National Party

Nationals backbencher Darren Chester confirms he is taking a break from the party and will not attend partyroom meetings because of growing frustrations with party leadership.

In a bipartisan letter to Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs said all regional travel was “not good

With everyone on edge, we have Nationals MP and no usual friend of the unions George Christensen actively stirring up anti-lockdown protests from two states away and labelling police 'thugs'. No stranger to controversy,

The comments draw condemnation from people including former Nationals leader Michael McCormack, who says the Queensland MP needs to be "brought into line".

George Christensen’s comments supporting “freedom fighters” at rallies in Melbourne have reignited fierce divisions within the National Party.

Nationals candidate for Hunter James Thomson says the Labor Party has "left the values" which MP Joel Fitzgibbon signed up for 25 years ago. Mr Thomson congratulated Mr Fitzgibbon for his 25 years of service in the electorate of Hunter.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says there's no longer any strong leader left in the Labor Party to defend the coal industry amid Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon announcing his resignation from federal politics at the next election.

The prime minister is wedged between the US president and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce in forging climate policy for Glasgow, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.

The National Party has abandoned farmers in favour of caving into the demands of fossil fuel donors, writes David Paull.

On Friday, Mr Christensen who chairs a committee into Australia's trade exports tried to slam the big four over net zero emission pledges, which includes divesting from the thermal coal industry. The Queensland Liberal Nationals MP, which has previously …