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Palmer to host world leaders

Clive Palmer's Sunshine Coast resort will host former world leaders next month to discuss job creation.

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More than 40 former world leaders will meet at Clive Palmer's resort in Queensland ahead of the G20 Summit.

Mr Palmer's Coolum resort will host the World Leadership Alliance's three-day annual conference from December 7, with job creation on the agenda.

Former prime minister of the Netherlands, Wim Kok, former South African president Thabo Mbeki and former New Zealand prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley are among those expected to attend.

Mr Palmer is the joint-secretary general of the Alliance which comprises of the World Economic Council and the world's largest forum of former heads of State and government, Club de Madrid.

"More than 40 former prime ministers and presidents will take part in the conference aimed at identifying solutions to further employment and sustainable growth in the 21st century," Mr Palmer said in a statement.

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He said it's an important meeting ahead of the G20 Summit in Brisbane next year.


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