Palmer was in Brisbane’s Supreme Court on Tuesday trying to put the brakes on a case brought against him by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
Outside court,Palmer said his election advertising spend was worth it,and he accused the Australian Electoral Commission of corruption.
Palmer claimed AEC officers took ballot papers from the federal electorate of Petrie,a northern Brisbane seat comfortably retained by LNP MP Luke Howarth,and took them to their homes. He presented no evidence to support this.
He said AEC corruption “could be one of the reasons” his party didn’t pick up any lower house seats.
Rejecting Palmer’s accusation,the AEC said:“We track and account for every ballot paper in the election,with a documented chain of custody and rigorous ballot storage and transport arrangements in place.”
Palmer remained confident of picking up the sixth Victorian Senate seat;however,his party had fallen behind in that race on Tuesday.
“We should have a senator in Victoria,so that is very good,so he will be able to expose for the Australian people the corruption that goes on in the AEC,” Palmer said.