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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.

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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.

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