Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has left the Gold Coast hospital where he was taken by ambulance after he experienced Covid-like symptoms earlier this week.
The unvaccinated 67-year-old left the hospital late on Thursday afternoon. Wearing shorts and a face mask pulled under his nose, Palmer was seen leaving in a car being driven by his wife.
Palmer, chairman of the United Australia party, had earlier been taken from his Gold Coast home to the Pindara private hospital.
A spokesperson for Palmer said he returned home on Thursday night. They had earlier confirmed Palmer “was being tested”.
The spokesperson said Palmer had tested negative for Covid earlier this week.
The Queensland ambulance service confirmed a patient was picked up from a Paradise Point residence and transported to hospital on Thursday afternoon.
AAP reported Palmer did not undergo treatment but was been taken to the hospital for the test only.
The mining magnate on Tuesday cancelled a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra. The venue stated Palmer was experiencing “Covid-like symptoms”.
Palmer’s spokesperson described them as “flu-like symptoms” at the time and said he was under medical orders not to travel to Canberra.
Palmer has previously told a New South Wales court he was not vaccinated against Covid.
“I’m not vaccinated and I don’t intend to be vaccinated,” he also told an anti-lockdown rally in November 2021.
The United Australia party’s headquarters, and party leader Craig Kelly, did not respond to requests for comment.
The party plans to run candidates in every seat at the upcoming federal election, with Palmer and Kelly campaigning on a platform of removing Covid health measures and opposing vaccination mandates.
