{"id":18836,"date":"2026-02-14T20:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/?p=18836"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:13:08","slug":"where-the-lnp-stands-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/where-the-lnp-stands-today\/","title":{"rendered":"WHERE THE LNP STANDS TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18836\" class=\"elementor elementor-18836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ff562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1ff562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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