The ABC would become a “patriotic” broadcaster and gender dysphoria surgery would be blocked for children under 18 if the Coalition win power at the next federal election, party members have proposed.
Both ideas are among more than 110 resolutions being debated at the Liberal National Party (LNP) state conference in Brisbane this weekend.
Liberal leader Peter Dutton and David Littleproud, the leader of the Nationals, were both greeted with standing ovations when they took the stage on Saturday.
Hundreds of party faithful are in attendance debating the dozens of motions to be put forward.
One resolution, proposed by the Brisbane-based Bonner branch, has called on the next federal Coalition government to tighten the ABC’s reporting requirements.
It urges the future government to “restore” the ABC to being a “broadcaster of balance, integrity, trustworthiness, patriotism, colour-blindness, high moral standards” and a “supporter of faiths”.
The motion also calls for the broadcaster to be an “exemplar of dignity in reporting standards, in compliance with its charter”.
Another separate motion calls for a future government to “urgently” review the treatment of paediatric gender dysphoria.
It urges all “puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgical intervention be suspended for children under 18 until the review is completed”.
Even if many of the motions are passed, they are not binding to the parliamentary wing of the party.
This means that they may not become a part of the Coalition’s official platform for the 2025 federal election.
Other motions include putting up a public debt clock, transitioning to nuclear fusion generation and holding a royal commission into the Covid-19 pandemic “to measure the impact of lockdowns to public health, the economy and children’s education”.
Saturday’s debate follows a preselection session on Friday, during which rogue senator Gerard Rennick was kicked off the LNP’s senate ticket.
He will now be replaced by former Young LNP president Nelson Savanh.
Senator Rennick is a well-known and outspoken critic of the efficacy of vaccines, including false comparisons of Covid-19 jabs to AIDS.
During his speech, Mr Dutton thanked Senator Rennick and said it was a “tough day” out for him.
“Your significant contribution, particularly to the taxation debate, which not all of us fully appreciate or understand because the depth of your understanding and experience you have is quite exceptional,” he said.