Excuse me but something’s happened.
It’s… it’s Clive Palmer.
You know the fella – Australian businessman? Former politician? Leader of the (in)famous Palmer United Party?
This guy!
You see, Clive's done a thing...
His political career (obviously) wasn't working out: according to Queensland's The Sunday Mail Palmer went unseen in his electorate "for almost seven months"; opted for yellow (eww) as his campaign colours; and was absent from Parliament more often than any other Senator: forty-four times. Forty-four.
Listen: Jessie Stephens debates the importance of doing things we're bad at with Monique Bowley and Mia Freedman, on Mamamia Out Loud. Maybe Clive Palmer's on the right track after all... Post continues after audio.
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Why would you compare Clive Palmer with Sylvia Plath? Does that imply he's orchestrating some cry for help before giving into the abyss? Because that was my first thought. Sylvia was a lovely poet, it doesn't sit right to have her compared to something that's so obviously (or hopefully) satirical...