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Clive Palmer in Cairns for the Titanic II dinner at the Pullman Cairns International. PICTURE: STEWART MCLEAN

Clive Palmer powers ahead of himself

Clive Palmer has announced ambitious plans to build a new coal-fired power station in central Queensland which reminds us of another ambitious plan he’s pursuing, writes Michael Madigan.

Federal Election: A million voters call it early

Federal Election: A million voters call it early

It has become apparent that, as the election campaign enters the home stretch, more than one million voters have effectively turned their back on the entire road show by getting their vote in early.

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TOPSHOT - Plastic waste is seen floating on a sewage canal in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, on April 23, 2019. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

Fiddling with retirement riches while the Earth burns

Halls across the country have filled with furious retirees waving their fists in the air about losing a bit of gravy. I hope there are similar halls of people voting on May 18 who are more worried about planetary devastation, writes Tory Shepherd.

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Hand of a person casting a ballot at a polling station during voting. election voting vote polling poll generic Townsville

The risks of voting early

660,000 people have already voted in the election, but there’s a lot they could potentially be missing in the final two weeks, writes Dean Jaensch.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/federal-election/analysis/page/18