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Subscriber only Experienced campaigner James McGrath will lead the Liberal National Party s Queensland Senate campaign following a nailbiting backroom battle at the party s State Council. Senator McGrath defeated rising star Amanda Stoker on Saturday to win the top spot on the ticket following a closed-door vote by the party faithful. Predictions of a tight contest were incorrect, with Senator McGrath winning a staggering 212 votes to Senator Stoker s 101 - with three informal. Senator James McGrath arrives at the Brisbane Convention Centre for the closed-door vote for the LNP’s Queensland Senate campaign. Picture: Liam Kidston
OPINION After years in the wilderness, the prodigal son, former premier Campbell Newman, has returned to the LNP fold. That is a smart move by the LNP state executive, and acting president Cynthia Hardy is obviously hoping it helps her starve off a likely challenge from Lawrence Springborg. But the horse has bolted on that. Newman s appointment to the state executive is a risk because Labor will use it to suggest the party is still stuck in the former premier s era, which didn t end well. But the new-look and resurgent LNP under Springborg will benefit greatly from Newman s capacity as fundraiser and steady hand.
OPINION After years in the wilderness, the prodigal son, former premier Campbell Newman, has returned to the LNP fold. That is a smart move by the LNP state executive, and acting president Cynthia Hardy is obviously hoping it helps her starve off a likely challenge from Lawrence Springborg. But the horse has bolted on that. Newman s appointment to the state executive is a risk because Labor will use it to suggest the party is still stuck in the former premier s era, which didn t end well. But the new-look and resurgent LNP under Springborg will benefit greatly from Newman s capacity as fundraiser and steady hand.
Mixed messages from the religious LNP
Independent Australia
01 May 2021, 16:52 GMT+10
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Liberal Government haven t tried to hide their religious beliefs, yet have also displayed great hypocrisy, writes Bilal Cleland.
UNDER THE HEADING A major party to protect our religious freedom , then backbench Senator Amanda Stoker, at the time of the 2019 Election, proclaimed:
She went on to claim that the Labor, Greens and left-leaning independents threated such values:
This seems to be a pattern under this right-wing LNP government.
It is not long ago that ASIO altered its call for action against right-wing extremism as a result of Liberal Party protests about the offensive use of the term right-wing .
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Queensland Liberal National party numbers man James McGrath has thrashed his fellow Senator Amanda Stoker to win top spot on the partyâs ticket for the next election.
The result is a rebuff for Scott Morrison and potentially shifts the leadership dynamic inside the Nationals.
Senators James McGrath and Amanda Stoker were in a hard-fought battle for the top spot on the Queensland LNP Senate ticket.Â
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Senator McGrath, who was instrumental in the leadership coups that saw off both Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull, beat Senator Stoker, the assistant Attorney-General, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations and Assistant Minister for Women, by 212 votes to 101 votes with three informal votes.