Clive Palmer has decided to rebuild the Titanic. And to challenge Wayne Swan in his seat at the next federal election.
Now, I'm all for the concept of politics being about ideas. It would be good to hear more ideas (as opposed to various talking points) raised and discussed in parliament. But at the same time, parliament isn't the Melbourne Club or an academic common room. At the end of the day, parliament exists to do stuff that has a bearing on how society works.
Clive Palmer thinks nothing of the irony that he proposes to build a big ship in China. The original was built in Belfast, now one of the residual wastelands of Irish manufacturing. The thing that really amazes me is that Palmer supposes that the Chinese navy is at his beck and call to escort the bogus vessel to make its first crossing of the Atlantic some time in 2016. Oh, and in the space that held the coal boilers in the original ship, Palmer will have a little display piece about the wonders of his homeland, Queensland.
Does federal parliament really need another Queenslander trying to run the show?
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