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People First Party (Australia)

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People First Party
Gerard Rennick People First
Abbreviation
  • PFP
  • GRPF
LeaderGerard Rennick
FounderGerard Rennick
Founded10 September 2024; 2 months ago (10 September 2024)
Split fromLiberal National Party of Queensland
IdeologyConservatism (Australian)
Social conservatism
Australian nationalism
Right-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Teal blue
House of Representatives
0 / 30
(Queensland seats)
Senate
1 / 12
(Queensland seats)
Website
peoplefirstparty.au

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

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In July 2023, Rennick was disendorsed from being on the Coalition's senate ticket for the next 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "People First Party- Parliamentary Handbook". Australian Parliament House handbook. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Gerard Rennick quits LNP and reveals plan to register 'People First' party". The Guardian. 25 August 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ Wright, Shane (25 August 2024). "Queensland senator Gerard Rennick quits LNP for crossbench". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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.