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Clive Palmer, Chairman of Mineralogy Limited, has issued a stark warning about the worsening cost-of-living crisis, highlighting that millions of Australians were going without food, with children among those suffering most.

“Three million Australian households are surviving on just one meal a day, and children are going to bed hungry,” Mr Palmer said.

“The cost of living is breaking Australian families, pushing people to the brink and contributing to a rise in domestic violence. Australians should not be going hungry in their own country.”

Mr Palmer criticised the government’s response, saying that while politicians claim to care, they have failed to take meaningful action to alleviate the crisis.

“The Government says it cares, but it does nothing to help with the cost-of-living disaster,” he said.

Mr Palmer called on all Australians to acknowledge the severity of the situation and act with compassion to support those in need.

“All Australians must accept responsibility for the catastrophe we are facing and reach out to fellow Australians with compassion,” he said.

Mr Palmer urged immediate action to provide relief for struggling households and address the root causes of the crisis.

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Clive Palmer has condemned the Albanese Government’s decision to allocate $600m for a PNG football team while thousands of Australians were going to bed hungry.

“3000 Australians go to bed hungry every night and can’t cope with the cost of living, yet Anthony Albanese has put $600 million of Australian taxpayers’ funds towards a PNG rugby league team,” Mr Palmer said.

“The Government’s number one priority should be focused on suffering Australians. Many Australians are in crisis yet are ashamed to ask for help.

“The Government says it cares but does nothing to help with the cost-of-living crisis. Albanese will go down as one of the worst Prime Minister’s in our history,’’ Mr Palmer said.

“It is getting harder and harder for Australians with energy prices going through the roof. The debate is focused on climate change. Renewable energies make up 4% of all energy on the planet yet 20 years ago renewables were 2%.

“So, the question is, does the extra 2% increase in renewables make up for the declining standard of living in Australia?

“Both Dutton and Albanese clamber to achieve net zero. Net zero will equal a lower standard of life for all Australians.

“The truth is the Government should stay out of the energy debate and leave it to free market forces and industry,’’ Mr Palmer said.

“Market and industry should be bidding to create the alternatives not the Government. Let market forces and enterprise compete, and prices will come down.

“The Government’s main priority should be the cost of living.

“In the coming months, I’ll encourage other industries and industry leaders to do more to help suffering Australians, so fewer go hungry,” Mr Palmer said.

Clive Palmer has mounted a challenge in the High Court of Australia to ensure the United Australia Party (UAP) will be a third force in the 2025 Federal Election.

Mr Palmer said Labor and the Liberals were rigging the election by supporting a draconian and unconstitutional Electoral Act aimed at eliminating competition.

Senator Ralph Babet said that as a serving Senator, he found it undemocratic that the Electoral Act would ban the party from contesting the election.

The Electoral Act states that a deregistered party that seeks re-registration can only contest the election after next.

Section 135(3) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act (the Act) states: “Where a political party is deregistered under subsection (1), that party, or a party that has a name that so nearly resembles the name of the deregistered party that it is likely to be confused with or mistaken for that name, is ineligible for registration under this Part until after the general election next following the deregistration.”

Mr Palmer said the party would seek a declaration from the High Court of Australia that section 135(3) is unconstitutional.

“We don’t believe the provisions of the Electoral Act are conducive to running a free and fair election as our Constitution demands. With that in mind, we have taken the matter to the High Court of Australia,” Mr Palmer said.

Senator Ralph Babet said the party was taking the battle head-on.

“I have lodged an application to re-register the United Australia Party and candidate nominations are now open. United Australia Party will field candidates in all upper and lower house seats,” Senator Babet said.

Mr Palmer said the United Australia Party had 82,000 members and they were being denied the right to vote for who they wanted.

“Labor is running scared. There will be a third force in the next election and it will be well supported. I am calling for all parties to join together to kick out the uni-party of Labor /Liberals which has destroyed our economy and increased our cost of living.”

“The Liberals and Labor need to be cancelled,” Mr Palmer said.

“Before the last election we told the Australian public that interest rates would rise, inflation and the cost of living would go through the roof and life would get a lot more difficult for most Australians. And we were right.”

“Our country is barely recognisable. In just a few short years our standard of living has plummeted thanks to poor government policies and Ministers who are out of their depth,” Mr Palmer said.

