ENG: The Liberal National Party (LNP) is a political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed by the merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal and National parties. It was approved by the Liberal State Council on 26 July 2008. The newly merged party is the Queensland division of the Liberal Party of Australia, currently affiliated with the National Party of Australia, and has a new constitution. The LNP is now a ratified branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Federal Queensland Liberal and National party representatives and Senators will remain affiliated to their respective parties until after the 2010 Australian Federal Election.
After the July 2008 merger, the party had 25 members in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, the unicameral house of the Parliament of ...
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The LNP is a united conservative team with a clear vision for the future, that offers a strong and effective alternative to the current government. , positive
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Liberal National Party candidate for Longman Wyatt Roy casts his vote at Caboolture State School, Caboolture, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 Queensland. , positive
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QUEENSLAND'S Opposition technology spokeswoman fears a troubled government email system will never deliver its promised $123 million savings but has stopped short of agreeing to axe it.
Ros Bates yesterday said she would immediately order a forensic audit of the in-house system if the LNP won office at the coming state election, as predicted in recent polling.
The pledge came after The Courier-Mail yesterday revealed the Identity, Directory and Email Services program had already cost taxpayers $46 million but has only 2000 users - costing the ...
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The federal election may hold a message for the Liberal Party and the Nationals. A national merger may be the smart way forward.
The strong performance of the Liberal National Party of Queensland in the 21 August poll runs counter to the prediction of the doomsaying merger critics and positioned the organisation strongly in the federal sphere.
When the next federal parliament sits, the LNP will have delivered 21 of the 73 coalition (and WA NP) members of the House of Representatives.
This defies the criticism and dire predictions that followed the formation of the merged ...
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QUEENSLAND - Treasurer Andrew Fraser has accused the opposition of trying to sabotage the float of the coal and freight rail business.
Mr Fraser said the attacks by Liberal National Party leader John-Paul Langbroek on the $5 billion-plus Queensland Rail privatisation were irresponsible, hypocritical and could slice hundreds of millions of dollars off the value of the initial public offering of shares in new company QR National.
But Mr Langbroek said the sale was wrong on every level.
"Buying shares does not guarantee a return, and I would hate to see Queenslanders lose money they ...
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Landry questions if Labor will honor Bruce Highway pledge LNP candidate for Capricornia Michelle Landry has welcomed the news that Labor is finally giving the Bruce Highway the urgent attention it needs, but questions if the Gillard Government can be trusted to honor their funding promises post election. “The Bruce Highway is a national priority for the Coalition,’’ Ms Landry said. “We made that [...]
Ikin offers Kennedy a chance for real change The LNP has endorsed Noeline Ikin to contest the seat of Kennedy at the coming federal election. Mrs Ikin is a small business owner and working mum from Georgetown. A third generation Kennedy resident, Mrs Ikin has previously served on her local council and, for the last thirteen years, has worked for not-for-profit organizations providing [...]
Senate preselection The Liberal National Party has opened nominations for the Senate vacancy to arise in the event of the resignation of Senator Barnaby Joyce. The party has also invited nominations for any consequential vacancy in the LNP’s Senate ticket for the 2013 Federal election. LNP President Bruce McIver said the party will select its candidate at [...]
LNP Treasurer’s position The Honorary Treasurer of the LNP Barry O’Sullivan has stood aside from the position until the completion of the party’s Senate preselection on 25 May. LNP State Director Brad Henderson said Mr O’Sullivan had sought and received leave from the party’s State Executive to stand down from the party’s executive to ensure there was no [...]
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