Current Press Releases

Dull election campaign is the fault of the media

Issued 18 August 2010

Public complaints that the election campaign is a boring battle between tweedledumb and tweedledumber are not due to a lack of interesting parties or candidates, says Liberal Democrats President Peter Whelan.

Call for shooters to vote LDP

17 Aug 2010

Shooters and other users of firearms who vote for the Liberal Democrats (LDP) on Saturday will be joining forces with others who prefer freedom over government control.

Repeal bicycle helmet laws

Issued 16 August 2010

Liberal Democrats NSW Senate candidate Glenn Druery today joined calls for mandatory bicycle laws to be repealed.

Liberal Democrats call for reform and privatisation

Issued 16 August 2010

The Liberal Democrats call on whichever party wins the election to commit to serious reform of the government sector, including privatisation.

Bob Brown should debate Peter Spencer

Issued 16 August 2010

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Senate candidate for Queensland today called for Greens leader, Bob Brown, to agree to the call for a debate with Peter Spencer, the farmer he and the major parties financially and almost physically destroyed.

Liberal Democrats to save Australian mining

Issued 14 August 2010

"The Greens, Labor and the Liberals are driving Australian mining offshore," says Mark Walmsley senate candidate for Western Australia.

LDP supports equal love day

Issued 14 August 2010

Today, as thousands of people gather to show their support for same-sex marriage, the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate for the seat of Deakin and the youngest candidate in the 2010 election, Benjamin Walsh, has urged voters to throw their support behind a party that opposes discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation or race.

Greens "fairer" banking would go well in Venezuela

Issued 13 August 2010

Australians would pay more for banking services and get a lot less under the so-called "fairer" banking policy of the Greens, announced by Bob Brown yesterday.

Liberal Democrats agree with Mark Webber - we are in a nanny state!

Issued 13 August 2010

"When Mark Webber remarked that ‘we’ve got to read an instruction book when we get out of bed - what we can do and what we can’t do' he never spoke truer words," said Glenn Druery, NSW Senate candidate.

You want my property? Pay for it!

Issued 12 August 2010

Liberal Democrats candidate for the seat of Riverina, Tim Quilty, today launched an attack on the major parties and their theft of the property and property rights of farmers, irrigators and landholders.

More valuable reserves locked up

Issued 11 August 2010

Once again we see the Greens celebrating as Labor promises to increase the use of coal burning power plants and carbon production by locking up another vast deposit of uranium from commercial production.

Liberals steal our Google names

Click and make them pay!!

Issued 10 August 2010

All the names of candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party have been purchased as ad words on Google by the Liberal Party.

Keep taking our policies, Tony

Issued 10 August 2010

The Liberal Democrats welcome Tony Abbott’s announcement that the Coalition will move toward implementing a flat tax with a high tax-free threshold.

ABC Green bias is becoming blatant

Issued 10 August 2010

The ABC is guilty of blatant bias towards The Greens, the Liberal Democrats believe, with a recent news broadcast proving the point.

Greens threat to living standards

Issued 9 August 2010

"The Greens yet again demonstrate how economically illiterate they really are," said Peter Whelan, LDP spokesman and candidate for the seat of Macquarie.

"While Greens leader Senator Bob Brown says he is pro-small business, he fails to understand that small business prefers a booming mining industry. After all, big business and their employees are the main customers of small-business."

Brown seeks resources rent tax on forests

Issued 8 Aug 2010

While agreeing with the Greens call for the removal of tax breaks for the forest industry, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) condemns the Greens for its implied support for a Resource Rent Tax (RRT) on the forestry industry.

WA Greens should come clean on mining tax

Issued 8 Aug 2010

"The WA Greens candidates need to come clean on whether they support Bob Brown's push for higher mining taxes," said WA Liberal Democrats Senate candidate Mark Walmsley.

30% flat tax to increase living standards

Issued 7 August 2010

"The Liberal Democrats offer a tax policy that goes beyond reform. Sometimes, revolution is better," said Terje Petersen, Liberal Democrats candidate for Bennelong.

Liberal Democrats introduce WA Senate candidates

Issued 7 August 2010

The Liberal Democrats are pleased to confirm their Senate candidates for the 2010 Federal election.

Liberal Democrats say no to big government climate schemes

Issued 6 August 2010

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the next federal government to stop distorting the energy market and do nothing about climate change.

Labor being wagged by Green tail

Issued 6 August 2010

Within months of voting down a Greens Senate proposal for a study into high speed rail between Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, Labor has adopted the Greens proposal as its own.

LDP's NSW Senate candidate Mr Glenn Druery says it is becoming obvious that the Labor dog is being wagged by its Green tail.