The embattled MP rejected Labor’s claim he had a “long history of trolling” constituents online and the Coalition voted to retain him as a parliamentary committee chair.
About 150 protesters gathered in Cleveland,just metres away from Dr Laming’s office,ahead of his return to Parliament.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to dump Andrew Laming from the Coalition party room when the embattled backbencher returns to Parliament next week.
It’s great that Andrew Laming has been open about his ADHD diagnosis,but having this condition linked with dubious conduct is less ideal for other Australians dealing with ADHD.
Every time there is a scandal or human-made disaster caused by systemic issues,someone in a position of power will blame everything on video games.
A decade after warning his political colleagues how to behave on social media,Andrew Laming’s online conduct has caused his downfall and triggered a hostile preselection battle for the safe Coalition seat.
An LNP source says the executive team voted unanimously to block Andrew Laming’s preselection.
Queensland LNP party officials will meet on Monday night to decide whether to let Mr Laming fight for his seat,hours after he fronts the party’s vetting committee.
Australia’s election watchdog is investigating whether Facebook pages allegedly run by besieged Queensland MP Andrew Laming breached the Electoral Act as they did not include political authorisation disclosures.
The divergence between political rhetoric and political reality is rarely this obvious or this gross.
Branch members in rogue MP Andrew Laming’s office say Queensland’s Liberal National Party headquarters tried to get rid of him before the 2019 election but backed down.