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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-not-so-goofy-plan-to-rule-the-state-of-brisbane/ As Campbell Newman yesterday outlined one of the more goofy political strategies Australia has seen, there was one stark impression: The bloke himself didn’t come across as goofy. Newman, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, was explaining to reporters how he planned to be the Liberal National Party (LNP) State Opposition Leader without having to actually be in the Queensland Parliament. In about a year’s time he would run for a seat Labor has held for 22 years, and in the meantime a surrogate elected last night would be the official Opposition Leader. But actually, the Opposition Leader would be Campbell Newman. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-not-so-goofy-plan-to-rule-the-state-of-brisbane/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-not-so-goofy-plan-to-rule-the-state-of-brisbane/#item5442 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 The Liberal-National Party in Queensland is planning something so ballsy that it leaves Tony Abbott’s Speedos - and his perceived political mileage of wearing them - looking a little empty. Queensland’s Conservatives are in meltdown today as Campbell ``Messiah’’ Newman announced he would resign from his post as Brisbane Lord Mayor and run for a state seat in the next election. Newman will run a US Presidential-like campaign by standing as the Leader of the LNP after he is pre-selected (already a done deal), despite not being elected to Parliament. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/newman-throws-the-lnp-a-hail-mary-but/ The Liberal-National Party in Queensland is planning something so ballsy that it leaves Tony Abbott’s Speedos - and his perceived political mileage of wearing them - looking a little empty. Queensland’s Conservatives are in meltdown today as Campbell ``Messiah’’ Newman announced he would resign from his post as Brisbane Lord Mayor and run for a state seat in the next election. Newman will run a US Presidential-like campaign by standing as the Leader of the LNP after he is pre-selected (already a done deal), despite not being elected to Parliament. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/newman-throws-the-lnp-a-hail-mary-but/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/newman-throws-the-lnp-a-hail-mary-but/#item5440 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 The Liberal-National Party in Queensland is planning something so ballsy that it leaves Tony Abbott’s Speedos - and his perceived political mileage of wearing them - looking a little empty. Queensland’s Conservatives are in meltdown today as Campbell ``Messiah’’ Newman announced he would resign from his post as Brisbane Lord Mayor and run for a state seat in the next election. Newman will run a US Presidential-like campaign by standing as the Leader of the LNP after he is pre-selected (already a done deal), despite not being elected to Parliament. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whod-want-to-be-the-member-for-dickson/ Liberal MP Peter Dutton should have known better than to whinge about support from the good people of Dickson – he could’ve asked his predecessor Cheryl Kernot about that one. On election night 1998 - when it looked like her attempt to go from Democrat leader in the Senate to a Labor MP was going to end in spectacular failure - Kernot had a famous dummy spit live on the ABC about the quality of seat she had been given by the Labor Party : “Well, I’ll just say this—Mary Delahunty is in Parliament,” referring to the fact that the Victorian MP had been given a safe seat when entering politics earlier that year. Of course, Kernot did end up pulling ahead that night and serving one term as the member for Dickson but got rolled three years later by none other than current opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whod-want-to-be-the-member-for-dickson/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whod-want-to-be-the-member-for-dickson/#item1529 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 The Liberal-National Party in Queensland is planning something so ballsy that it leaves Tony Abbott’s Speedos - and his perceived political mileage of wearing them - looking a little empty. Queensland’s Conservatives are in meltdown today as Campbell ``Messiah’’ Newman announced he would resign from his post as Brisbane Lord Mayor and run for a state seat in the next election. Newman will run a US Presidential-like campaign by standing as the Leader of the LNP after he is pre-selected (already a done deal), despite not being elected to Parliament.