LNP
Barry O'Sullivan to take Barnaby Joyce's place in the Senate
Cameron Atfield An emotional week has ended on a high note for former Liberal National Party state treasurer Barry O’Sullivan, who is set to take outgoing Barnaby Joyce’s seat in the Senate.
Bligh government poisoned asset sales, says LNP
The Bligh government has tainted the asset sales debate in Queensland, the state's Energy Minister Mark McArdle says.
LNP accused of dining out on healthcare
Amy Remeikis Days after Health Minister Lawrence Springborg was criticised for using a LNP lunch to reveal details of the government's new health policy it has been revealed he was the keynote speaker at a...
LNP defector says other MPs worried about Newman leadership
Daniel Hurst Long-serving rural Queensland MP Ray Hopper says he defected from the Liberal National Party because his conscience would not allow him to serve under the Newman government's leadership.
Poll shows support for LNP strong but waning
Daniel Hurst Less than one third of Queenslanders think the Newman government is open and accountable, according to a new poll that shows support for the Liberal National Party remains strong but has reduced from...
LNP defector considers Senate hop
Daniel Hurst A Queensland Liberal National Party defector is considering a Senate tilt, just a month after joining Katter's Australian Party as its state leader.
Amid health brawl, LNP tries to shift job cut spotlight
Daniel Hurst Premier Campbell Newman has given a glowing endorsement of his health minister, as the Liberal National Party government sought to go on the attack over cuts to Queensland Health.
Palmer stands behind LNP
Billionaire miner Clive Palmer appears to have eaten a big slice of humble pie, backing down from his public criticism of the Queensland government's austerity measures and saying he intends to stay...
LNP senate form guide: hopefuls jockey for election spots
Daniel Hurst An ideological warrior who rails against a “morbid, Green, anti-Western” school curriculum. A business advocate who claims to have influenced Tony Abbott's anti-carbon-tax campaign.
Palmer resigns from LNP
Clive Palmer says he has resigned from the Liberal National Party, despite receiving a letter that he said reinstated his membership to the Queensland party.
Palmer denies being pushed out of LNP
Daniel Hurst Clive Palmer says he has resigned from the Liberal National Party, despite receiving a letter that he said reinstated his membership to the Queensland party.
LNP selects Bill Glasson to challenge Rudd
Amy Remeikis and Tony Moore Former Australian Medical Association chief Bill Glasson will challenge Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at next year's federal election.
LNP calls police on own high-powered member
Bridie Jabour Liberal Party powerbroker Santo Santoro has still not been told by his party the allegations which led to him being reported to the police.
I won't be thrown out of LNP: Palmer
Mining magnate Clive Palmer says he won't be thrown out of the Liberal National Party.
LNP appointees don't need the money: Newman
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has dismissed nepotism claims, saying many of the highly paid people appointed by his government don't need the money and see their work as civic duty.
Gays face surrogacy ban as LNP pushes civil union changes
Daniel Hurst The Queensland government will ban single people and same-sex couples from having a child through surrogacy, in a bombshell move announced during last night's fiery debate on watering down same-sex...
LNP vote to end Abstudy 'risks bigot tag'
Marissa Calligeros A federal opposition MP says the LNP risks being branded a ‘‘mob of bigots’’ after voting to abolish Abstudy support payments to indigenous students at its state convention in Brisbane at the weekend.
LNP dumps Howard-era minister
Daniel Hurst Former Howard government minister Gary Hardgrave has been expelled from Queensland's Liberal National Party.
Race for first civil union amid LNP threat
Daniel Hurst The Bligh Government will race to make same-sex civil unions available within the next few months, amid a Liberal National Party threat to tear up the law if no one had registered their relationship...
LNP civil unions stance 'in Bligh's hands'
Daniel Hurst A Liberal National Party decision on scrapping the same-sex civil union law hinges on whether at least one couple has entered into such an arrangement by the time of a change of government.
