National Party

The National Party of Australia, also known as The Nationals or The Nats, is an Australian political party. Traditionally representing graziers, farmers, and rural voters generally, it began as the Australian Country Party in 1920 at a federal level. It later adopted the name National Country Party in 1975, before taking its current name in 1982.

Fraud charges dismissed against Nats MP

Fraud charges dismissed against Nats MP

A judge has tossed out all charges against Victorian Nationals MP Tim McCurdy, part way through his trial for deception offences relating to nearly $270,000 in property sale commissions.County Court Judge George Georgiou on Wednesday threw out three charges of using a false document and two other charges of obtaining …

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Fury at domain ‘thefts’

Fury at domain ‘thefts’

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton is warning the Nationals to stop "undermining" female election opponents by preventing them using their own names as domain name websites. Ms Dalton said the party had bought the website name of Mildura independent Ali Cupper …

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