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Besieged mining magnate and political hopeful, Clive Palmer, pushed his boat out earlier this week by announcing his triumphant return to public life.
He has the nation’s top job in his sights and has already recruited former One Nation senator Brian Burston to his cause.
Speaking today from his base on our state’s Sunshine Coast, Palmer vowed to run the nation ‘just like a business’.
“I want to make Australia great,” he said to the scrum of four journalists standing beside the 9th tee at Sanctuary Cove.
“And I will run Australia like a business. As a successful businessman myself, as a self-made billionaire, my experience and expertise will naturally make the nation prosper. I am the only true alternative vote in this country. A vote for me is a rejection of the major party nepotism and cronyism,”
“It will be great. All your dreams will come true if you vote for me.”
However, when one reporter present asked if Palmer was going to run the nation like he ran Queensland Nickle, Palmer said no because he was never running Queensland Nickel because he was in parliament at the time.
Another asked if he knew what happened when an entire country’s economy goes into receivership.
Palmer ignored the question.
But he did address the first question, stating that the matter is before the courts.
“I can’t talk about it. If you want answers, I gave them to Leigh Sales a few weeks ago. Go back on iView and check it out if you want. If you want to do your job as a journalist, that is.”
Palmer then called an end to the press conference and departed in a golf cart.
More to come.
