Queensland businessman and Sunshine Coast MP Clive Palmer will today deliver his maiden speech to Federal Parliament.

Mr Palmer, who is the Member for Fairfax, says he will set out the agenda for his Palmer United Party (PUP) in his speech.

He says Australia needs to take action to stimulate domestic demand for goods and services to create more jobs.

Mr Palmer is scheduled to speak in Parliament around 5:00pm (AEDT).

"I haven't written it yet," he said.

"I don't expect there will be many people there because the last time I was in chamber between 5:00pm and 6:00pm we only had one member of the Labor Party and five Liberals.

"If we can improve on that, that will be exciting."

Mr Palmer says he will highlight the importance of building an international airport on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in his electorate.

"In that speech I'll try to highlight the fact that one of the most important things for Fairfax is upgrading the Maroochy Airport to international status," he said.

"That's my goal if we can achieve that in the next two or three years - that'll make a big difference for people.

"One of the problems we've got is there's not enough construction industry going on.

"We've got a lot of tradies that have got to go to Brisbane - they're not well looked after."

Mr Palmer says he will also be paying tribute in his speech to his family for their support.

"I'll talk a little bit about my family and my wife and how much I love her and the fact she's having a baby and I'll be a new father soon, so that'll all be there," he said.