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Rich Listers Palmer, Pratt top political donations – again

Tom McIlroy and Aaron Patrick
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Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer was Australia’s biggest political donor again last financial year, spending $5.9 million to bankroll his United Australia Party ahead of the Queensland state election.

The spend was an abject failure, delivering the Mineralogy boss just 0.6 per cent of the vote, and comes after he blew $83 million on a failed campaign for the 2019 federal election.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
Aaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com
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