Mineral Resources accused of political posturing in port levy fight
The state-run Pilbara Ports Authority has engaged high-profile barrister Bret Walker in a Supreme Court fight to recover more than $5 million in unpaid levies on iron ore exports from the Port of Ashburton.
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