Trumpet of Patriots party leader Suellen Wrightson set her X account to private hours after the polls closed.
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Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party is banking on success in the Senate after a high-profile campaign came to a close.

As anticipated, Party leader Suellen Wrightson was unable to clinch the Hunter seat, which has preliminarily been declared for Labor’s Dan Repacholi.

Late this evening, Wrightson set her X account to private after five weeks of campaigning on the platform.

Trumpet of Patriots party leader Suellen Wrightson set her X account to private hours after the polls closed.
Trumpet of Patriots party leader Suellen Wrightson set her X account to private hours after the polls closed. (Dan Peled/Getty/X/@SuellenW)

“To my fellow Hunter candidates thanks for a respectful & engaging debate about what we need in our community,” she wrote on X earlier today.

“One thing we can all agree on is Australia is the best country on earth & our collective future is worth fighting for.”

Although she didn’t win the bid for Hunter, the party might still find success in the Senate. Additionally, it will assert that its preference votes caused disruption.

Senate vote counting starts this evening, yet the complete count won’t be finalized until several weeks post-election, giving Palmer’s party an opportunity for potential wins.

Mining magnate and businessman Palmer spared no expense on advertising his party and reportedly spent more than $5 million on TV ads alone this election.

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Trumpet of Patriots also flooded some Australians with unsolicited text messages in the leadup to election day, the lack of an “opt out” or “unsubscribe” link making them almost impossible to escape.

”They’re not legally required to include that,” Research fellow at ANU’s School of Politics and International Relations Dr Pandanus Petter previously told 9news.com.au.

“Blocking their number may work for a while, but they always have more numbers.”

Palmer was forced to create a new party before the federal election after losing his bid to re-register his United Australia Party in the High Court earlier this year.

He launched the Trumpet of Patriots in February, promising to adopt many of the policies of US President Donald Trump.

“We will make Australia great with Trumpet of Patriots – a registered political party with the Australian Electoral Commission,” he said.

Australian businessman Clive Palmer speaks at a press conference after the federal election campaign launch of the 'Trumpet of  Patriots' party on April 19, 2025 on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Australian businessman Clive Palmer spent more than $5 million on TV ads alone for his Trumpet of Patriots party. (Dan Peled/Getty)

But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected the notion that Australia needs to take inspiration from international governments in his victory speech.

“My fellow Australians, Australians have chosen the Australian Labor Party as their government, and our government will choose the Australian way because we are proud of who we are and all that we have built together in this country,” he said tonight.

“We do not need to beg or borrow or copy from anywhere else.

“We do not seek our inspiration overseas.

“We find it right here in our values and in our people.”

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