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Former Brisbane City councillor Kate Richards sues LNP executives for $1m over corruption claims
A former Brisbane City councillor is seeking at least $1 million dollars in special damages after launching a defamation lawsuit against members of Queensland’s Liberal National Party state executive.
Key points:
- Kate Richards has lodged a defamation lawsuit over an LNP media statement that made false claims of corruption
- LNP trustee Lawrence Springborg are among 12 LNP executives being sued
- The former Brisbane City councillor says she lost $1 million in income due to damages
Kate Richards was dumped as an LNP candidate for the Pullenvale Ward and referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) by party leaders in December last year, before being cleared by the watchdog three months later.
In a defamation claim filed in the Supreme…
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