Glenn Connley

I’ve just been spammed by Clive Palmer for the umpteenth time this week.

I hate to admit it, but the top line was a policy which caught my eye.

To be fair, I usually just delete and report spam the moment these texts arrive. (I know, that doesn’t achieve anything. But it’s a bit satisfying.)

“15% iron ore licence fee repays our trillion dollars of debt” the sms screamed.

Don’t tell anyone, but I went onto the trumpet website for a butcher’s hook:

To reduce debt, the Trumpet of Patriots will place 15% licence fee on all iron ore exports from Australia.

Naturally, there’s zero detail about how it would work or how much it would raise … but when even Clive is saying the giant companies pillaging our resources should pay more, that’s saying something.