Nigel Dalton says he sought to redeem himself ‘in the eyes of God’ by crossing the floor in an attempt to overturn the LNP’s abortion debate gag order Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The rebel Liberal National party Queensland MP Nigel Dalton, who earlier this week defied the state’s premier, David Crisafulli, over the abortion law debate, has encouraged others “to put on the full armour of God” and speak out on the issue. In an interview posted on YouTube, Dalton told the anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe his “history with anti-abortion has been probably 30-odd years in the making”. Continue reading...
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Rebel Queensland LNP MP urges colleagues to ‘put on the full armour of God’ and speak against abortion
Queensland LNP MP Nigel Dalton, who recently defied Premier David Crisafulli regarding the abortion law debate, is urging his colleagues to publicly oppose abortion. Dalton encouraged fellow members to "put on the full armour of God" and speak out on the issue.
Andrew MessengerThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-12 · 01:43 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Queensland LNP MP Nigel Dalton, who recently defied Premier David Crisafulli regarding the abortion law debate, is urging his colleagues to publicly oppose abortion. Dalton encouraged fellow members to "put on the full armour of God" and speak out on the issue. In a YouTube interview with an anti-abortion activist, Dalton stated his opposition to abortion has been developing for over 30 years. He crossed the floor in parliament, attempting to overturn the LNP's gag order on the abortion debate. Dalton said he sought to redeem himself "in the eyes of God" through his actions.
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Dalton told Joanna Howe his “history with anti-abortion has been probably 30-odd years in the making”.
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Nigel Dalton defied the state’s premier, David Crisafulli, over the abortion law debate.
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Nigel Dalton urged colleagues to 'put on the full armour of God' and speak against abortion.
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