The United Australia Party chairman had pledged to spend about $70m on election ads, but despite failing to win any lower house seats, he said it was money well spent.
UAP chairman Clive Palmer remains confident of picking up the sixth Victorian senate seat, however his party had fallen behind in that race on Tuesday.Palmer was in Brisbane Supreme Court on Tuesday trying to put the brakes on a case brought against him by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
Palmer said AEC corruption “could be one of the reasons” his party didn’t pick up any lower house seats. “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.The United Australia Party increased its overall vote by 0.64 per cent to 4.07 per cent, however,Regardless, Palmer believes his election cash splash was justified.
Palmer was charged by the corporate regulator in July 2020 with two counts each of dishonestly using his position as a director and fraudulently gaining a benefit.The ASIC charges relate to the transfer of more than $12.1 million by Palmer between August 5, 2013, and September 5, 2013, through his company Mineralogy.
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