People First Party (Australia)
People First Party Gerard Rennick People First | |
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| Leader | Gerard Rennick |
| Founder | Gerard Rennick |
| Founded | 10 September 2024 |
| Split from | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
| Ideology | Conservatism (Australian) Social conservatism Australian nationalism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Teal blue |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 30 (Queensland seats)
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| Senate | 1 / 12 (Queensland seats)
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| Website | |
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Gerard Rennick People First (GRPF), also known as the People First Party (PFP), is an unregistered Australian political party. It was founded on 10 September 2024[1] by Queensland senator Gerard Rennick after he was disendorsed by the Liberal National Party in July of the same year.
History
In July 2023, Rennick was disendorsed from being on the Coalition's senate ticket for the 2025 Australian federal election.[2] In September 2024, he quit the party to found PFP,[1] allowing him to "get [his] name above the line on the Senate ticket.[2]
Policies
Policies of People First includes creating a public bank for infrastructure funding, raising the tax-free threshold to $40,000 AUD, and making changes to childcare funding; Rennick has stated opposition to increasing federal funding of childcare, saying it infects children with the "woke mind virus".[3][2][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "People First Party- Parliamentary Handbook". Australian Parliament House handbook. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gerard Rennick quits LNP and reveals plan to register 'People First' party". The Guardian. 25 August 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ↑ Wright, Shane (25 August 2024). "Queensland senator Gerard Rennick quits LNP for crossbench". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ↑ Priestley, Angela (27 August 2024). "Concerned about childcare 'brainwashing', this senator just quit his party to 'stir the pot' as an independent". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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