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Clive Palmer

Clive Palmer’s $60 million election campaign ends in failure

How billionaire Clive Palmer burned $60 million on a party that won nothing

The mining magnate’s Trumpet of Patriots failed to win a single seat in the 2025 federal election, despite a record-breaking ad blitz and a maligned nationwide SMS campaign.

  • By Samuel Hussey
  • Head of News & Life
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