Lawrence Springborg claims that the overwhelming majority of voters want a merger. We researched that online for our regular “What the people want” segment on ABC Brisbane radio. We asked voters whether the merger, as detailed by the Liberal Party, would make them more or less likely to vote for the Coalition parties. The results […]

This document (pdf 44kb) lays out the mechanism by which the National Party will become part of the Liberal Party. It puts paid to suggestions that this is just an agreement in principal. The mechanisms, right down to when the parties will hold constitution conventions, are laid out.

The Australian confirms what I understood to be the case – when the National and Liberal Party organisations met simultaneously on Sunday they were each given different deals and told that the deal they had before them was the one the other side had signed-off on. Now, I’m not sure which one’s the “girl” in […]

Lawrence Springborg used these words in an interview with Madonna King this morning to imply that the joint party room has unanimously endorsed the plan to merge the Liberal and National Parties. “The joint National and Liberal party room met and unanimously agreed that we move forward with the creation of a united non-Labor party […]

Writing on his blog Geoff Robinson sketches a brief history of mergers of the non-Labor forces in Queensland. I’m posting this with his permission, and suggest you check his blog out. The announced merger between the Liberals and nationals in Queensland seems to involve the formation of a merged party at state level with tis […]

This document was sent to me by a Liberal Party member. It is an email that has been sent to Liberal Party members with email addresses explaining the proposal and was marked “Private and Confidential”. It is clearly at odds with a number of public statements from the National Party. Talking points re: Proposed Merger […]

The proposed Queensland merger appears to be still-born, going on statements made in the press this morning. Yesterday very reliable sources could tell me what the structure of the deal was, including some of the proposed changes to the Liberal Party constitution. They could also confidently tell me that John Howard was in favour and […]

The Liberal and National Party Queensland organisations have met today and agreed to “merge” the two state parties. While in fact a merger, it will structurally mean the dissolution of the Queensland National Party, with its assets and members being transferred to the Liberal Party. John Howard is reported to be happy with the arrangement […]

One of the most striking aspects of the bastardisation of Lieutenant Commander Robyn Fahey is the attempted use of a medical mis-diagnosis to incarcerate her for sanity. It’s striking not just because the doctor who made the mis-diagnosis is still practicing, not just because it is an extreme and bizarre way to deal with dissent, […]

Bill, if belonging to a union is such a good idea why is it that you are only acting on safety problems at the Beaconsfield mine after they’ve proved fatal? Rather than just calling for an inquiry into the mine company’s management of the mine shouldn’t you be having a long hard look at your […]