Hello, Newman

Many in Mackay will be familiar with Campbell Newman as the state’s former Premier, or prior to that, Brisbane’s Lord Mayor. If you thought the brutal loss to Palasczcuk in 2015 was enough for him to give politics the flick, think again. Newman is back, as Lead Senate Candidate for Queensland with the LibDems (Liberal Democrats).

Previously a member of the LNP, Campbell Newman felt the party had ‘lost its soul’ and abandoned true liberal values, so he resigned in July 2021. Newman says the LibDems will be a major force in the coming election and it’s time for the media to pay more attention to the fast-growing party.

“The latest Newspoll showed a big spike in ‘Other’ from 11 per cent to 14 per cent of the primary vote,” Mr Newman said.

Minor parties One Nation and the Greens are counted separately from the ‘Other’ category, and both showed declines in the latest poll, to 3 per cent and 8 per cent of the primary vote respectively.

“The LibDems and the UAP make up the bulk of the ‘Other’ category. The three percentage-point jump is equal to a 37 per cent increase in our support.

“This confirms the LibDems message of providing a sensible alternative to the major parties is already resonating strongly with voters,” Mr Newman noted.

Newman said Australians want alternatives to the major parties led by people who have deep leadership experience in business and the real world.

“People are sick of the ‘Canberra class’ of career politicians and bureaucrats playing musical chairs with our country and our kids’ futures.

“It’s time to set Australia free,” Mr Newman declared.

“People want to be free to dream, free to hope, free to have a go, free to make their own choices, free to take risks, and even free to fail and make mistakes sometimes. That’s what life is all about.”

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