An administrator’s report into Queensland Nickel released earlier this week suggests that Clive Palmer may have acted as a shadow director of the company before hundreds of workers were sacked.

University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Education Nick Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss how it all went wrong for the businessman-turned-politician. Meanwhile, as parliament prepares to return next week, the government has been dropping hints about what can be expected in the May budget.

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