Palmer's New Deal: Big Campaign, Big Ideas

In Adelaide today, March 11, billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer is gearing up for another

shot at Parliament in the 2028 federal election. He's targeting the Queensland seat of Fadden

and plans to field United Australia Party candidates in every electorate nationwide.

Palmer promises the biggest campaign Australia has ever seen,

complete with billboards, banners, posters, and junk mail featuring his new deal.

Manifesto sent to every household. Earlier this week in Canberra, Palmer confirmed the campaign

will use every tactic imaginable, including those yellow mailouts from past efforts.

His party currently holds just one Senate seat, thanks to Ralph Bavett elected in 2022.

Despite spending up to $100 million in previous runs, they won no-how seats in the 2025 election.

Palmer stepped back after that loss, calling himself too old for politics at age 71.

But a keto diet has sparked new energy, flipping his decision to run again. He shrugged off past

failures, saying he doesn't need wins to feel confident, and aims to spark real policy talk,

amid what he calls a national crisis. Recent financial disclosures show his company,

Mineralogy poured $52.9 million into his last campaign vehicle.

Palmer was a member of Parliament from 2013 to 2016 for the nearby Fairfax seat,

giving him local ties. Looking ahead, he's pitching big ideas like doubling the health budget,

boosting pensions by 30%, and scrapping the net zero push to save, over $1 trillion.

Palmer says his goal is holding the government accountable for a brighter future for all Australians.

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