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Donors gave $131m before Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are

Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is included

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Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, political donations data shows

Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat

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Bank details exposed after Palmer's parties suffer hack

A raft of personal information from Clive Palmer's two political parties has been exposed, forcing the billionaire to apologise for the data breach.

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Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots and United Australia parties hit with data breach

Data potentially compromised by the June ransomware attack includes banking records, contact details and employment history

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Shock NSW Senate result as One Nation beats Labor to win final seat

The button was pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the New South Wales Senate today. All analysts expected Labor to win the final seat, for a three Labor, two Coalition, one Green result. Instead, One Nation won the final seat, for a two Labor, two Coalition, one Green and one…

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Labor gains Senate seats in Victoria and Queensland, and surges to a national 55.6–44.4 two-party margin

Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in Victoria, the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in Victoria, with the other two unchanged. I had a wrap of earlier button presses on Tuesday.

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Clive Palmer Has Retired From Politics After Burning Through More Than $250M In Campaigns

Trumpet of Patriots chairman and political everyman Clive Palmer has announced his retirement from politics after a failed campaign.

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Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots fails to pick up single lower house seat despite text spam and ad blitz

Minor party will not win a House of Representatives seat and its performance in the Senate is still unknown after spending millions on advertising

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Election flops – a night to forget for minor parties on the left and the right

Minor parties were all the rage at the last election when, along with independent candidates, they secured almost a third of votes.

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Final polls give Labor a clear lead before the election

With those who haven’t already cast a pre-poll vote ready to hit the polling places tomorrow, a final batch of polls give Labor a firm lead.

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Trumpet Of Patriots Candidate Accused Of Being Serial Troll In Sperm Donation Groups

A candidate for Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots has been accused of being a serial troll in sperm donation groups.

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Who is H Fong, the man authorising the flurry of annoying Trumpet of Patriots text messages?

Unsolicited texts authorised by Harry Fong, a Senate candidate for Queensland and ‘highly respected barrister’ who befriended Clive Palmer in the 1970s

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Labor maintains clear lead in all polls and is likely to win election

Labor leads by between 52–48 and 53–47 in four new national polls from Resolve, Essential, Morgan and DemosAU. While Labor’s vote slumped from a high 55.5–44.5 in Morgan to 53–47, such a slide hasn’t been seen in any other poll. Labor remains the likely winner of the election this Saturday.

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The Trumpet Of Patriots Is Straight-Up Spamming Inboxes & People Are Justifiably Pissed

"Isn't this harassment? Stalking? I never signed up for these."

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Why are political parties allowed to send spam texts? And how can we make them stop?

Another election, another wave of unsolicited political texts. Over this campaign, our digital mailboxes have been stuffed with a slew of political appeals and promises, many from the new party Trumpet of Patriots (backed by Clive Palmer, a veteran of the mass text campaign).

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Preference deals can decide the outcome of a seat in an election – but not always

Every election cycle the media becomes infatuated, even if temporarily, with preference deals between parties. The 2025 election is no exception, with many media reports about preference “deals” being made.

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Labor spends more than Coalition on election TV ads but Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots leads YouTube outlay

Political ads on YouTube surge 40% during 2025 election campaign compared to last federal poll

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Clive Palmer claims how-to-vote cards ‘interfered with’ after backlash over teal preferences

Billionaire says it wasn’t the first time Trumpet of Patriots operations have been ‘hacked’ – without providing evidence to support claims

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Whoever wins Australia’s election will need to work with the Senate. Here’s how it could look

The balance between left and right in the upper house may not swing wildly, but even one or two seats changing hands could prove crucial

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Palmer makes pitch to Patriots at campaign launch

Billionaire Clive Palmer has made his pitch to party faithful's after launching the Trumpet of Patriots campaign at his own resort.

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Palmer bemoans 'boring' campaign, starves major parties

Unimpressed by the "most boring" election he's participated in, Clive Palmer says major party MPs will be preferenced last by his Trumpet of Patriots party.

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Of Course Clive Palmer’s Trumpet Of Patriots Candidates Are Raising Eyebrows

An alleged stalker, a convicted fraud, and a banned 'psychologist' walk into a political party...

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Palmer pledges big biscuits for Patriots election blitz

Billionaire Clive Palmer has munched on a favourite Australian snack while expounding on his new party's Trump-style policies and promising to spend big on ads.

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Clive Palmer’s Back With MAGA-Inspired Political Party ‘Trumpet Of Patriots’

“Australia needs Trump policies. Australians want them.”

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Clive Palmer echoes Trump in new political party launch

The new political party of billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer echoes the policies of US President Donald Trump by aiming to "make Australia great again".

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