11 March 2021
Bendigo, Labor Party, National Party, Politics, Victoria
The Labor-held state seats of Bendigo East and Bendigo West would be abolished under a Victorian National Party proposal to substantially redraw the region's electoral map. In a submission to the Electoral Boundaries Commission the Nationals suggest a new lower house electorate of Bendigo be established to represent the city's …
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9 March 2021
Labor Party, National Party, NSW, Politics, Youtube
Former Nationals leader John Anderson is seeking a NSW Senate spot 14 years after leaving politics. But the “man of great heart”, as former Labor leader Kim Beazley once described him, has undergone somewhat of a political transformation since his time as John Howard’s steady-handed deputy PM.
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8 March 2021
National Party, Politics
Howard-era former deputy prime minister John Anderson is looking to mount a political comeback, citing economic worries, foreign threats and "identity politics" as his motivation.
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8 March 2021
National Party, Politics
Former Nationals leader John Anderson will run for the Senate at the next federal election, saying he was gravely concerned for the nation’s future and wanted to act as an adviser and mentor to the party’s leadership.
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8 March 2021
National Party, NSW, Politics
Former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister John Anderson is aiming to make a political comeback as a senator for NSW. The Nationals will shortly announce their NSW Senate preselection timetable ahead of the next federal election,
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8 March 2021
Business, Greens, National Party, NSW
NSW Greens Agriculture Spokesperson and Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP has condemned the Nationals Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall for lifting the right of veto in NSW of GMO foods and seeds. Ms Smith said,
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7 March 2021
Health, National Party, NSW, Politics
A RIVERINA Nationals MP says a NSW parliamentary committee examining rural health services is "not the coroner and we're limited in what we can look at". Wes Fang gave the rider after it was revealed this week the group,
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7 March 2021
Liberal Party, National Party, Politics
A senior Liberal minister believes comments by Barnaby Joyce urging an independent inquiry into an alleged historic rape by Christian Porter are out of frustration because of the 'farcical' way it is playing out in the media. Mr Joyce, a Nationals MP and …
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6 March 2021
Liberal Party, National Party, Politics
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has made a passionate plea for an independent inquiry into rape allegations against Christian Porter, saying many people, including some Liberal MPs, want hi Mr Porter, who is Attorney-General,
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6 March 2021
Australia, National Party, Politics
MILDURA councillor Stefano de Pieri has cast aside his political differences with The Nationals to back calls from four of their federal MPs for a visa scheme for undocumented migrant horticulture workers already in Australia.
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