A former LNP councillor is suing for defamation and alleging she was dumped because she could not be relied on to exert her powers to benefit certain property developers.
Former Brisbane City councillor Kate Richards sues LNP executives for $1m over alleged defamation
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DecDecember 2020 at 2:44am
Kate Richards is suing LNP executives over a media statement that suggested Ms Richards committed corrupt and criminal conduct.
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A former Brisbane City councillor is seeking at least $1 million dollars in special damages after launching a defamation lawsuit against members of Queensland s Liberal National Party state executive.
Key points:
LNP trustee Lawrence Springborg are among 12 LNP executives being sued
The former Brisbane City councillor says she lost $1 million in income due to damages
Kate Richards was dumped as an LNP candidate for the Pullenvale Ward and referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) by party leaders in December last year, before being cleared by the watchdog three months later.