This will probably lead to a stronger Opposition in Queensland state politics. I hope Mal Brough the man behind Howard's Aboriginal intervention policy, decides to stay in politics. He's to good to lose.
QUEENSLAND Liberal and National parties have voted to merge, creating a new conservative force to be called the Liberal National Party (LNP).
Both parties today held separate conventions in Brisbane's Sofitel Hotel, and both voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger........
Following the Liberal's vote, State President Mal Brough left the convention.
Mr Brough earlier told delegates he retained serious reservations about the new party's constitution, which he and other senior Liberals say amounts to a takeover by the Nationals.
He earlier said he would officially remain the party's President until the LNP was ratified by the Federal Liberal Party, expected to take about three months.
Mr Brough said he didn't know what his political future held. “There's absolutely a career in politics if I want it, becuse that has been made very clear to me by my colleagues down south,” he said.
“But whether or not I intend to do that or not is another thing all together, that's not a decision I've made.”.......
The parties have symbolically joined by removing the wall between the rooms in which they are holding their meetings.
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