Current Press Releases

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.

Issued 16 August 2010

Liberal Democrats NSW Senate candidate Glenn Druery today joined calls for mandatory bicycle laws to be repealed.

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.

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.

Issued 14 August 2010

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

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Issued 4 Aug

Liberal Democrats Senate candidate, Glenn Druery, has called on voters to support an advertising blitz by retailers opposing new plain tobacco packaging laws by purchasing a packet of cigarettes even if they don't intend to smoke.

Issued 4 August 2010

The Liberal Democrats not only oppose Labor's mooted changes to tax laws affecting independent contractors, they propose to make things easier for contractors.

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.

Issued 5 August 2010

The Liberal Democrats (LDP) regard Bob Brown’s claim to being a fiscal conservative as a joke in bad taste.