This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/26/lyle-shelton-to-run-for-australian-conservatives-senate-ticket-in-queensland
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Lyle Shelton to run for Australian Conservatives' Senate ticket in Queensland | Lyle Shelton to run for Australian Conservatives' Senate ticket in Queensland |
| (7 months later) | |
| A prominent opponent of same-sex marriage will lead the Australian Conservatives’ Queensland Senate ticket. | A prominent opponent of same-sex marriage will lead the Australian Conservatives’ Queensland Senate ticket. |
| Lyle Shelton resigned as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby in February to join the Australian Conservatives as their communications director, after leading the unsuccessful no campaign in the national postal survey on same-sex marriage. | Lyle Shelton resigned as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby in February to join the Australian Conservatives as their communications director, after leading the unsuccessful no campaign in the national postal survey on same-sex marriage. |
| • Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon | • Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon |
| “Canberra is working very well for the politicians,” Shelton said in a statement. | “Canberra is working very well for the politicians,” Shelton said in a statement. |
| “It isn’t working very well for the people of Gladstone, Townsville, Toowoomba or Rockhampton.” | “It isn’t working very well for the people of Gladstone, Townsville, Toowoomba or Rockhampton.” |
| The leader of the Australian Conservatives, former Liberal Cory Bernardi, announced the decision on Saturday. | The leader of the Australian Conservatives, former Liberal Cory Bernardi, announced the decision on Saturday. |
| “The people of Queensland now have a clear, principled, conservative alternative,” Senator Bernardi said. | “The people of Queensland now have a clear, principled, conservative alternative,” Senator Bernardi said. |
| “Lyle brings a wealth of political and campaign experience having headed up the no campaign last year that saw millions of Australians stand up against political correctness.” | “Lyle brings a wealth of political and campaign experience having headed up the no campaign last year that saw millions of Australians stand up against political correctness.” |
| Lyle Shelton joins Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives | |
| Every state and territory recorded a majority “yes” response in the same-sex marriage survey, in which nearly eight in 10 eligible voters had their say. | Every state and territory recorded a majority “yes” response in the same-sex marriage survey, in which nearly eight in 10 eligible voters had their say. |
| Shelton said he hoped to offer Queenslanders a conservative alternative at the next federal election. | Shelton said he hoped to offer Queenslanders a conservative alternative at the next federal election. |
| If elected, he would oppose “political correctness, gender ideology and social Marxism”. | If elected, he would oppose “political correctness, gender ideology and social Marxism”. |
| “By working together, conservatives across our state can put a handbrake on the extreme elite ideologies that have infected Canberra,” he said. | “By working together, conservatives across our state can put a handbrake on the extreme elite ideologies that have infected Canberra,” he said. |
| The former Liberal National party senator Jo Lindgren and the North Queensland bookkeeper Kate Horan will join him on the Queensland Senate ticket. | The former Liberal National party senator Jo Lindgren and the North Queensland bookkeeper Kate Horan will join him on the Queensland Senate ticket. |
| Australian Conservatives | Australian Conservatives |
| Australian politics | Australian politics |
| Cory Bernardi | Cory Bernardi |
| Queensland | Queensland |
| Share on Facebook | Share on Facebook |
| Share on Twitter | Share on Twitter |
| Share via Email | Share via Email |
| Share on LinkedIn | Share on LinkedIn |
| Share on Pinterest | Share on Pinterest |
| Share on Google+ | Share on Google+ |
| Share on WhatsApp | Share on WhatsApp |
| Share on Messenger | Share on Messenger |
| Reuse this content | Reuse this content |