What does Craig Kelly have on Morrison &amp; the LNP?

Originally posted by mikeyjon: ↑

I dont know whether anyone has pointed this out to you Dave but we live in a democracy where we elect our local members to represent us at state local or federal level . Craig Kelly was reelected by his constituency with an increased majority at the last election . The Australian parliament needs more grass roots representatives regardless of their political ideology , the ones that represent their communities and one that has a work history ,which according to you is a blight on his resume unlike the permanent opposition we have now who just dump union thugs or party hacks with human sciences degrees on to an electorate with the assumption they are stupid .
Wake up Dave , get out from behind your keyboard and nominate yourself to make a change using our electoral process , Craig Kelly is exercising his privilege as any other Australian does , run for parliament .

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Five things to know about Craig Kelly, the conservative Liberal backbencher saved by Scott Morrison
By political reporter Jackson Gothe-Snape
Posted MonMonday 3 DecDecember 2018 at 4:12pm, updated MonMonday 3 DecDecember 2018 at 5:40pm
Liberal MP Craig Kelly is a relentless media campaigner for conservative causes.(ABC News: Marco Catalano)
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Craig Kelly is a three-term Liberal MP in the southern Sydney seat of Hughes.
He was the most vocal critic of his party's energy policy and has threatened to sit on the crossbench.
His political career has also just been saved by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, following a challenge to his preselection for the coming election.
Who is this man and why was he worth saving?
Rugby man, business backer and disability advocate
As the head of a local retailers' association, Mr Kelly won preselection for the seat of Hughes in 2010 after the retirement of Danna Vale.
After growing the Liberals' winning margin in the seat in 2010, his first speech to Parliament described the challenges of raising a son with Down syndrome.
"The special experience I have had with Trent has made me a better person," he said.
"It has made me fully appreciate that each individual has a real value of their own and that the dignity of every individual must be respected."
He also recollected his rugby career for St George and described sport as "one of our greatest educators".
Media performer
The Member for Hughes became an even more public figure during the Liberal spill.(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Mr Kelly is one of the Government backbench's most prolific media performers.
He provides regular political commentary on Sky News, relentlessly defends his political opinions and rarely — if ever — backs down.
Even when he has overstepped the mark, he has survived the fallout.
Earlier this year he said Russia's role in bringing down MH17 should be "looked over", angering families.
But as the outrage escalated, he apologised and claimed his comments were taken out of context within a day.
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Craig Kelly apologises for offence caused by MH17 comments
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The preselection drama is nothing new.
In 2016 he also faced a challenge, after Mr Kelly — a conservative — was targeted by the "moderate" arm of the NSW Liberal Party.
It prompted a letter of endorsement for Mr Kelly from then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Mr Kelly easily reclaimed the seat. Despite suffering a slight swing against him, his margin was more than 9 per cent.
Energy rebel
As head of the backbench energy committee, Mr Kelly has been a regular contributor to the country's long-running energy debate.
He has unashamedly pursued policies he believes will lower power prices at the expense of reducing carbon emissions.
But his most telling contribution was the role he played dismantling the Turnbull government and its signature energy policy.
Although the policy won support of the Liberal party room, Mr Kelly threatened to vote against the policy if it reached Parliament — a grave threat given the Government's tenuous hold in Parliament.
His contribution partly prompted the policy to be tweaked, then scrapped, and indirectly led to the removal of Mr Turnbull as leader.
Conservative warrior
Craig Kelly (left) joins former prime minister Tony Abbott on the right of the party.(AAP: Mick Tsikas)
Mr Kelly is a prominent advocate for conservative causes, a close ally of Tony Abbott and has been a strong supporter of Peter Dutton — particularly in the lead-up to the Liberal leadership spill in August.
As Mr Morrison struggles to unify a divided party, ensuring the electoral future of a conservative warrior such as Mr Kelly is a move that may go some way to placating this group.
The Sydney MP is a proud monarchist and regularly expresses support for conservative causes.
Early in 2017 he said there was nothing wrong with Donald Trump's Executive Order that blocked access to the US for people from Muslim-majority countries Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Last year Mr Kelly also warned colleagues that crossing the floor to prevent the same-sex marriage plebiscite and force a parliamentary vote would be breaking an election commitment.
Posted 3 DecDecember 2018, updated 3 DecDecember 2018

The guy is a nut