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The LNP state council, made up of party leaders, councillors, and federal and state MPs, voted on the ticket order, granting Senator McGrath the coveted first place and relegating Senator Stoker to the still-winnable third spot.
The result was seen as a snub to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was believed to be privately backing Senator Stoker after weeks of turmoil over the treatment of women in Parliament.
Speaking at a Sydney Conservative Forum on Monday night, Senator Stoker said preselectors needed to be educated on âabout what you actually need to be a good parliamentarianâ.
âWe think we know that instinctively just from being out in our communities, but as I learned the hard way in a preselection pretty recently â no,â she told the forum, hosted by the Roseville branch of the Liberal Party.
Snubbed Stoker says rival won top spot by drinking more beers with preselectors
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Canavan, Stoker make bold claims at Brisbane pro-life rally
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Queensland LNP senator Matt Canavan has claimed pregnancies are being terminated on the basis of gender and said he would introduce a bill to oppose the practice being funded by Medicare.
The March For Life rally outside Queensland Parliament on Saturday afternoon.
Credit:Toby Crockford
Federal Assistant Minister for Women Amanda Stoker also addressed the crowd and claimed those who advocate for the humane treatment of animals were also often critics of pro-life supporters.
Stoker, Canavan and Christensen to speak at pro-life rally in Brisbane
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Scott Morrison’s Assistant Minister for Women will be among the headline speakers at an anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia rally in Brisbane on Saturday.
Senator Amanda Stoker’s appearance, fresh from losing her fight against James McGrath for the coveted first place on the LNP Senate ticket, comes as the pro-life movement ramps up its activism, including paid newspaper and radio advertisements, before a planned conscience vote on voluntary assisted dying laws in Queensland.
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