Rod McGarvie abandons LNP, joins Family First, over gay marriage and 18C

By Cameron Atfield
Updated July 2 2015 - 10:18pm, first published 1:22pm
Rod McGarvie (right) and Wayne Swan at a Brisbane Times debate prior to the 2013 federal election. Photo: Renee Melides
Rod McGarvie (right) and Wayne Swan at a Brisbane Times debate prior to the 2013 federal election. Photo: Renee Melides

The LNP candidate who nearly toppled former treasurer Wayne Swan at the 2013 federal election says he abandoned the party because of its internal struggle with same-sex marriage and racial discrimination laws.

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