United Australia Party leader Clive Palmer rushed to hospital after stage fall
The billionaire mining magnate and United Australia Party leader explains how he fell while preparing for his campaign launch.
United Australia Party leader Clive Palmer has explained how he fell off the stage during a rehearsal of his United Australia Party campaign launch on the Sunshine Coast on Good Friday.
Mr Palmer suffered a gash on his head after slipping and landing awkwardly from a stage set-up at his Coolum resort.
First aid was administered immediately after the fall and Mr Palmer was transported to hospital where he was later discharged.
“Well, I went to jump on the stage and I can’t high jump like I used to. I’m now 68. I hit it and ricocheted off the stage and hit my head ... I was knocked out for about 20 seconds. Had a scan. I really do have a brain in there between my two ears,” Mr Palmer told the Courier Mail.
“It took me back to my old days when I played for Southport Tigers rugby league ... when I came to, I looked around to see who’d tackled me. I was given the all clear and came back to prepare for today’s launch.”
A UAP spokesman said Mr Palmer was resting on Saturday ahead of the campaign launch.
The fall is Mr Palmer’s second stumble in recent weeks.
While appearing at the National Press Club in Canberra he stumbled on stage but managed to avoid a serious fall or injury.
In February Mr Palmer, who is unvaccinated against Covid, was taken to Pindara Hospital after he contracted the virus.
A team of US-based specialists who treated Donald Trump were called in to help Mr Palmer and he claims they fast-tracked him on to a US drug trial which included a mix of antivirals that included ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
Neither of the drugs have been approved by health authorities to treat Covid in Australia.
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