Clive Palmer Erases Himself
John Shakespeare
Former Liberal Craig Kelly became parliamentary leader of the newly renamed United Australia Party, which was formed by mining magnate Clive Palmer in 2013. By adding a sitting member of parliament, the party, on its fourth name change, avoided the membership requirement for federal political party registration.
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