Clive Palmer and the Liberals are pairing up – just forget those Nazi references

Morrison referred to Palmer as a circus sideshow; Palmer called the PM Himmler, but it’s all water under the bridge

Scott Morrison was questioned extensively on Wednesday about how the Liberals and Nationals could seal a preference deal with Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party despite the treatment of workers at Queensland Nickel.

Although Palmer has now promised to pay workers $7m in outstanding entitlements, the commonwealth had to step in to pay $74m through the unpaid wages safety net, the Fair Entitlement Guarantee, when the company went into liquidation.

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