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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

‘Gender ideology’, quotas and anti-discrimination laws on the agenda for Queensland LNP state conference

David Crisafulli has urged his party to avoid controversial social issues like abortion, debate over which was perceived to have hurt the party during the campaign.
David Crisafulli has urged his party to avoid controversial social issues such as abortion, debate over which was perceived to have hurt the party during the election campaign. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

At this weekend’s state conference, Queensland Liberal National party members will debate banning gender-affirming care for children, repealing a ban on conversion practices and adopting a policy “whereby batteries, solar panels and wind turbines should no longer be deemed as renewables”.

Seven separate motions reference “gender ideology”, gender-affirming care or transgender people, but the word “abortion” does not appear on the agenda for the LNP’s first convention since winning last year’s state election.

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