 In 1983, the Australian government reneged on this agreement and told John Clunies-Ross that he should leave the Cocos.The following year the High Court of Australia ruled that resumption of Oceania House was unlawful, but the Australian government ordered that no government business was to be granted to Clunies-Ross's shipping company, an action that contributed to his bankruptcy.John Clunies-Ross now lives in Perth, Western Australia.