Palmer Makes Pitch to Patriots at Campaign Launch

Party Chairman Clive Palmer during the Trumpet of Patriots’ National Launch ahead of the 2025 federal election campaign in Sunshine Coast, Australia, on April 19, 2025. AAP Image/Danny Casey

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer hopes his Trumpet of Patriots can bring “common sense” back to Australian politics after launching the party’s campaign in front of a strong crowd at his resort.

Palmer, Victorian Senator Ralph Babet, and federal party leader Suellen Wrightson led the party pitches to a crowd of 400 at the Palmer Coolum Resort on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, pointing the finger at Australia’s major political parties.