Category: Liberal National Party

Liberal Nationals Push Back on Labor Attempt to Rain on Fadden Parade

July 16, 2023
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The federal opposition has rejected the government’s attempts to rain on its by-election win and positioned its victory as a voter pushback on rising living costs under Labor. High-profile former Gold Coast City councillor Cameron Caldwell convincingly won the seat of Fadden for the Liberal National Party (LNP) on Saturday against 12 other candidates, including Labor’s Letitia…

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Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick Moved out of Winnable Spot in State Conference

July 9, 2023
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Queensland Liberal Senator Gerard Rennick has been removed from the party’s senate ticket for the next election following a preselection held on at a state convention. Mr. Rennick lost his spot to long-serving party treasurer Stuart Fraser. After a close vote against former federal Young Liberals vice-president turned consultant Nelson Savanh, Mr. Fraser won with only…

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Queensland’s Treaty Bill Puts Impotence of Liberal-Nationals on Full Display

June 5, 2023
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Commentary In May, with the support of the opposition and the Greens, the Queensland Parliament adopted the Path to Treaty Act 2023. Although Australian papers and opinion pages are saturated with stories about “The Voice” and First Nations’ claims to sovereignty, there has been little discussion of this potentially divisive Queensland legislation. Unsurprisingly, the long-serving…

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Queensland Liberal-Nationals’ Impotence on Full Display With Support for Treaty Bill

June 5, 2023
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Commentary In May, with the support of the opposition and the left-wing Greens, the Queensland state Parliament adopted the Path to Treaty Act 2023. Although media outlets and opinion pages have been saturated with stories about “The Voice” and Indigenous claims to sovereignty, there has been little discussion of this potentially divisive Queensland legislation. Unsurprisingly,…

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Is This the Election the Liberals Had to Lose?

May 22, 2022
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Commentary In this esteemed publication, I wrote a few weeks ago that when the Australian Liberal Party moves closer to the Australia Labor Party (ALP), it dismays its own best supporters without gaining any new ones. And so it has come to pass. Completely underwhelmed by a lack of centre-right product differentiation—in other words—a lack…

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Former State Premier Quits Party Over ‘Heavy-Handed’ COVID-19 Response

July 25, 2021
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Former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has resigned from the Liberal National Party, citing disappointment with the response of state and federal governments to COVID-19. In a statement released on July 26, Newman said, “I have in recent months become dismayed that the political wing has failed to stand up for our core values of fiscal…

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NSW Coalition May Lose House Majority in Up Coming By-election

April 5, 2021
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The New South Wales Coalition is expecting a loss in the upcoming by-election following Upper Hunter National MP Michael Johnsen’s resignation. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that the Liberal-National Coalition would need a “miracle” to win the seat previously filled by Johnsen. Deputy Premier John Barilaro called for Johnsen’s immediate resignation and suspension from the National…

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