Clive Palmer's Bombardier Global 6000 lands in Canberra as tax reforms approach a vote

Clive Palmer's Bombardier Global 6000, tail VH-VQN, was tracked flying from Brisbane International Airport to Canberra Airport on June 25, covering 1 hour and 36 minutes at up to 40,025 feet. The aircraft departed shortly after 2:28 PM local time, per flight data.

If Clive Palmer was aboard, the timing would place him in Canberra the same week the federal government's tax reforms—curbing negative gearing and the capital gains discount for established properties—are expected to pass Parliament after a deal with the Greens, as reported by The Canberra Times. The trip also follows news, via the ABC, that Palmer was ordered to pay $13.6 million after an international tribunal dismissed his foreign investor claim against Australia over WA's Balmoral South iron ore project.

The flight marks Palmer's first tracked movement in celebplanes records. His business interests, including Mineralogy, and ongoing legal matters with the WA and federal governments may have drawn him to the capital for political or legal consultations during this consequential week.