Sound the trumpet: Clive Palmer’s carpet-bombing begins again | Josh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy

The United Australia party is no more but Trumpet of Patriots is making a lot of noise – and its ads look uncannily similar. Plus: policy bantz with BandtRead more from the Shadow campaignSee all federal election coverageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastClive Palmer has a new party and a new slogan but it’s still the same old ads from the mining magnate. Not content with pouring hundreds of millions into the past two federal campaigns, for the princely return of one senator who seemingly spends most of his days tweeting furious support for Donald Trump, Palmer is kickstarting his blanket ad campaigns again – this time for the Trumpet of Patriots but still in the ubiquitous Palmer yellow.On Monday huge banner ads ran across the front pages of the Australian, Daily Telegraph and West Australian newspapers: “We don’t need to be welcomed to our own country,” one ad screamed, while the other yelled: “Too much immigration destroys infrastructure.” Continue reading...

Mar 12, 2025 - 01:49

Sound the trumpet: Clive Palmer’s carpet-bombing begins again | Josh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy

The United Australia party is no more but Trumpet of Patriots is making a lot of noise – and its ads look uncannily similar. Plus: policy bantz with Bandt

Clive Palmer has a new party and a new slogan but it’s still the same old ads from the mining magnate. Not content with pouring hundreds of millions into the past two federal campaigns, for the princely return of one senator who seemingly spends most of his days tweeting furious support for Donald Trump, Palmer is kickstarting his blanket ad campaigns again – this time for the Trumpet of Patriots but still in the ubiquitous Palmer yellow.

On Monday huge banner ads ran across the front pages of the Australian, Daily Telegraph and West Australian newspapers: “We don’t need to be welcomed to our own country,” one ad screamed, while the other yelled: “Too much immigration destroys infrastructure.” Continue reading...