Not confirming – but not exactly denying.
Late bidding pushed the charity donations from just over $50,000 to more than $63,000.
Event organiser Paul Donohoe from BDW Special Events could not shed any light on the matter, citing privacy agreements.
Well, this is Clive Palmer, so we can expect that to be broken pretty quickly.
The late bidding spree left bids for dinner with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (plus two of his colleagues, in one of Canberra’s finest restaurants) in the dust at $12,000, while the Qantas tickets to London or Los Angeles went for $16,200 and two tickets to the 2024 AFL grand final a steal at $3725.
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The Midwinter Ball, an annual event held in the Great Hall of Parliament House, raised $360,000 for charity in total.
The invite for the Albo dinner is up to four people.
Maybe Palmer can FaceTime his buddy, US right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson, whom he recently presented on tour on this country. No doubt Carlson is more than up for a virtual tour of The Lodge.
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