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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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "People First Party- Parliamentary Handbook". Australian Parliament House handbook. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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