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Did Clive Palmer buy an election for $84 million?
13 minutes Posted Feb 10, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
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Clive Palmer spent $84 million of his own money on the last federal election – and didn’t win a single seat. But his campaign still played a key role in helping elect Scott Morrison. In this episode, Mike Seccombe speaks to Palmer’s candidates and explains why our donations system needs reform.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading:

Inside Palmer’s campaign to thwart Labor in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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