July 25, 2008
So who owns the Liberal National Party?
It's a difficult process to get the right to own a URL with the extension .org.au. You have to be able to demonstrate that you have a sufficient connection with the URL to be entitled to use it. That generally means having a company or trading name that is close.
So how did the National Party of Australia Queensland Central Council get the right to this website: http://www.lnp.org.au/?
Some may talk about democracy, but it appears that no matter what is decided tomorrow by the Nationals, and whatever proportion of Liberals turns-up, and irrespective of whether it is acceptable to the federal Liberal Party, the new party is going to happen, and it is owned by the Nats.
The site is nothing if not ambitious, promising, along with "Features news, events, current topics, contact information and links" a "New Queensland".
Posted by Graham at July 25, 2008 12:49 PM | TrackBackSo, judging from the obvious sour grapes, I'm presuming you're one of those who'd have voted to see Brough take the presidency, despite what the democratic joint party view might have prevailed, Graham?
Posted by: Niall at July 28, 2008 05:25 PMHey Steve, You brought up the subject of factions, while the ALP has three factions how many do you think the NLP will have? The Libs currently have at least three, goodness knows how many the Nats have, but you can bet there will be heaps of ambitious empire builders setting up their own little groups/factions to get their own piece of the action.
Posted by: Robyn at July 28, 2008 01:15 PMDanny at July 25, 2008 05:23 PM- already done. Tell Mark at LP and Sam too. It is done. You've worked hard enough.
Posted by: Steve at July 27, 2008 11:25 PMI thought the members owned the party. Not in Graham's world! Not Africa tulip. Suck eggs sunshine! Oh, and in case anyone hasn't to;d you, join a ALP faction.
Posted by: Steve at July 27, 2008 11:22 PMHaha. LNP all the way Graham!
You know I always thought it would be the nationals that faded away not the Liberals. Oh well.
Posted by: charles at July 26, 2008 10:15 PM.au domains used to be difficult to get, but the regulations are slowly being watered down. You can even sell your .au domain now, or grab anything and just put adverts on it like a cyber squater. The .au administrators have sold out!
Anyway someone had to register the domain... Toss a coin...
Posted by: Joe at July 26, 2008 09:13 PM.au domains used to be difficult to get, but the regulations are slowly being watered down. You can even sell your .au domain now, or grab anything and just put adverts on it like a cyber squater. The .au administrators have sold out!
Anyway someone had to register the domain... Toss a coin...
Posted by: Joe at July 26, 2008 09:12 PMMight have a new name, but the same divisons will still be evident. All they are doing is papering over the cracks.
Posted by: Dave W at July 26, 2008 07:22 PMyeah it really was just a take over by the nationals, and the URL just showed that more.
Sad day in QLD politics indeed!
Posted by: airliestar at July 26, 2008 04:29 PMI see from your link they say they are gonna build a GREENER queensland too ...
That really would be a powerfully and broadly appealing new political brand if it could be thought out, articulated, and sensibly implemented: a coalition of conservatives and conservationists.
Funny thing is, the closer you get to Anna Bligh central, her home and electoral office, the more potent a disciplined green/liberal preference swap looks: In 5 booths last time, (ie a third of her south brisbane electoroate: Fairfield, Kangaroo Point, St Francis, Vulture St, West End) she had to go to preferences.
Overall for the seat,
( 9,756 - 500 less than 4742 +4228 +500)
ie if a mere 500 or so labor voters reject Anna, decide they're really green, (or,less likely, morph into libs,) and Lib and Green machines follow the city council election precedent and recommend a mutual exchange of preferences, and ....
Well, I can dream can't I? 500 doesn't seem that many. It's just enough to form a party, (the Get Ridd Of Anna Party, GROAP ? you never know, there might be that many anti-Anna factional warriors just in Peel Street).
Of course, the Libs would have to show some guts in their candidate selection, go for broke, show they mean business, do a maxine, like get Brough to shift to East Brisbane.
Let's make South Brisbane, (and then Griffith) the New Bennelong.
Yeh, right, as if.
Posted by: Danny at July 25, 2008 05:23 PMThe Nationals obviously were the only ones to be able afford the payment for the registration.
Posted by: Chris at July 25, 2008 04:42 PMI thought the members owned the Liberal Party - but apparently not.
Posted by: Doug at July 25, 2008 02:09 PM