“The Coalition are no better and are simply one half of what appears to be a uni-party with Labor. The Government intends to introduce censorship and destroy Australians free speech.

“The time is now for a real alternative. You don’t need a crystal ball to see into the future with Labor and the Coalition – more hard times, more and more control over your lives, more government overreach and more pandering to global elites.

“To vote for them again this time around simply locks this in forever. The 2025 election is critical to the future of the nation and your family.

“In preparation for the next election we are now calling on members to nominate for candidate positions with the United Australia Party,” Mr Palmer said.

UAP Leader Clive Palmer appeared on ABC’s 7.30 news show to talk about the far-left Labor Government’s plans to lock in new legislation that caps political donations and makes it even more difficult for smaller parties or independents to run an effective campaign.

In short, this legislation is a stitch up designed to lock us into the two-party system and exclude everyone else. It’s undemocratic and like much of this government’s plans, not in the interest of Australian citizens.

Despite host Sarah Ferguson’s continual interruptions, it’s a great interview. CLICK HERE to watch.

As Australia heads towards eliminating competition through Anthony Albanese’s electoral reform bill, it was clear that Labor and the Liberals were joined at the hip to manipulate the system, Clive Palmer said today.

Mr Palmer said Australia already had a track record of unfair elections, with a history of missing ballot boxes and poor safeguards to stop people voting multiple times.

“Yet the AEC does nothing except issue petty threats. Nothing gets properly investigated. It is clear the AEC acts for government, not the people or democracy,” he said.

“This new legislation is designed to rig elections. It will also hinder the independents, the regular Australians, from standing for parliament, which is what the constitution was designed for.”

Mr Palmer said the proposed electoral laws demonstrated the united Labor and Liberal party’s intent to control elections.

“Power under the constitution is not meant for abuse, or to suppress competition, as is being proposed,” Mr Palmer said.

“As an Australian citizen, I will challenge these unconstitutional acts which will suppress freedom. We have just witnessed with the results of the US election, that populations overwhelming want democracy and freedom.

“It is interesting that I am over 70 years of age, and Albanese and the Labor Government still fear me. It is not me they should fear, it is ideas,” Mr Palmer said.

“Labor and the Liberals working together on this issue is a disgrace. The only hope for Australian people is if the High Court looks at the constitution and the implied rights of freedom of speech.

“It is a bad move for Labor to seek to control democracy and freedom especially given the importance of building a strong working relationship with the USA, who have shown where they stand on freedom and competition,” he said.

“It is clear that Albo doesn’t want competition. With his declining approval rating, this is an act of desperation.

“We are seeing Labor and the Liberals acting as a united party, trying to control Australians.

“They are threatened by individuals who criticise them. This legislation is designed to destroy the fabric of society,” Mr Palmer said.

Clive Palmer has labelled John Quigley a national disgrace following revelations the WA Attorney General secretly rushed through the controversial Amendment Act to cause him personal damage.

Mr Palmer has strongly argued that aspects of the Amendment Act are highly draconian in nature by imposing severe restrictions on legal actions against individual politicians and the State of Western Australia.

The law also excluded the Freedom of Information Act, which ordinarily allows media and the public greater transparency into government action and the capacity for informed scrutiny.

Mr Palmer said The Amendment Act exempted the state from defined liabilities, removed potential appeal and review rights and excluded principles of natural justice.

Mr Palmer has taken the matter to International Arbitration.

“Mr Quigley’s legacy will be that he is the worst Attorney General in the country since Federation,” Mr Palmer said.

“He and former Premier Mark McGowan will go down in history as causing the largest damages by any government.

“He had to apologise and ask to re-do his evidence to the Federal Court of Australia because he contradicted Mark McGowan – who we now know works for his true master BHP.

“It is John Quigley and Mark McGowan who have put the Commonwealth in this position. As Attorney General he should be concerned for the rule of law.

“John Quigley continues to show his incompetence which has destroyed billions of dollars of wealth to Western Australians and Australians,” Mr Palmer said.

Clive Palmer, whose political party used its Senate power to save Qantas from foreign ownership, has called for the airline to immediately abolish its controversial Chairman’s Lounge.

Mr Palmer said the lounge was a disgraceful perk used to reward or punish politicians, and as a haven for lobbyists to do their dark and dirty deals.

