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Feuding MP's deny ‘falling out’ days after leadership spill

TENSIONS lingered as MP Llew O'Brien shook Nationals leader Michael McCormack's hand days after he called a leadership...

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14th Feb. 2020 4:02 PM

FEDERAL FEUD: Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack forced a united front at the official opening of Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. Photo: Caitlin Zerafa

Turncoat politician should resign, says former MP

A former minister says renegade politician Llew O'Brien should quit his seat as well as his party after claims he brought...

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12th Feb. 2020 6:02 AM

ODD MAN OUT: Llew O’Brien has quit the National Party and accepted the Labor Party’s support to secure the Deputy Speaker’s role against the wishes of the Morrison Government. Picture: Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

McCormack branded ‘a liar’ in party-room meeting

Embattled Nationals leader Michael McCormack has been labelled a “liar” during a party room meeting just hours after a...

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11th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

SPILL AFTERMATH: Where Pitt stands after leadership shake-up

'It was a privilege to stand and be considered for the Deputy Leader position and I thank my colleagues for their...

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04th Feb. 2020 12:02 PM

Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt at Lead Child Care.

BREAKING: Llew O'Brien to call motion for leadership spill

The Wide Bay MP confirmed he would be calling for a spill for the position of leader at the Nationals party room...

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03rd Feb. 2020 6:02 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack does not expect a Nationals leadership spill as Barnaby Joyce reveals he will challenge.

Experts: fire crisis will repeat without land control reform

Gympie-based rural fire chief, USC acadmic and MP urge changes to keep catastrophe from happening again

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16th Jan. 2020 12:01 AM

Find out what some Gympie locals resolve to do in the New Year

Eight Gympie identities share their New Year’s resolutions.

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01st Jan. 2020 12:01 AM

Gympie identities share their New Year’s resolutions.

MP: State’s $2B wind farm missing a lot of details

Not everyone is sold on a plan to build more than 200 wind turbines in the Gympie region.

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20th Dec. 2019 12:12 AM

A $2 billion widnfarm is proposed for the region, but Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien says there are still a lot of unanswered questions.

Federal bid to lure doctors to the region

Noosa and surrounds may benefit from a program that will create incentives for allied health professionals to work in...

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28th Nov. 2019 4:11 PM

Noosa and surrounds may benefit from a program to lure more doctors to the region.

Stop and be silent to remember our fallen … lest we forget

Remembrance Day in Noosa should be observed with a minute’s silence.

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11th Nov. 2019 6:11 AM

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