Qld Senator quits the LNP., page-14

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"Rennick, who earlier this year narrowly lost preselection for the third spot on the LNP’s Queensland Senate ticket, said this evening he did not want to spend what could be his last few months in the upper house “swinging in the breeze like a carcass”."

"Rennick said his move was nothing against Liberal leader Peter Dutton, arguing it was his way to bring up “bread and butter” issues that needed to be publicly debated."