The Palmer United Party used its Senate power to block then Prime Minster Tony Abbott’s hopes of ending Qantas’ foreign ownership restrictions in 2014.

“At the time Alan Joyce was lobbying all sides of government, looking to sell off Qantas to his Irish private equity mates.

“Politicians were more interested in a free lunch than the interests of Australians.”

Mr Palmer said Joyce purposely ran Qantas into the ground for it to be bought cheaply through privatisation.

“You only have to look at the value of the airline now compared to what Alan Joyce wanted it sold to him and his mates for, it raises serious questions,” he said.

Mr Palmer said blocking the privatisation of Qantas was one of his proudest political achievements. At the time, Alan Joyce hit back by cancelling Mr Palmer’s own Chairman’s Lounge privileges.

“The Chairman’s Lounge was used to reward or punish politicians based on vested interests.

“If the Qantas Chairman is serious about restoring the airline’s reputation, he needs to abolish the Chairman’s Lounge,” Mr Palmer said.

“All politicians who are members of the lounge should be under scrutiny, and should resign from the Chairman’s club,” he said.

“The lounge has proven that Australian politicians can be bought cheaply. Although I fly in my own jet, I have frequented the Virgin lounge on occasions, which is better,” he said.

Clive Palmer’s legal team today lodged class actions in the Supreme Court of Queensland seeking compensation for more than 300 police and ambulance officers who were unlawfully directed to get COVID-19 vaccines.

The class actions follow the global precedent set by Mr Palmer in February when he funded a successful challenge to the Queensland Government’s vaccine mandates on behalf of frontline workers.

“The Miles Government must be brought to account. Hundreds of millions of dollars in damages are owing to the public service employees whose human rights were trampled,” Mr Palmer said.

“There is no question of liability given the Queensland Supreme Court’s ruling in February that COVID-19 mandates breached the human rights laws of frontline workers, a decision the Queensland Government did not challenge.

“Steven Miles and his union mates cannot keep sweeping this under the carpet. Queenslanders must bring him to account in tomorrow’s State election.

“We are standing up for the 300-plus police and paramedics seeking compensation from the State of Queensland due to many people losing their jobs, being injured by the COVID-19 vaccines and being unlawfully disciplined for not following the vaccine directions set by the Queensland police and ambulance services,’’ Mr Palmer said.

“I want to acknowledge Queensland police and ambulance officers for the courage that they and their families are showing in taking this matter forward.

“Queensland police and ambulance workers were abandoned by their unions. Their human rights were ignored, as the court found in its landmark decision,” Mr Palmer said.

“As judgement handed down by Queensland Supreme Court Justice Glenn Martin on 27 February 2024 showed, the vaccine mandates were an assault on these men and women who should have the same rights as any Australian citizen.

“It is imperative that every one of these brave men and woman are properly compensated for the bullying, intimidation and prejudice they suffered,” Mr Palmer said.

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UAP Senator Ralph Babet has ramped up his opposition to the Albanese Labor Government’s proposed ‘Misinformation Bill’ by submitting a detailed objection to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications.

The Bill has sparked widespread concern, with over 35,000 Australians voicing their opposition through Senator Babet’s website.

Senator Babet calls for the Bill to be rejected in its entirety, arguing that existing legislation already protects Australians from online harm.

He highlights laws such as the Online Safety Act 2021, the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, and existing defamation and criminal laws as sufficient tools to safeguard citizens from misinformation and disinformation without the need for additional measures.

“The proposed bill threatens the human rights of Australians, including freedom of expression, privacy, and due process,” Senator Babet said.

He warned that the broad definitions and sweeping powers granted to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Minister could result in overreach, undermining democratic principles and leading to arbitrary enforcement.

In the submission, Senator Babet advocates for alternative approaches, such as adopting educational initiatives like New Zealand’s model, where citizens are empowered to scrutinize information critically.

He also suggests exploring the use of ‘community notes’ on digital platforms to challenge inaccurate information while trusting the Australian public to determine the truth for themselves.

“Granting government authorities and digital platforms the power to control the flow of information is a step towards authoritarianism.

“Australians should be trusted to decide what is true or false, without interference from the state,” Senator Babet said.

Read Senator Babet’s submission by CLICKING HERE