Tycoon claims Murdoch’s wife is Chinese spy

Australian billionaire Clive Palmer said he plans to sue Rupert Murdoch over unflattering allegations and claimed the media mogul’s estranged wife is a Chinese spy.

Palmer, best known for building a replica of the Titanic and who is running for election in Australia tomorrow, seethed over a comment piece questioning his wealth and whether he was indeed a university professor and a mining magnate, as he claims.

Murdoch’s flagship The Australian ran the story on its front page under the headline “Why we need to worry about the real Mr Palmer”, alleging he was “a man with a history of peddling fantasies that often morph into a unique version of ‘reality’.”