Rennick Quits LNP to Start His Own Party

Published on August 25, 2024

Senator Gerard Rennick has left the Liberal National Party (LNP) to create his own before the next federal election. The Queensland senator will form the Gerard Rennick People First Party to raise “bread and butter” issues that he believes need to be debated. “I’m going to sit in the Senate for who knows how much longer,” he told The Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday. “I’d rather use that time to talk about really important issues rather than just play tiddlywinks.” Rennick said the decision was nothing against Liberal leader Peter Dutton. The new party will reportedly use Senate processes to introduce inquiries on increasing the tax-free threshold to $40,000, addressing how childcare support is structured and look at a public bank financed by quantitative easing....

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