ENG: Lawrence James Springborg (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland since 2 April 2009. He is deputy leader of the new Liberal National Party. He has been a National Party of Australia member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 1989, representing the electorates of Carnarvon (1989–1992), Warwick (1992–2001) and Southern Downs (2001–present). He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2003 to 2006, and took the National Party to both the 2004 election and 2006 election. He resigned as leader after his second election defeat in 2006, and was replaced by his former deputy, Jeff Seeney. However, after only 16 months as leader and facing poor opinion polling against him, Springborg replaced ...
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Campbell Newman's threat to sack public servants mirrors Lawrence Springborg's 2009 pledge to slash 12,000 Queensland jobs, Acting Treasurer Rachel Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said Mr Newman's comments today should send a shiver up the spine of public sector workers across the state.
"Make no mistake - under a Campbell Newman-led LNP Government, Queensland jobs and Queensland industrial relations would come under severe attack," Ms Nolan said.
"Mr Newman is not even in Government and already has public sector workers in his sights.
"He should have the courage to be upfront ...
martina - in poll Lawrence Springborg Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas has denied losing, and not acting on, hundreds of briefing notes.
For a second day, the Opposition has used Question Time to pursue Mr Lucas.
Opposition Deputy Leader Lawrence Springborg says hundreds of health briefing notes have been lost in the system.
He says one of those briefing notes recommended a new system that would stop the Minister losing all of his briefing notes.
Mr Lucas says he receives hundreds of briefings each week.
"They do not understand the difference between the electronic closing-off of a brief and whether one has to ...
marta27 - in poll Lawrence Springborg The Queensland Opposition has welcomed new sex offender laws but says Queensland's courts are too weak to implement them.
The changes will enable judges to impose indefinite sentences for crimes including torture, incest and maintaining a sexual relationship with a child.
Sex offenders will now be supervised for a minimum of five years after they are released from prison.
Deputy Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg says the laws are only worthwhile if they are applied by the court.
"What we need to happen in Queensland are not only indefinite sentencing laws, but we need to have ...
marta27 - in poll Lawrence Springborg
