‘Every child gets a pony’: why Clive Palmer’s fantasies have real world consequences

There’s a discomfiting conjunction if Scott Morrison wins and the United Australia party leader picks up a Senate spot

As we embark on the final sprint to Saturday night, we need to talk about Clive Palmer.

Interestingly, the final Guardian Essential survey for the election campaign suggests the controversial businessman isn’t quite as prominent in voters’ minds as he was a week ago. He’s slipped back in the news stories that are cutting through, but Palmer is continuing to turn up in dispatches.

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