Battlelines drawn: Qld LNP in turmoil over factional conflict
The re-emergence of a one-time LNP factional war lord has caused an explosive rift within the Queensland LNP.
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The re-emergence of a one-time LNP factional war lord has caused an explosive rift within the Queensland LNP.
A turbulent week at Queensland LNP headquarters that included a 300-strong meeting and a protest vote against a key power player has resulted in a warning over integrity just months out from the state election.
Premier Steven Miles says he will ask the Integrity Commissioner Linda Waugh to investigate a loophole that allowed lobbyists to hold secret meetings with the LNP.
By taking the small-target strategy to the extreme, Queensland’s LNP is taking voters for mugs, writes Paul Williams.
Ahead of this weekend’s LNP state convention, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has refused to be drawn on a hot-button issue.
The Queensland LNP did not challenge the State Budget with its mining royalties hike. Now the party’s federal MPs are laying down a challenge.
With female voters leaving in droves and the Greens defeating two MPs in the federal election, Queensland’s LNP needs to avoid “absolutism” if it is to win in 2024, its president warns.
Queensland’s LNP women are set to urgently debate a move aimed at getting more females into parliament. But many of Queensland’s federal LNP politicians remain opposed to the concept. POLL
The LNP is set to hold the seat of Callide, with the by-election deliver Queensland its youngest MP.
Jarrod Bleijie has been elected unopposed as LNP deputy leader, after David Janetzki stepped down to focus on the health of his family.
Queensland students would be made to sing Advance Australia Fair at the start of a school day under an LNP plan to foster “national identity” in younger generations. VOTE IN THE POLL
Queensland’s LNP rank-and-file have saved the PM from a potentially embarrassing rebuke of the government’s new net-zero target after kyboshing a move by a Nationals-aligned federal hopeful.
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