Trumpet of Patriots | |
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| Abbreviation |
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| Chairperson | Clive Palmer |
| Leader | Suellen Wrightson |
| President | Glenn O'Rourke |
| Vice President | Nick Duffield |
| Founder | CA/AFP:
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| Founded | CA/AFP: Mid-2004[1][2][3] ToP: 23 August 2021 |
| Registered | CA/AFP: ToP: |
| Preceded by | Australian Federation Party |
| Membership (2022) |  2,650[7] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| Colours | Yellow |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 151 |
| Senate | 0 / 76 |
| Website | |
| trumpetofpatriots.org | |
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Trumpet of Patriots (ToP) is an Australian political party that intends to contest the 2025 federal election.[7] It is registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), as well as in New South Wales for local government elections and the Northern Territory for parliamentary elections.[13][14]
The party has its origins in the Country Alliance, which was founded in 2004 by four rural Victorians and renamed to the Australian Country Party (ACP) in 2015.[15][16] In 2020, the ACP changed its name to the Australian Federation Party (AFP), also known as AusFeds.[17][18] Trumpet of Patriots was formed in 2021 but was unable to achieve AEC registration on its own, and it merged with the Federation Party in 2024.[19]
In February 2025, Clive Palmer joined Trumpet of Patriots after he was unable to re-register the United Australia Party (UAP) for the 2025 election. Palmer currently serves as the party's chairperson, while Suellen Wrightson leads the party and will contest the electorate of Hunter.[20]
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- ^ "....and now, the news..." Country Alliance. Retrieved 4 February 2005.
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- ^ "Party registration decisions and changes". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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- ^ "Notice under s 134(6A)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 3 December 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b "A Defining Moment for Trumpet of Patriots: Together, We Will Make Australia Great Again". Trumpet of Patriots. 25 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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- ^ Sharma, Yashee (19 February 2025). "Clive Palmer launches Trump-inspired political party Trumpet of Patriots". 9News. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "'Make Australia great again': Palmer returns, with Trumpist pledge". The New Daily. 19 February 2025. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Australia: Mining Magnate Launches Potential Spoiler, Trump-Inspired Party Before Elections". Stratfor. 19 February 2025. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
Australian mining magnate and billionaire Clive Palmer launched a new U.S. President Donald Trump-inspired right-wing populist party to compete in the 2025 election dubbed the Trumpet of Patriots Party
- ^ "Local government register of political parties". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 October 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Register of political parties". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 October 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Australian Country Alliance interested in federal seat of Indi but yet to decide on running candidate". ABC News. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Rename Country Alliance". Australian Electoral Commission. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "NOTICE OF PARTY REGISTRATION DECISION" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 27 February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Hewson, Georgie (11 May 2022). "Candidates for southern Queensland seat of Groom, ahead of federal election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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- ^ "Clive Palmer announces 'Trumpet of Patriots' political party". Sky News Australia. 19 February 2025. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.