Party profile

Party: United Australia Party (formerly Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party and the Palmer United Party)

February 2022

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Total donations 1998/99 – 2019/20 (party-reported)

Total donations (amount) Total donations (number) Average donation
$132,232,219 29 $4,559,732

Total donations 1998/99 – 2019/20 (donor-reported)

Total donations (amount) Total donations (number) Average donation
$130,886,778  1,126 $116,240
OVER-threshold data
$129,250,506 197 $656,093.94

Top 10 biggest donors (party-reported)

Donor Amount % of party’s total donations
Mineralogy $104,789,390 79.25
Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd $23,221,369 17.56
Palmer Coolum Resort $2,874,239 2.17
Qn Metal $301,298 0.23
Austereo $266,924 0.20
C F Palmer $241,545 0.18
Waratah Coal Pty Ltd $107,764 0.08
Hsv Channel Seven $100,860 0.08
West Australian Pty Ltd $86,687 0.07
Hopgoodganim Lawyers $78,175 0.06

Top 10 biggest donors (donor-reported)

Donor Amount % of party’s total donations
Mineralogy 103,705,408 80.24
Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd 22,561,335 17.46
Palmer Coolum Resort 2,455,749 1.90
Qn Metal 308,111 0.24
C F Palmer 112,139 0.09
Waratah Coal Pty Ltd 107,764 0.08

Top 10 biggest donating sectors (party-reported)

Donor Amount % of party’s total identified sector donations
Resource Companies $128,118,523 97.11
Travel Accommodation $2,874,239 2.18
Media Communications $583,212 0.44
Intra Political Party $241,545 0.18
Law Firms $78,175 0.06
Individual $35,229 0.03

Top 10 biggest donating sectors (donor-reported)

Donor Amount % of party’s total identified sector donations
Resource Companies $126,374,507 97.77
Travel Accommodation $2,455,749 1.90
Other Industries $308,111 0.24
Intra Political Party $112,139 0.09

Categorization of donations by size (party-reported)

Number (of donations) Amount % of party’s total donations
$14,300 – $99,999 12 $573,150 0.43
$100,000 – $999,999 9 $2,545,035 1.92
$1,000,000 – $9,999,999 5 $27,867,040 21.07
$10,000,000 2 $101,233,124 76.56

Categorization of donations by size (donor-reported)

Number (of donations) Amount % of party’s total donations
$14,300 – $99,999 112 $4,212,314 3.22
$100,000 – $999,999 58 $17,302,979 13.22
$1,000,000 – $9,999,999 20 $73,867,634 56.44
$10,000,000 2 $33,797,258 25.82