Palmer United Party and government reach deal on mining tax

By Lisa Cox
Updated September 2 2014 - 7:13pm, first published 6:36pm
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann announced the deal in the Senate on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann announced the deal in the Senate on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
PUP leader Clive Palmer is in the Senate to hear Senator Glenn Lazarus speak on the mining tax. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
PUP leader Clive Palmer is in the Senate to hear Senator Glenn Lazarus speak on the mining tax. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen