corruption among unnamed state ministers.

The Prime Minister will ultimately need the support of the PUP to meet his election commitments to abolish the carbon and mining taxes.

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This is good news to Filipino aspirants for Australian mining jobs. Mining magnate Mr. Palmer's Palmer United Party (PUP) will certainly fight to get pending projects off the ground. He’s got lots of money invested in them.
So, kababayans back home!!!! Lodge your resumes.

And may the Force be with you!

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"true love is life's best treasure.
wealth and fame may pass away,
bring no joy or lasting pleasure.
true love abides all way.
through the world i'll gladly go,
if one true love i know."

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________
Everyone, who came into my world, left footprints in my heart. Some, so faint, I can hardly detect them. Others, so clear, I can easily discern them. Regardless, they all influenced me. They all made me who I am.