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| UpdatedThe rebel MP tells the ABC he spoke with colleagues about his decision to resign from the role last night, citing the need to speak freely on policy.
Topics: government-and-politics, nationals, federal-government, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedSupport for One Nation and the Liberal National Party is neck and neck in the Queensland seat of Dawson, which is currently held by fractious LNP MP George Christensen — who has repeatedly threatened to leave the party if it does not return to its conservative roots.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, nationals, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, elections, ayr-4807, bowen-4805, mackay-4740, proserpine-4800, townsville-4810, qld, australia
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull's party woes go well beyond Tony Abbott's unholy war — in a fight for their lives against One Nation, some Government MPs might decide they can't battle an anti-establishment insurgency if they are the establishment.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, nationals, one-nation, political-parties, government-and-politics, australia, mackay-4740, wa, qld
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| UpdatedDeputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is predicting an early state election in Queensland.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, one-nation, nationals, qld
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| UpdatedLeader of WA Nationals Brendon Grylls dismisses the Liberal Party's deal with One Nation on preferences ahead of next month's election.
Topics: nationals, political-parties, government-and-politics, wa
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| UpdatedThe WA Nationals want to use $610 million in revenue from their proposed tax increase on big iron ore miners to boost regional tourism and diversify the state's economy, following the end of the mining boom.
Topics: elections, rural-tourism, tax, nationals, karratha-6714, perth-6000, wa
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Outraged residents of John Barilaro's seat of Monaro say he will pay the price for supporting the forced amalgamation of the councils in his own electorate.
Topics: local-government, state-parliament, community-and-society, nationals, bombala-2632, cooma-2630, queanbeyan-2620
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| UpdatedDeputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says Tony Abbott's continued public commentary on issues such as Israel is not helpful.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, nationals, liberals, australia
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| UpdatedThe WA Nationals leader's Pilbara seat is one of three lower house electorates One Nation will target in next March's state election, Pauline Hanson says.
Topics: elections, one-nation, nationals, wa
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| UpdatedNationals senator Bridget McKenzie is urging state MPs to vote against the heavy restrictions on the seven-shot Adler shotgun, saying they are not based on evidence.
Topics: states-and-territories, nationals, minor-parties, australia
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| UpdatedNationals MP for Morwell Russell Northe announces he is leaving the shadow ministry, sparking a reshuffle of the Opposition frontbench.
Topics: nationals, political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, morwell-3840
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| UpdatedFormer deputy prime minister Tim Fischer urges the states and territories to come to an agreement on classifying the controversial Adler shotgun, and says it is important not to water down the core principals of the John Howard gun laws.
Topics: government-and-politics, disasters-and-accidents, federal-government, laws, nationals, australia
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| UpdatedIn the latest sign the National Party faces an existential threat from One Nation, polling obtained by the ABC shows its West Australian state leader suffering a 20-point drop on his 2013 election result, Chris Uhlmann writes.
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, one-nation, nationals, wa, australia
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| UpdatedNiall Blair criticises a recommendation that would see recovery targets reduced, but water taken from some of the state's valleys.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, nationals, rivers, environment, government-and-politics, water, water-management, water-supply, rural, nsw
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| UpdatedThe federal Attorney-General is caught on camera making disparaging remarks about his Queensland conservative colleagues and a potential revisiting of the LNP merger.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, government-and-politics, liberals, nationals, one-nation, federal---state-issues, federal-parliament, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedShooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate Philip Donato beats Nationals counterpart Scott Barrett by 50 votes.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, nationals, political-parties, orange-2800
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| UpdatedThere is some confusion around the recent allegations made in NSW Parliament — that the Nationals broke the law by accepting donations from John Barilaro's wife. So what will happen now?
Topics: state-parliament, political-parties, government-and-politics, nationals, queanbeyan-2620, sydney-2000, nsw
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The leader of the National Party says he can help SPC Ardmona now that his party holds the relevant northern Victorian seat. Two years ago Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce famously said that it was for the Liberal Party to fight for SPC, because a Liberal held the seat. At the last election, the seat of Murray switched from Liberal to National, electing new member Damian Drum. Warwick Long spoke to Mr Joyce for ABC Rural.
Topics: food-and-beverage, nationals, agribusiness, agricultural-subsidies, fruit, vegetables, agricultural-policy, food-processing, shepparton-3630
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he can do more for SPC Ardmona now that his party holds the seat of Murray.
Topics: food-and-beverage, nationals, agribusiness, agricultural-subsidies, fruit, vegetables, agricultural-policy, food-processing, shepparton-3630
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| UpdatedNew Deputy Premier of NSW, John Barilaro, defends his wife's donation to his political party, and the Premier says he's "very comfortable" with the family's declarations.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, parliament, corruption, political-parties, nationals, queanbeyan-2620, canberra-2600, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedOn his first full day as Deputy Premier, John Barilaro is at the centre of explosive claims that he and his party accepted illegal political donations from his wife, who Labor says is a property developer.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, parliament, corruption, political-parties, nationals, queanbeyan-2620, canberra-2600, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedHe's the man that Nationals MPs in NSW are pinning their hopes on following a disastrous result in the Orange by-election. So what do we know about new party leader John Barilaro?
Topics: state-parliament, political-parties, nationals, elections, nsw, sydney-2000, orange-2800, queanbeyan-2620
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| UpdatedJohn Barilaro is sworn in as New South Wales Deputy Premier after being elected unopposed as the leader of the NSW Nationals, following the resignations of party leader Troy Grant and his deputy Adrian Piccoli.
Topics: state-parliament, political-parties, elections, nationals, nsw, sydney-2000, orange-2800, queanbeyan-2620
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Former country policeman Troy Grant enjoyed an unlikely and rapid political ascent, but the self-proclaimed "son of regional New South Wales" will step down as Nationals leader just two years after being sworn into the role.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, nationals, parliament, state-parliament, nsw
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The Minerals Council of Australia steps up its attack on the WA Nationals' proposed iron ore tax by commissioning a report that finds it would cost 7,200 jobs if adopted.
Topics: government-and-politics, nationals, tax, states-and-territories, wa