Australia’s High Court to Hear Clive Palmer Bid to Delay Publishing of Election Results Before Polls Close

Clive Palmer speaks at National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on July 7, 2014. Stefan Postles/Getty Images

Businessman and election candidate Clive Palmer is seeking a ruling from the High Court on the publication of data on election night.

The High Court is set to hear a bid by businessman Clive Palmer to ban the Australian Electoral Commission publishing data, including two-candidate preferred counts, until booths close countrywide on election day.