Richmond mayor's LNP membership suspended after critical comments

Sally Gall
Updated December 19 2017 - 2:56pm, first published December 17 2017 - 8:30am
Northern voice: John Wharton says the LNP's move to suspend him after speaking out on the recent election performance shows an inability to accept constructive criticism. Picture: Sally Cripps.
Northern voice: John Wharton says the LNP's move to suspend him after speaking out on the recent election performance shows an inability to accept constructive criticism. Picture: Sally Cripps.

Queensland’s longest-serving mayor and recognised advocate for the state’s north, John Wharton, says his suspension from the LNP is a pointer to the “sad state of affairs” the party is in.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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