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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 ...

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 ...

Sir William Allen farewelled in funeral which draws hundreds News by Michael Madigan Premium Content Subscriber only A leading Queensland National Party identity and pastoralist Sir William Allen whose funeral was attended by hundreds of mourners in Brisbane yesterday combined a commanding statesmanship with a quiet dignity, according to those who knew him best. William Allen, often just "Bill'' to his friends, was a giant of the old National Party, a prominent figure in grazing, active in regional tourism and the owner of radio stations including 4IP wh...

Could Springborg ‘ticket’ mend fractured LNP? LNP elder Lawrence Springborg will almost certainly run for party president at the July state conference, Politics by PETER GLEESON Premium Content Subscriber only LNP elder Lawrence Springborg will almost certainly run for party president at the July state conference, as part of a broader plan to reform the fractured relationship between the organisational and parliamentary wings of the party. The Springborg presidency would come in the form of a "ticket'', which may include former premier Rob...

LNP party bosses personally lobbied Opposition MPs to ditch then-leader Deb Frecklington just six months out from last year's state election and put current leader David Crisafulli up in her place. The revelation comes as the party looks set to draft in former leader and founder of the combined Liberals and Nationals outfit, Lawrence Springborg, as president. It follows former Premier Campbell Newman putting himself forward to join the executive but being rejected as "too toxic", The Courier-Mail has been told. Former Queensland Opposition leader Deb Frecklington speaks to the media. As...