Anti-abortion campaigner wins control of Brisbane LNP division

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Concerns raised after former Cherish Life vice-president Alan Baker elected chair of party’s Griffith divisional council

, prompting alarm among moderates that “fringe infiltrators” were attempting to increase their influence as polls point to a state election win.

The council controls preselections and campaigns in the federal seat of Griffith, which has been held by the Greens and considered Queensland’s most progressive. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

 

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