Trumpet of Patriots

Trumpet of Patriots (TOP) is a right-wing populist political party in Australia. It is registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), as well as in New South Wales for local government elections and the Northern Territory for parliamentary elections. The party registrations in New South Wales and the Northern Territory are still in the name of Australian Federation Party in line with the party's constitution.

The party has its origins in the Country Alliance, which was founded in 2004 by four rural Victorians and renamed to the Australian Country Party (ACP) in 2015. In 2020, the ACP changed its name to the Australian Federation Party (AFP), also known as AusFeds. Trumpet of Patriots was formed in 2021 but was unable to achieve AEC registration on its own, and it merged with the Australian Federation Party in 2024.

In February 2025, the billionaire Clive Palmer, founder and chairman of the United Australia Party (UAP), funded Trumpet of Patriots' campaign by agreement with the TOP federal executive, after he was unable to re-register the UAP for the 2025 federal election. Palmer was announced as the TOP's campaign chairman for the campaign (although he was not legally party chairman), while Suellen Wrightson was announced as the party's political leader and unsuccessfully contested the electorate of Hunter.

In May 2025, Clive Palmer tried to voluntarily deregister the party.

In September 2025, the AEC ruled that the party constitution of January 2024 was the valid one and the original party executives, including Glenn O'Rourke (chairman and registered officer) controlled Trumpet of Patriots.

On 27 January 2026, the Australian Electoral Commission advertised an application for the name change of Trumpet of Patriots to the former party name of Australian Federation Party