Much has changed since Australian Story first explored the private and professional worlds of Clive Palmer sixteen months ago.

At the time former Qld Premier Peter Beattie concluded 'you haven't heard the last of Clive Palmer, you're just going to have to get used to bigger screens'.

Even he could scarcely have predicted the turn of events now unfolding, with Mr Palmer poised to wield political influence in Federal Parliament

The extent of that influence is yet to be determined but it's now clear that the Palmer United Party has secured two Senate seats with a possible third in Western Australia.

It's speculated he could even end up holding the balance of power in the Upper House.

With so many theories abounding, who is the real Clive Palmer; what can we expect next and what impact might there be on the way the nation's run...