Jett Palmer (also James) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Will McDonald.

Following his mother's death, Jett was fostered by Gina (Sonia Todd) and John Palmer (Shane Withington).

In February 2013, Jett developed a crush on Indigo Walker (Samara Weaving), which spiralled out of control when her husband was injured.

McDonald earned a nomination for the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Award for his portrayal of Jett.

[5] A Channel 5 writer described him as "a delinquent with a lack of respect for authority and a knack for causing trouble", adding that he would fit in with Summer Bay's reputation for being "a playground to wayward teens".

[3] McDonald said that Jett would get on some of the other character's bad sides, especially VJ Patterson's (Felix Dean), while he would also make an enemy of Gina Austin (Sonia Todd), the principal of Summer Bay High.

[1] A writer from the official Home and Away website called Jett "a smart kid with plenty of attitude".

[6] The website writer added that Jett is "a good kid" at heart, who loves his mother and just needs someone to trust him.

[6] McDonald told Andrea Black, editor of the Home & Away Collector's Edition 2012 magazine, that Jett was a regular teenager, who just wanted to fit in.

[7] Todd stated that Jett's arrival in Gina and John's life came at the right time, calling him "a much-needed light" when their relationship began to suffer.

[2] On 3 February 2013, Susan Hill from Daily Star reported Jett would develop "a dangerous crush" on Indi Walker (Samara Weaving).

[10] Jett's plan amounts to nothing when John and Gina insist that he spends the night at the Walker family's home instead.

[12] The pair begin a frantic search to find Jett while Marilyn stays on land to keep a look-out.

She alerts Darryl Braxton (Steve Peacocke) who decides to risk his life to save Jett and jumps in the water.

Peacocke told Rebecca Lake of TV Week that it was a "being in the right place at the right time" scenario as Brax rushes to save Jett's life.

He does manage to save Jett and Peacocke added that the scenes resembled US television series Baywatch.

[17] McDonald was pictured filming scenes on Palm Beach, alongside Symons and Withington in September 2018.

[20] Four years later, writers offered an update on the character's off-screen life, as John tells Marilyn that Jett has gotten engaged to his girlfriend Lindsey.

When he starts attending Summer Bay High, principal Gina Austin punishes him for bullying.

Jett asks Heath Braxton (Dan Ewing) for some drugs and steals money from Colleen Smart (Lyn Collingwood).

When VJ and his mother suddenly leave town, Jamie Sharpe (Hugo Johnstone-Burt) questions Jett about where they have gone.

During the trip, Gina suddenly stops the car, falls unconscious and dies, leaving Jett and John devastated.

Jett begins dating Nina Bailey (Emmy Dougall), a girl he met at the school disco.

Jett goes on a school trip to Canberra and joins the other students sleeping in a trench at an ANZAC experience.

He bonds with John and Marilyn's foster daughter, Raffy Morrison (Olivia Deeble) as he helps her with her homework.

John and Marilyn fly out to be with him, and they soon return to Summer Bay together, where Jett is transferred to the Northern Districts hospital.

Tori's brother, Mason Morgan (Orpheus Pledger) helps Jett to improve his muscle mass and upper body strength.

After a family breakfast, Jett visits Gina's bench and thanks John and Marilyn for all their help, before he moves to the city.

For his portrayal of Jett, McDonald received a nomination for the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Award in 2013.

[21] Claire Crick from All About Soap wrote that Jett had "never been a loveable sort of character", until he met Richard and his softer side emerged.